McRib is Back

McRib is Back

What we've all been waiting for.. McRib sandwich is back at McDonald's.  There have been debates regrading the ingredients of the boneless patty.  Many people say different things but my question is why call it a McRib if there are no Ribs?  its basically a pork patty shaped like a small slab of ribs with the bones being meat too.  Just because i don't agree with name doesn't mean ill stop eating the McRib every time McDonald's decides to drop it on the menu.


Ricky Madrigal
TEAM GRH
MKT450

Link: http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2012/12/13/11530/mcrib-challenge-ls-best-bbq-vs-mcdonalds-pork-plan/

Pretzelnator

Pretzelnator

Trying to get the attention from the Germans... Try again.  The Pretzelnator along with the new CBO burgers only rose by 2.5%In the article, it stated that they should drop the Pretzelnator and make something a little lighter with a think bread.  Germans like to keep a certain figure and will cut corners where need be.  There economic crisis isn't helping much either, but McDonald's ill get it right, I'm confident!

Link: http://qz.com/35407/the-pretzelnator-did-not-drive-a-wave-of-german-excitement-for-mcdonalds/

October Blues...

After decades of increasing profits and revenue, McDonald's missed the mark on October.  The reason the mark was missed was because there were less Saturday's (busiest time for them) and after four years... they're competition made a little impact.  Its not the end of the world, but i guess it doesn't look very good on the "bottom line."  With the amount of cash McDonald's is generating, i don't think they should make such a big deal about 1 month.

Ricky Madrigal
TEAM GRH

Link: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-12-10/news/chi-mcdonalds-arches-still-golden-20121210_1_mcdonald-food-industry-global-brand

$8.25 20 years later...

Minimum Wage after 20 Years

Tyree Johnson who is a McDonald's employee has worked for the company for 20 years is still earning only minimum wage.  He's obviously received raises, but that's because minimum wage has gone up since he first started with McDonald's.  He works at two different locations and still cannot complete 40 hours a week.  This is absolutely depressing!

How can you work for a company who wont help you out financially? I think Jim Skinner (CEO) should go on Undercover Boss and have him roll up his sleeves and see how hard the work is.  With that said, he should reconsider wages especially for an employee who's worked for the company for 20 years! 

Ricky Madrigal
TEAM GRH

Link: http://now.msn.com/tyree-johnson-mcdonalds-employee-earns-minimum-wage-after-20-years-working-there

Celebrities Who Have Worked at McDonald's

How many celebrities do you know that have used to work for McDonald's? Check out the photo list below and see how many you got right.

Jay Leno

Pink

Rachael McAdams

Shania Twain

Sharon Stone

Ronald McDonald

It is a fact that McDonald's is one of the largest employers in the world. McDonald's estimates one in every eight Americans has worked at one of the chain's restaurants at some point in their life. They hire over a million workers each year in the United States alone. McDonald's employs over 761,000 people around the world with around 700,000 working domestically. Some of these celebrities have worked at McDonald's during their early years as high school of college students before they became famous. According to the article, "It is a popular place [for] high school and college students to work because of the flexible schedules, college scholarship opportunities and discounts on food." Statistically speaking, the fast food chain is in 11+ countries and sells over 75 burgers each second. That is like 68 million people eating at McDonald's each day. Imagine seeing one of these celebrities say, "Do you want fries with that?"

Article link: http://www.examiner.com/article/celebrities-who-have-worked-at-mcdonald-s

- Hanli Tjahyono

Some McDonald's Asian Customers Don't Wait In Line For Food

In Asia, a cyclist delivers McDonald's food to customers.

Motorcycles are parked and ready for making deliveries.

Things are getting a little more convenient in Asia. The McDonald's there "allows customers to order food with their mobile phones, or from street kiosks, so that customers have multiple options while on the go." The kiosks are available so customers don't have to wait in line. In the United States, people still have to walk or drive to the physical restaurant and wait in line to order and receive food. In Asia, McDonald's uses the slogan "If you can't come to us, we'll come to you." Just like how many pizza restaurants already provide delivery service, McDonald's in Asia are emulating the trend. However, don't expect to see any of this in America any time soon because McDonald's already invested in a huge drive-through infrastructure. It would be great if the McDonald's in America would do deliveries also. If it is possible in Asia, it should be possible in America. Anyway, it is always nice to stay at home and wait for the food to come to me. I like the convenience even if I have to tip the delivery boy.

Article link: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-mcdonalds-asian-customers-never-wait-on-line-while-americans-still-do-2012-12

- Hanli Tjahyono

Happy Meal Comes with Moshi Monsters

Moshi Monsters get promo at McDonald's.

According to the article, "Mind Candy has joined forces with McDonald's to launch a new North American Happy Meal promo for Moshi Monsters. The promo will run from December 14 through January 10, and participating restaurants will provide one of eight Moshi Monsters toy characters, including a new mystery Moshling, with every Happy Meal. Popular characters Katsuma, Poppet and Iggy will be offered while supplies last. Each toy also comes with a free three-day membership to MoshiMonsters.com." To promote the Moshi Monsters, McDonald's uses a full marketing campaign with television advertising, in-restaurant merchandising at more than 14,000 locations, custom packaging and online presence at happymeal.com. There are 70 million registered users in 150 territories worldwide. I, personally, never heard of Moshi Monsters. It has been a while since I've had a happy meal. This may or may not be a good idea to attract young children. It's hard to tell. We'll see what happens during the holiday season.

Article link: http://kidscreen.com/2012/11/21/moshi-monsters-get-qsr-promo-at-mcdonalds/

- Hanli Tjahyono