What could McDonald's do to fix its business?

My Way via Drudge ^ | Apr 24, 2015 | CANDICE CHOI

[G Larry]

When it comes to McDonald's, everyone seems to have an opinion about what the company needs to do differently. After turning in another quarter of sliding sales and profit, McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook said the chain will unveil initial details on a plan to turn around its fortunes on May 4. Among the challenges it is facing are intensifying competition and an image for serving junk food that it just can't seem to shake.

[roamer_1]

I remember when a big mac hardly fit in one hand... now it fits pretty well in three fingers.

I remember being full on 1 super-sized Big Mac meal.

I remember when I could eat breakfast, and be pleasantly full for half the money of a big mac meal. That’d be 2 McMuffins and two hash browns and a large coffee... Granted, now I get a crappy carmel mocha instead, but still.

I remember the BK whopper (single, cheese, loaded) being slightly more food than a big mac, Now it simply dwarfs it. I can still eat a whopper meal, and argue with myself over whether the last bite is necessary. Not anywhere near so with a big mac. In fact, I supplement the Big Mac with a couple regular hamburgers to get reasonably the same effect...

Here’s the deal: I can get better food and more food, for less money. A sawbuck at Mac’s Diner, or a peperoni pizza at Little Squeazers for five bucks, or a Za Hut supreme for about 8 bucks... This ain’t rocket science.

[outofsalt]

"Cook using lard and real butter. Even processed meat tastes good cooked that way."

I've often said you could fry a cat turd in butter and it would taste good. I've never tried it though.

[llevrok]

and stop intentionally spilling scalding hot coffee in the crotches of old ladies. Is there no shame ????? /sarc

[odawg]

Also, MacDonald’s can hire new ad people and quit putting out those obnoxious commercials. The one with the screaming teen girls - once, I couldn’t find my remote to click away. It was torture. They could have at least given us a ten second warning.

[KSCITYBOY]

No mo thugs

[Inyo-Mono]

I remember how good they where back in the 1960’s, with the works. LOL

Me too, back then all they made were hamburgers and cheese burgers, fries and shakes. Burgers were 10 cents each, a bag of 10 for a dollar!

[Squantos]

I will suggest profit share with employees versus anything per hour .... work, serve, prepare the best meals ya can as any customer wants, be on time, be respectful, take ownership and pride in your job and they will probably make MORE than 25$ per hour ....... no body wants some pissed off puberty punk who’s bugger picker is their core value.

I will continue to drive by this clown based illegal employer supporting the mexican muffin mafia regardless of what they do or don’t do......

My opinion.

[ExCTCitizen]

Merge with 5 Guys is one of my suggestions.

[cva66snipe]

The only burger & fries chain that still serves food that taste like they did in the 1970's is Krystal {the Southern White Castle}.

McDonalds Big Macs are pathetic especially the cardboard lettuce. The fries taste like McCrayola. Burger King is another one that started out great and went down hill over time. Whoppers used to be flame broiled. The size of the burger was so big even the hungriest man could usually only eat two. Remember when "Have it your way" and "It takes to hands to handle a Whopper" were their commercials? Inside the Burger King you got to build your own burger adding what you wanted yourself and drive thru they got the orders right and quick. I gave up on BK years ago as well as MickeyD. Wendy's has cut size and raised prices and they just now assume everyone wants cheese. Sonic in East Tennessee got so bad many of them closed down. They also started out good and went down hill fast. It's a shame because they were a decent alternative to the others.

[eyedigress]

Try using good bread and cooking in animal fat again.

[nascarnation]

That’s what happens when MBA consultants come in and “re-engineer” the business.

[RIghtwardHo]

Serve actual food? Oh yeah, and make it taste good and not kill you.

[vigilante2]

They won't serve breakfast after 10am, who wants a hamburger at that hour in the morning? You can't tell them anything they won't listen..

[Organic Panic]

It’s an old urban legend I remember from my childhood.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mcdonalds-worm-filler-100-percent-beef-hoax.shtml

[FlingWingFlyer]

Don’t have some pimply faced kid counsel somebody who asks for some salt! The are hamburger flipping Union wannabes, they are not doctors or dietitians.

[RIghtwardHo]

Excellent point. Neither would survive today.

I don’t do fast food often, too old and don’t need the crap calories, but In-n-Out Burger here in CA is SO much better. Potatoes cut fresh on the spot. Good stuff.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Give the employees incentives when the store does well, CUT their pay when it doesn’t. The problem is not the food, it’s the people who cook it and serve it. I like a Big Mac...but do the people who serve it to me wash their hands after using the bathroom? From what I see, probably not.

[cva66snipe]

Yeap and it’s not just fast food either. The take over of Walmart after Sam and his son died is another example of what you are saying.

[faithhopecharity]

we’ve been working on an adjustment to our tv remote so it will automatically switch channels the moment BHuseinO’s lying face comes on the screen

once we get that perfected, the McD commercials will be next

:)

[Engedi]

Quit allowing Thugs to hang out and beat and harass the customers. McDonald’s is becoming Ghetto hangouts.