McDonald’s Built the World's Smallest Restaurant
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May 24, 2019
May 23, 2019
McDonald's Holds Back On Plant-Based Burger Trend
Good move. The hype around this topic is being driven by the manufactures who make the
product (talking about you Don Thompson) and wacko vegan groups.
McDonald's Holds Back On Plant-Based Burger Trend
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product (talking about you Don Thompson) and wacko vegan groups.
McDonald's Holds Back On Plant-Based Burger Trend
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May 22, 2019
Dunkin' Steers Clear of Politics
But, how can they be modern and progressive without a liberal agenda?
Politics And Coffee? Dunkin' Donuts Exec Has Opposite Message Of Rival Starbucks
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Politics And Coffee? Dunkin' Donuts Exec Has Opposite Message Of Rival Starbucks
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May 21, 2019
May 20, 2019
More on JACK DT Speed
While franchisees are calling for his ouster CEO Comma sounds pretty smart in this article.
"Comma seemed to suggest that remodeling business for dine-in sales is not efficient, given that the vast majority of customers take their food with them.
“Not only do 70% of our guests come to the drive-thru, but half of the remaining 30% that go into the dining room are takeout customers,” Comma said."
Jack in the Box focuses on speed.
May 17, 2019
May 16, 2019
JACK Not For Sale - Will Improve Service
"The overall objectives of these efforts are to make training and execution easier on our crews, provide faster and more consistent service for our guests and deliver more sales and profits for all operators. By the end of 2021, we’re targeting a one-minute improvement in average service time, while maintaining quality, accuracy and friendliness ratings." - JIB CEO
Sorry bud, you're about 30 years late with that objective.
Jack In The Box takes itself off the market - Restaurant Business
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Sorry bud, you're about 30 years late with that objective.
Jack In The Box takes itself off the market - Restaurant Business
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May 15, 2019
Fortune on Uber Eats IPO
"One key to Uber Eats success may be the help it gets from its partners, some of the nation’s largest food brands including McDonalds, Subway, and Starbucks, all of
which boost the number of transactions with smaller, less expensive orders."
Uber Eats Could Help Fuel a Post-IPO Stock Price Rebound
Wouldn't it be interesting to know how many McDonald's corporate employees are shareholders in the Uber Eats IPO?
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which boost the number of transactions with smaller, less expensive orders."
Uber Eats Could Help Fuel a Post-IPO Stock Price Rebound
Wouldn't it be interesting to know how many McDonald's corporate employees are shareholders in the Uber Eats IPO?
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The Simple Life
Simplifying ADB and phasing out Signature Crafted are good moves. It's great to see
changes that are actually "Operator Driven".
I have a suggestion to take things a little further - back off on all the "customization".
There was a cultural shift in the McDonald's system someplace in the last decade when McDonald's corporate people convinced themselves that customers wanted menu variety
over fast service. It seems to have started with slow service times after the introduction
of Made For You.
I've written often that the dumbest thing I've ever heard a McDonald's corporate person
say was when a PR person was trying to justify the long lines with MFY ... "Guests don't
mind waiting longer if they know the meal was prepared just for them". Felony stupid.
Here's an example - using the in-store kiosks - the kiosk is constantly asking you if you
want to "customize" your order. Maybe some of that is unavoidable (McCafe) but it sure
could be deemphasized.
I'm suggesting Operators go though the McDonald's operating system including kiosks,
the McDonald's App, McDelivery, etc. and look for anyplace a customer might encouraged
to make changes to their product.
I'm not suggesting that Operators turn off or turn away customers that want to "Have It
Their Way". They will always be with us. Just don't encourage them to develop bad habits.
And maybe we'll see less goofy YouTube videos of millennial customers screwing around
with the kiosks.
changes that are actually "Operator Driven".
I have a suggestion to take things a little further - back off on all the "customization".
There was a cultural shift in the McDonald's system someplace in the last decade when McDonald's corporate people convinced themselves that customers wanted menu variety
over fast service. It seems to have started with slow service times after the introduction
of Made For You.
I've written often that the dumbest thing I've ever heard a McDonald's corporate person
say was when a PR person was trying to justify the long lines with MFY ... "Guests don't
mind waiting longer if they know the meal was prepared just for them". Felony stupid.
Here's an example - using the in-store kiosks - the kiosk is constantly asking you if you
want to "customize" your order. Maybe some of that is unavoidable (McCafe) but it sure
could be deemphasized.
I'm suggesting Operators go though the McDonald's operating system including kiosks,
the McDonald's App, McDelivery, etc. and look for anyplace a customer might encouraged
to make changes to their product.
I'm not suggesting that Operators turn off or turn away customers that want to "Have It
Their Way". They will always be with us. Just don't encourage them to develop bad habits.
And maybe we'll see less goofy YouTube videos of millennial customers screwing around
with the kiosks.
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May 14, 2019
May 13, 2019
Uber Eats is More Important Than Uber Ride Share
"Uber said in its IPO filing, “a significant amount of our Uber Eats Gross Bookings come from a limited number of restaurant chains.” It needs to make these guys happy."
Uber Eats Needs to Deliver More Than Ever - Bloomberg
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Uber Eats Needs to Deliver More Than Ever - Bloomberg
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This Vegan Thing is a Lot of Bull
My Sunday paper included a flyer from an organic grocery store (a smaller version of
Whole Foods) advertising "Beyond Meat" burger patties. Packaged two quarter-pound
patties (8 oz.) the sale price is $4.49. Yes, that's $9.00 a pound.
Amazon Fresh has the same product but for $5.99 or $12.00 a pound.
Now that's retail and economies of scale will bring that price down but it's going to be
a long time before Beyond Meat or any of their competitors fit into this 2 for $5.00 world.
Vegan items sweep fast food as Chick-fil-A, McDonald's eye options - Business Insider
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