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• Claim: 'Veiled Snobbery' Made McDonald's Britain's Most-Hated Brand

  McDonald's has been named the "most hated brand in Britain," but that's not necessarily a bad thing, according to Marketing Magazine, the British title that published a survey of brand-hatred (free, relatively painless registration is required to see it.) "While most brands would rather be loved than...

  Blog posts 2008-05-16

  Tags: Brand, McDonald's Corp., Sutherland, Branding, Marketing, Dan Mitchell

• Report: McDonald's Specialty Coffee Sales 'Tepid'

  In January, Chris Dannen predicted on Fast Company magazine's blog that McDonald's would me "maimed" by its attempt to take on Starbucks by offering a new line of specialty coffees. The new drinks will have "little more than the potential to alienate customers, confuse its menu and open up a...

  Blog posts 2008-05-13

  Tags: Beverage, McDonald's Corp., Food & Beverage, Sales Strategy, Manufacturing, Sales, Dan Mitchell

• Enodis Says Adjusted Pretax Profit Up 6 Percent

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - Food equipment maker Enodis ENO, which has agreed Illinois Tool Works's ITW 1.03 billion pounds bid, posted a 6 percent rise in first-half underlying profit on Tuesday. Enodis, which makes fryers and grills for fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's MCD, said...

  News items 2008-05-13

  Tags: Pound, Enodis, Food & Beverage, Performance Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Illinois Tool Works Inc., McDonald's Corp.

• Starbucks to Slash U.S. Store Openings Through 2011

  By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp SBUX said on Wednesday it would slash U.S. coffee store openings through 2011 as it adjusts to slower U.S. growth and turns its focus to expanding newer international markets. The company, which warned last...

  News items 2008-04-30

  Tags: Sales force management, opening, Starbucks Corp., forecasting, earnings, Los Angeles, U.S., Thomson Reuters Corp., net income, analyst, CEO, environment, sales

• Arby's Owner to Buy Wendy's For $2.4 Billion

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wendy's International Inc WEN has agreed to be bought by Triarc Cos Inc TRY, the investment arm of billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, in a deal valued at about $2.4 billion that would bring Triarc's Arby's restaurant chain...

  News items 2008-04-24

  Tags: Food & Beverage, umbrella, shareholder, brand, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., sales, income, CEO, food, cost savings, team, TV

• Soft U.S. Sales Hit McDonald's Stock

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD said on Tuesday U.S. sales at established restaurants fell in March, the first monthly decline in five years, overshadowing higher-than-expected first-quarter profit and strong overseas sales. Concern over slowing U.S. sales trends sent McDonald's ...

  News items 2008-04-22

  Tags: Sales strategy, McDonald's Corp., same-store sales, Asia/Pacific, monthly, Middle East, Chicago, analyst, Thomson Reuters Corp., housing market, sales, net income, profit margin, U.S., quarterly profit, food, stock, asset, environment, industry

• Wendy's Rejects Offers, Says Peltz "misleading"

  By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wendy's International Inc WEN rejected a cash and stock takeover bid and an offer to combine with Arby's, billionaire Nelson Peltz's businesses said on Friday as the hamburger chain argued both offers were low. Wendy's board...

  News items 2008-04-18

  Tags: Corporate governance, Investment, Financial accounting, Regulations, billionaire, Los Angeles, shareholder, board, stock, analyst, director, Thomson Reuters Corp., M&A, equity, sales, finance, bank, financial

• What is the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention?

  Thomas L. Friedman said in The Lexus and the Olive Tree that no two countries with McDonald's within their borders have ever been in a war since having a McDonald's. Friedman thinks it's because countries that are economically tethered have too much at stake to go to war. The Golden...

  Blog posts 2008-01-27

  Tags: Jonathan Haeber, Friedman

• Is Ronald McDonald Drinking Too Much Caffeine?

  Is Ronald McDonald Drinking Too Much Caffeine?RE: Is Ronald McDonald Drinking Too Much Caffeine?McDonald's has been doing this in other countries for several years. When I was in Australia in 2000, I saw plenty of McCafes but no Starbucks. I'm surprised it took them this long to try this in...

  Discussion threads 2008-01-14

  Tags: Starbucks Corp., Ronald McDonald Drinking, Caffeine

• Breakfast at McDonald's Is Bad News for Starbucks

  In the metropolitan United States, Starbucks is to coffee what Kleenex is to facial tissue -- the brands and products are one and the same. Yet somehow, Starbucks is sliding backward, with 2007 expected to mark the company's third straight year of sales shrinkage. What's the deal? ...

  Blog posts 2007-07-18

  Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Andrew Hines, Mickey D, Starbucks Corp., McDonald's Corp.

• How to Win at Office Politics

  Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining...

  Articles 2007-07-02

  Tags: Professional development, Kelly Pate Dwyer, career, workplace, Microsoft Office, Human Resources, game, e-mail, environment

• Daily Dispatch: Time Warner, McDonald's, Qualcomm, Trade Deficit

  Time Warner is considering spinning off AOL within a year. Although chief executive Robert Parsons is impressed with AOL's progress in selling Internet advertising, the company will reassess whether the division's business model can sustain growth over time. The company is also considering selling its cable services division...

  Blog posts 2007-06-08

  Tags: Sales strategy, Cellular phones, Nicole Solis, Qualcomm Inc., McDonald's Corp., Time Warner Inc.

• BNET Daily Dispatch: Qwest, McDonald's, Circuit City, and CrackBerry

  A federal jury convicted Joseph Nacchio, former CEO of Qwest Communications, yesterday on charges of insider trading for selling $52 million of the company's shares in 2001. Nacchio sold the shares based on private warnings that the company would miss its sales targets. He faces ten years in prison.McDonald's said...

  Blog posts 2007-04-20

  Tags: Joseph De Avila, Joseph Nacchio, music sale, Circuit City Stores Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., McDonald's Corp.

• BNET Daily Dispatch: Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Dow Chemical, and Citigroup

  Wal-Mart is considering spinning off its Sam's Club operations in an attempt to boost its lagging share price. Wal-Mart said it was part of several options that the mega-retailer outlined in its secret plan dubbed "Project Red" that aims to rejuvenate the company. Wal-Mart also said that it sued its...

  Blog posts 2007-04-09

  Tags: McDonald's Corp., Joseph De Avila, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Old Lane, Citigroup Inc., The Dow Chemical Co.

• When Brand Alone Isn't Enough

  Big-name firms like McDonald's and American Express find they have to do more to sell themselves in order to attract the right job candidates. After just a few days on the job, Floersch decided to spend two weeks working at a McDonald's in Darien, Illinois, to find out what makes...

  White papers 2006-03-13

  Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Crain Communications Inc., McDonald's Corp., job, brand

• Run From McDonald's

  The article asserts that with its stock at eight-year lows, McDonald's still does not look cheap, especially when we consider its multiple to free cash flow, mounting debt, slowing sales, intense competition, and the enormous challenges ahead. The share price is far below its high. Once a giant becomes unbalanced,...

  White papers 2003-01-02

  Tags: Operational accounting, Motley Fool, McDonald's Corp., stock, sales

• McDonald’s Corporation Corporate Governance Principles

  This paper summarizes McDonald’s Corporation Corporate Governance Principles. In performing its oversight function, the Board is entitled to rely on the advice, reports and opinions of management, counsel, auditors and outside experts. In that regard, the Board and its Committees shall be entitled, at the expense of the Company, to...

  White papers 2003-01-01

  Tags: Corporate governance, McDonald's Corp., board, advisor, consulting, financial

• Marketing that's too Slick Will Slide

  A few seasons back, while the competition was really cooking, McDonald's launched an aggressive promotion dubbed "Campaign 55." This article illustrates the case of Mac Donalds that cut the price of a Big Mac about 70% to 55 cents. Previously, there was a downfall in the sales as the...

  White papers 2003-01-01

  Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Corp., McDonald's Corp., marketing, brand, sales

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  Articles 2008-05-08

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  Articles 2008-05-06