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McDonald's is almost 50 years old. For 47 years we had a pretty consistent track record of being able to deliver admirable sales.
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And so if your competitors aren't growing, if there isn't a competitive reason to grow, and you want focus and discipline to add customers to…
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You have got to have discipline and focus - on the customer and how you run the business.
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As I said, I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about partner brands.
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But you know the second month I was here I put out a healthy lifestyles directive. The pundits will say it was because we were…
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I think we'll still be a family restaurant, we'll be contemporary, we'll be lifestyle, we won't be old, we won't be 60 years old in…
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We cover hamburgers, chicken, veggie burgers, salads, we've got a pretty broad range. To me, McDonald's isn't only about the food. It's about the prices,…
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But we had a pretty diversified portfolio of businesses around the world and things tended to offset each other. But one or two years ago,…
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But, on balance, we seized the marketplace. We've got a great infrastructure. And yes it's struggling in some areas because of some external factors and…
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I talked about 12 to 18 months, and that's about reaffirming our foundation for sustained growth: getting the discipline back, getting the basics right, getting…
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I think this year we'll open up 900 gross, we're closing some, so the net count is lower, but the 900 are spread all over…
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I think we have a great track record on being relevant, on identifying consumer trends, needs and wants.
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Playtime and toys are good for kids, or they wouldn't buy them. McDonald's can provide that experience. And having dinner with the family is good…
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Salads was a big indicator of that - there was a huge market out there for it. And why not tap it? Some of the…
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So Europe's a big driver. And at one point, if the euro hadn't devalued, they would have been making as much money as the US…
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Some of the analysts were saying, Now you're a cash cow, there's no growth at all, pay it all out in dividends, give me it…
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When you raise prices, you've got to make sure you get it to the bottom line. You can fritter it away because of the way…
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And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.
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But I tell you, I would really be interested if there was a partner we could take in, that could put them over here on…
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Every year we close 300-400 stores anyway, just relocations.
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