McDonald's a Tech Vendor for McDonald's Competitors

 Selling part of Dynamic Yield?

We've Figured Out McDonald's CEO's Management Style

 He asks himself, "What would Fred Turner do?" - And then he does the opposite.

 A friend suggested we post Fred's video presented at the first NOA meeting in 2018.

Enjoy.

Fred Turner on YouTube.

Popeye's Trumps McDonald's on Domains

Amateur move: If you're going to base a campaign on a domain name - protect it!

Chick Has Always Been a Leader in Menu Simplification

 

Chick-fl-A will stop selling bagels and decaf this spring

Busy News Day for Mr. Maze

McDonald's hit with combination: Franchisee unrest and strong sales

McDonald's will tie executive bonuses to diversity goals

Will these people be selected for their restaurant experience and operational expertise or will they be selected for their educational pedigree and where they went to school?

The bigger they are ... 70 unit JIB franchisee files for bankruptcy 

Fake Meat = Lose, Lose

It's impossible to make these people happy, don't invite them to your restaurants.

Why are there no real fast-food veggie burgers

Take Those Tech Fees and...

 McDonald's agrees to independent review of contentious technology fees

IMHO

A franchise system should have a corporate-approved advisory group and a franchisee entity independent of the corporation.

Much like we have two houses of Congress. The Senate is supposed to be the upper house where ideas created by the House of Representatives are reviewed or stopped cold. Members of the Senate serve six years or more so they learn how government works. House members serve two-year terms so they are constantly running for reelection and are more in touch with their constituents.

A healthy franchise system needs similar entities. A group that interacts with corporate and moves a little slower and a group that's sometimes wild and crazy, is constantly making trouble, and forces the corporate-approved group to deal with real-world issues.

Imagine the United States if we only had the U.S. Senate. We'd be ruled by a bunch of politically correct fat-cats who use their positions to serve their own self-interests.

Why does that sound familiar?
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McPause Paused?

MCD franchisees end their pause - Maze 

Burger King's Next Value Act

Reported by QSR Magazine 

Regarding the "Coalition"

Let's pretended for a moment I know nothing about McDonald's but I know a lot about the franchise business. McDonald's Corp. hires me as a consultant to work on a solution to the "NOA problem". I do some research and interviews and come back with my recommendation to the corporation: That is to:

Cause a third McDonald's franchisee group to be formed.

This will confuse everyone - busy Owner/Operators, reporters, analysts, investors, everyone.

I'm sure I haven't seen everything the "Coalition" has published but I find one thing very odd. There is no mention of the NOA in any of the materials. How do you discuss the history and the culture of the McDonald's system and make no mention of the NOA? Obviously, the person or persons who put this all together wishes the NOA would just go away.

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$15 Min/Wage Would Cost 1.4 Million Jobs

 According to Biden's Congressional Budget Office

Franchisees and Product Delopment

Some fun McDonald's history here:

From Restaurant Business - Jonathan Maze

Chipotle Delivery Prices + 13%

The profitability of delivery becomes an issue when you don't have franchisees to absorb the fees.

Standing Up to the Socialists

 Kroger shuts two grocery stores due to local hazard pay mandate

Strike One For Former McCEO

 McDonald's can sue ousted CEO over alleged lies about affairs

Starbucks Serious About Drive-Thru

Starbucks' model has always been focused on urban customers. Let's see if this works.

  Starbucks to the Burbs

Like It or Not - Here Comes Fake Meat

McDonald's quietly rolls out McPlant in Denmark and Sweden 

McDonald's in Japan - Fifty Years

 

 

Pictorial history of McJapan - 2.5 min