McDonald's and the McCafe Coffee Initiative: A presentation
Presentation - 20 pages - Business strategy
McDonald Canada opened in 1976, after a decade of operating in Untied States. McDonald Canada was the first McDonald restaurant to be opened outside the United States. McDonald Canada has 1200 locations throughout the country and 70% of them are owned by franchisees. Company's success is...
Bullying in Professional Kitchens - Chefs
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Food has been seen as individual of the very fundamental needs for humans; the importance of which is the sustenance of life itself. Indeed the need to feed has over the centuries evolved from just the mere fulfillment of basic hunger pangs to into something that can at best be described as art....
The fast food industry
Thesis - 2 pages - Services marketing
Fast food restaurants represent one of the largest segments of the food industry with more than 500,000 restaurants implanted all over the world and their number does not stop growing, particularly in industrialized countries. Fast foods are characterized with a short time of...
Dunkin Donuts - Marketing Arrangement
Case study - 2 pages - Services marketing
Dunkin Donuts is an American franchise that was established in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts (ROSENBLOOM, 2013). The brand was initially best known for donuts, hence the presence of the term ‘donuts' in the franchise's title. William Rosenberg, the founder of the franchise, opened his first...
McDonald's multicultural management
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
Even if Mc Donald's is not the fast food market pioneer and did not invent the hamburger, is now, the bigger fast food restaurant chain of the world. Nowadays, Mc Donald's gathers more than 31 000 restaurants in 121 countries. Thanks to a specific history and a quick evolution, the...
Walmart Overseas: An analysis
Internship report - 13 pages - Business strategy
The idea behind what would become Walmart was a store that would offer a large variety and volume of products offered at low prices, everyday. Sam and J.L. Walton, the founders of Walmart, believed that American small towns would benefit from a large retail shopping center because of the everyday...
McDonald's: Strategic challenge and SWOT analysis
Internship report - 47 pages - Business strategy
In the 90s, the firm had to cope with a number of challenges: The microwave oven, increasing health consciousness and competition. In 1999, as Jack Greenberg took over the reins of the firm, the situation was complicated due to competition between fast-food giants. McDonald's timelines: 1937:...
McDonald's: Strategic challenge and SWOT analysis
Thesis - 30 pages - Business strategy
In the 90s, the firm had to cope with a number of challenges: The microwave oven, increasing health consciousness and competition. In 1999, as Jack Greenberg took over the reins of the firm, the situation was complicated due to competition between fast-food giants. McDonald's timelines: 1937:...
Strategic analysis of Starbucks Coffee
Case study - 22 pages - Business strategy
Starbucks is a multinational chain of coffee shops and restaurants and is known as the coffee shop. The first store was opened in 1971 in Seattle. The idea emanated from three teachers: Jerry Baldin, Zev Siegel and Gordon Bowker. Starbucks is named after the character that appeared in...
Activity analysis and strategies of the Accor group
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
With nearly 8 billion Euros in sales, Accor is the European leader in hotels and world No. 1 in business services and public institutions. Major player worldwide, the group is present in 140 countries and employs over 168,000 people. The Group operates hotel brands present in all market...
Key elements required to open a hotel
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
A hotel is an establishment providing accommodation catering to a clientele who temporary ask for short stays. A hotel is considered seasonal when it is opened up to nine months a year for one or more seasons. In 2006, the French hotel accommodation (awarded by the stars) has further reduced...
Markets and the Evian strategy
Case study - 32 pages - Services marketing
The bottled water market is dominated by two large companies: Danone and Nestle. But they themselves act as umbrella companies that include numerous different brands. Currently, Nestle is the largest, as it owns Perrier-Vittel SA, which is composed of a greater number of brands than Danone.But if...
Analysis of the Perrier Company (2005)
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
For over twenty years, Perrier has retained its position as the world leader in aerated water. Despite great difficulties in the 1990s, following the case of benzene, the company was able to restore the situation in the early 2000s, including the establishment of an effective innovation strategy....
Unfolding Narratives - The complexities of caring for patients with dementia
Case study - 2 pages - Medical care & personal assistance
This case study is about Dan, a patient with dementia presented to an emergency department (ED) by Jaden, a local McDonald's manager, after he noticed how disoriented Dan was while sitting in his restaurant. (...) When caring for patients like Dan, nurses have several...
The brewery industry in Ireland
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
The beer is considered to be a very old and one of the best selling alcoholic beverages in the world. The first concrete evidence of beer dates back to 4000 BC. It was in Mesopotamia that the first traces of brewing could be found. Nowadays, beer has become a staple drink but it is found that...
Walmart Overseas: An analysis
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
The idea behind what would become Walmart was a store that would offer a large variety and volume of products offered at low prices, everyday. Sam and J.L. Walton, the founders of Walmart, believed that American small towns would benefit from a large retail shopping center because of the everyday...
KFC : analysis of its Global Operations
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
"KFC, Known as Kentucky Fried Chicken is based out of Louisville, Kentucky, US. Harland Sanders came up with the idea of Fried Chicken in 1930 and the company was incorporate in 1952. Even after his death in 1980, Colonel Sanders continue to remain a major part of the promotions and advertising...
SWOT Analysis - Accor group
Case study - 15 pages - Services marketing
France is considered as a popular tourist destination in the world and thus tourism occupies an important place in the French economy. Due to its interdependence with tourism, this study will emphasize on one of the leading French hotels: the Accor group.This group mainly specializes in hotels...
Porter's Five Forces - McDonald's
Case study - 5 pages - Brand management
McDonald's is a fast-food restaurant chain that started in 1952 in the United States. Since that day, its success has been global; today it is one of the largest brands in the fast-food sector in the world. Porter's forces make it possible to analyse the environment of a group or...
An in-depth study of the operations of Bistro Villemanzy
Essay - 16 pages - Business strategy
Bistro Villemanzy is part of the “Bistrot des Cuisiniers” group (10 Bistros located in Lyon), which itself is a part of the Leon de Lyon/ Jean-Paul Lacombe group. Bistrot des Cuisiniers is a group aiming at offering upper quality meals in a bistro way. Leon de Lyon: created in 1904,...
The Exki company: "natural, fresh and ready"
Case study - 8 pages - International marketing
EXKi declared "company of the year" in 2010, is a concept of fast and healthy catering, straight from Belgium. The new and growing concerns of the population in terms of the environment and health are favourable to it. Indeed, the company markets recipes designed by a chef, respectful of...
Preparing Mughlai Gravy
Thesis - 27 pages - Journalism
The hospitality industry includes all establishments that provide food and beverage service to the public. It offers a wide range of jobs and careers which very according to the style of services in each establishment. For example, the tasks performed in a fast food outlet differ greatly from...
SWOT Analysis - Magnum
Case study - 5 pages - Brand management
MAGNUM is a brand of premium ice cream and chocolate. The brand is owned by the UNILEVER group but forms a separate segment in the vast universe of the Dutch-British group. MAGNUM sells ice cream in tubs, on sticks, as well as in the form of individual frozen bites. The brand is positioned as a...
Quick: Risk management analysis
Thesis - 13 pages - Finance
Quick is the largest European chain of fast service restaurants. But if we compare quickly with its main competitors - Mc Donald's and Burger King - we could say its major risk is to be eaten by those two “big burgers”. This report is going to treat the difficulties for such a...
McDonald's: impact of physical evidence and servicescapes on customer perceptions and employees' behaviour
Essay - 7 pages - Human resources
"Explain the impact of physical evidence and servicescapes on customer perceptions and employees' behavior within the service sector. Provide relevant service sector examples." McDonald's is an interpersonal service company, in Bitner's categorization, which highly resorts to physical...
An introduction to the hotel industry: An investigation of the departments
Thesis - 36 pages - Business strategy
To most people, the hospitality industry consists only of hotels and restaurants. However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines hospitality as the 'reception and entertainment of guests, visitors or strangers with liberality and goodwill'. Therefore, the hospitality industry can...
Technical and Architectural Study - The Market Hall in Rotterdam, a Hybrid Market - The Mixing of Functions at a Building Scale
Case study - 6 pages - Architecture
After five years of work, the city of Rotterdam inaugurated in October 2014, the first covered market of the Netherlands which cost 175 million euros. Located in the city centre and close to Blaak Railway Station, the Market Hall is part of the renovation project of this historic district. Our...
Global Business Economics and Finance - AmRest Holding SE
Case study - 13 pages - International economy
AmRest Holdings SE is a public limited company with operations in the global bar and restaurant industry. The firm's headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. AmRest enjoys market dominance in Eastern and Central Europe. It operates several subsidiary firms, including Burger King, Pizza Hut,...
Corporate Valuation - Domino's Pizza
Financial analysis - 5 pages - Finance
Domino's Pizza is one of the leading fast-food companies in the world, acting on the Quick Service Restaurant market. They have approximately 18 500 stores over the world, in more than 90 countries. The company's history started in the 60's in the USA, and the group initially...
Sales assistant at Sabotage wines, Melbourne, Australia
Dissertation - 16 pages - Management
Sabotage Wines was founded in 2001 by the French winemaker David Baldet with the French style wines sourced from low yielding cool climate grapes from Victoria, in Australia. The principal customers are restaurants, wine bars and liquor stores. In this company, my mission was to sell the...
