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What could McDonald's do to fix its business?
My Way via Drudge ^ | Apr 24, 2015 | CANDICE CHOI

Posted on 04/24/2015 4:04:32 PM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.myway.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: foodpolice
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To: G Larry

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.


41 posted on 04/24/2015 4:43:19 PM PDT by roamer_1 (Globalism is just socialism in a business suit.)
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To: MrEdd
"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.

42 posted on 04/24/2015 4:44:14 PM PDT by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: G Larry

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


43 posted on 04/24/2015 4:46:06 PM PDT by llevrok (To liberals, Treason Is the New Patriotism)
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To: faithhopecharity

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.


44 posted on 04/24/2015 4:48:33 PM PDT by odawg
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To: G Larry

No mo thugs


45 posted on 04/24/2015 4:48:53 PM PDT by KSCITYBOY
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To: Karl Spooner
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!

46 posted on 04/24/2015 4:49:35 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Veggie Todd

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.


47 posted on 04/24/2015 4:50:04 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: G Larry

Merge with 5 Guys is one of my suggestions.


48 posted on 04/24/2015 4:53:43 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: G Larry
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.

49 posted on 04/24/2015 4:57:42 PM PDT by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: G Larry

Try using good bread and cooking in animal fat again.


50 posted on 04/24/2015 4:59:04 PM PDT by eyedigress
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To: cva66snipe

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


51 posted on 04/24/2015 5:00:48 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: G Larry

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


52 posted on 04/24/2015 5:04:41 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: G Larry
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..
53 posted on 04/24/2015 5:04:54 PM PDT by vigilante2 (Re-elect nobody)
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To: smokingfrog

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

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


54 posted on 04/24/2015 5:05:42 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: G Larry

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.


55 posted on 04/24/2015 5:06:10 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hillary and the Ghosts of Nixons Past. An American Nightmare.)
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To: Domandred

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.


56 posted on 04/24/2015 5:06:41 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: G Larry

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.


57 posted on 04/24/2015 5:09:04 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ($$$$$ Don't Defund the Government...Defund Obama and his illegal policies $$$$$)
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To: nascarnation

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.


58 posted on 04/24/2015 5:11:04 PM PDT by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: odawg

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

:)


59 posted on 04/24/2015 5:14:58 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Another brilliantl- intelligent comment sent thru an amazingly-stupid spell checker)
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To: G Larry

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


60 posted on 04/24/2015 5:23:11 PM PDT by Engedi
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