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1. Can you tell me about your marketing communications and how effective they are? and do you think your marketing communications can be improved... Thanks
McDonald's has been in the UK for over 30 years now and it always tries to remain contemporary and progressive when keeping up with the changes in the business and meeting the demands of customers needs and expectations. Therefore the advertising and marketing of the company constantly evolves to reflect these changes. McDonald's believes that being transparent and communicating with all its stakeholders customers, suppliers, local residents etc is important in creating a positive image. Part of ensuring this is to have an up to date positioning in the market around which to base the best available menu, service and communications. With careful attention to detail, extensive research into the wants and tastes of its customers and the use of various media and marketing, McDonald's has cultivated an image and brand that gives millions of customers every day a great place to eat, socialise and have a great experience. (September 2009) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

2. 1.What is your annual turnover? 2.How many employees do you have in the uk (estimated if not sure.) 3. How much profit have you made in the past 5 years? Thanku !!
McDonald's UK restaurants are split fifty-fifty between those owned by the company, and others owned by franchisees. There are approx 250 franchisees who own 50% of the stores. You maybe interested to know that McDonalds UK is owned by McDonalds Inc in the Unites States, but neither own franchised stores. Within McDonald's company and franchised restaurants in the UK, there are around 67,000 employees and over 1,200 restaurants McDonalds has worked very hard over the year, and recent sales figures for 2007 although not released yet, show that the hard work has paid off. However, in 2006 global sales were $22bn. The US market accounted for 35 per cent along with the European market. The current stock price of McDonalds is approximately $51.98. If you would like further financial detailed information on McDonalds financial position please visit www.mcdonalds.com. (January 2009) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

3. could you please describe and axplain the purposes and activities of its functional areas. if this is in the student infomation pack please could you tell me what page.
As McDonald's UK is such a vast business with activity across numerous areas, the team would need a little more information in order to answer your question with more detail. However, as McDonald's receives thousands of questions from students, we suggest you download one of McDonalds Information Packs. These have been developed after receiving many questions from students wanting to know more about the company and are designed to help address the type of questions that you may ask about the company operations. To visit our 'Schools & Students' page, cut and paste the link below into your browser. http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/about-us/schoolsand-students/schools-and-students.shtml. (November 2009)

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4. i would like to know about the organisational structure of mcdonald?how do u Mcdonald operate and wat does it do to motivate its employees?i would really like an insatnt answer if its possible by you
The McDonalds executive organisational department areas are as follows: at the top are the chairman and chief executive officer, and the chief operating officer. Below that, the departments are broken down into: corporate affairs, marketing, human resources, national operations, regional managers, finance, information, and strategic planning. Other functional departments within McDonalds are legal, customer services, franchising, security, hygiene and safety, property and construction, supply chain and restaurant services. We suggest you download one of McDonalds Information Packs. These have been developed after receiving many questions from students wanting to know more about the company and are designed to help address the type of questions that you may ask about the company operations. To visit our 'Schools & Students' page, cut and paste the link below into your browser. http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/about-us/schoolsand-students/schools-and-students.shtml. (October 2009) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

5. When is it most busy?

It can depend on factors such as the location. However, the average McDonald's restaurant is at its busiest during the lunch and tea periods, with weekends during these times the busiest of all. (December 2009) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

6. How many cows do you kill?

It's difficult to give an absolutely precise number, but to give a rough estimate, McDonald's UK use approximately 33,000 tonnes of beef a year thats roughly 90kg of boneless meat per animal, equating to just under 367,000 head of cattle a year. Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

7. Is there any country in the world that doesnt have a maccyDs, apart from African ones obviously?
Thank you for your question, unfortunately as Make Up Your Own Mind has been set up specifically to answer questions about McDonald's within the UK it is hard for us to answer specific questions about other markets. You may however be interested to hear that McDonalds operates more than 30,000 restaurants in over 119 countries and territories serving nearly 50 million people each day. Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

8. How does McDonalds operating internationally affect the administration role?

Thank you for your question. Make Up Your Own Mind has been set up specifically to answer questions about McDonald's within the UK so it is hard for us to answer specific questions about other markets. With regards to the UK the administration department for McDonalds UK does just what you would expect - it deals with all of the administration requirements of a business that employs 67 000 people and serves two million customers a day. Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

9. What sector does McDonalds operate in and why?

Thank you for your question. McDonalds is a food service sector business and our main aims are to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment, to be a socially responsible company, and to provide good returns to its shareholders. The company aims to provide its customers with food of a high standard, quick service and value for money. (Jan 09) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

10. What is the strategic role the corporate property plays in supporting its core business and achieving its plan to win?
We're not quite sure what your question is. However McDonald's main aims are to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment, to be a socially responsible company, and to provide good returns to its shareholders. The company aims to provide its customers with food of a high standard, quick service and value for money. Having these aims ensures that McDonald's continuously works to maintain standards and to remain contemporary to the expectations of its customers. When McDonald's stays true to these goals it thrives as a company and thus is able to not only provide good returns to its shareholders, but also give back to the communities it trades in. To find out more, we suggest you take a look at www.mcdonalds.co.uk and visit the Schools

& Students page that can be found under 'About Us.' On this page you will find a wealth of information that has been specially designed to deal with these types of questions. To visit this page right now, please cut and paste the link below into your browser: http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/about-us/schools-and-students/schools-and-students.shtml (Jan 2009) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

11. Is a Big Mac copyrighted or trademarked?

Yes. Big Mac is a trademarked name belonging to McDonald's. (Jan 2009) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

12. Approximately, how many children between 3 and 9 eat at McDonalds a month in the UK? In the US it is 90 percent. I found this out in the book Fast Food Nation
Thank you for your question. The company does not track the number of sales by age group. Suffice it to say that approximately two million customers are served every day and McDonald's is a popular restaurant with young families. (Dec 08) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

13. Hi I would like some information regarding happy meals: what age group do you target in their promotion? What is the most popular combination for happy meals? How many happy meals are sold each year? Thank you
Thank you for your questions. McDonald's do not disclose confidential business information such as the number of sales. McDonalds aims to be a fun family restaurant experience and for that reason many of its campaigns are communicated to everyone. The majority of campaigns are TV based which means that they have a broad reach and aim to appeal to a wide range of people. McDonald's uses a variety of advertising media to communicate its products and services in a way that best speaks to customers: television, radio and the internet are a few examples. (Jan 2009) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

14. What are the funcational areas within McDonals, what is thier purpose and how does each funcational area realate to each other?
Thank you for your question. The McDonalds executive organisational department areas are as follows: at the top are the chairman, the chief executive officer and the chief operating officer. Below that, the departments are broken down into: corporate affairs, marketing, human resources, national operations, regional managers, finance, information, and strategic planning. Other functional departments within McDonalds are legal, customer services, franchising, security, hygiene and safety, property and construction, supply chain and restaurant services. If you are a student and want more information, we suggest you take a look at www.mcdonalds.co.uk and visit the Schools & Students section that can be found under 'About Us.' Here you will find a wealth of useful information. To visit now, cut and paste this link into your browser: http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/about-us/schools-and-students/schools-and-students.shtml (Dec 2008) Email this to a friend Bookmark with: What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

15. Who are your target market (age group etc)?

McDonalds aims to be a fun family restaurant experience and for that reason many of its campaigns are communicated to everyone. The majority of campaigns are TV based which means that they have a broad reach and aim to appeal to a wide range of people. McDonald's uses a variety of advertising media to communicate its products and services in a way that best speaks to customers: television, radio and the internet are a few examples. The type of media used varies depending on the type of products or promotions in question and the audience that McDonald's is trying to reach. For example, a breakfast promotion should be most effective on radio or in print, as this is most likely to be the type of media the target customers will be consuming at that time of day. (Dec 2008) Email this to a friend