MCDONALD’S DELIVERY SERVICE
A new era in getting fast food to go
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Marketing and Project Objectives
• Target Markets
• Points of Difference
• Positioning
• Marketing Program
• Product
• Price Strategy
• Place Distribution Strategy
• Promotion Strategy
• Financial Data and Projections•
• Five-year Projection
• Implementation Plan
• Rollout Schedule for the First 5 Years
• Evaluation
• Company Description
• Strategic Focus and Plan
• Mission Statement
• Goals
• Nonfinancial Goals
• Financial Goals
• Core Competency and Sustainable Competitive Advantage
• Situation Analysis
• SWOT Analysis
• Industry Analysis
• Competitor Analysis
• Company Analysis
• Customer Analysis
• Market Product Focus
IN THE BEGINNING…
Born in 1948
Turned to Franchise in 1954
700 locations by 1965
Ronald McDonald introduced in 1966
Egg McMuffin and Happy Meals introduced in 1975 & 1979
Can be found in 32 countries by 1981
Patent phrases “Have you had breakfast today”, “Did somebody say McDonald’s?”, and “I’m loving it” advertised in 1995-1997
Today is operating in 119 countries… and growing!
OUR MISSION AND GOALS“McDonald's brand mission is to be our customers' favorite place and way to eat and drink. Our
worldwide operations are aligned around a global strategy called the Plan to Win, which centers on an exceptional customer experience – People, Products, Place, Price and Promotion. We are
committed to continuously improving our operations and enhancing our customers' experience.” (aboutmcdonalds.com, 2014)
GOALS CONTINUED5 YEAR PLAN
Nonfinancial Goals
Continue to build the McDonalds brand by focusing on customers needs.
Insure that as the brand grows the company is gaining long-term repeat customers.
Continue to introduce new items as well as phase out old items.
Promote and insure a menu, which contains an array of healthy alternatives
Introduce delivery service in several metropolitan areas with the intent to eventually offer delivery in 85% of Mc Donald’s restaurants.
Financial Goals
A system wide sales growth of 3-5% in addition to a 2% per year increase in revenue due to delivery implementation
Operating income growth of 6-7%
Return on incremental invested capital in the high teens. (news.mcdonalds.com)
CORE COMPETENCY & COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
“We always strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. This, more than
anything, speaks to who McDonald's is as a company. The overarching goal of our
sustainability efforts is focused on continuous improvement through our five focus areas: Nutrition & Well-Being,
Sustainable Supply Chain, Environmental Responsibility,
Employee Experience, and Community.” (aboutmcdonalds.com,
2014)
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
1. Largest fast food market share in the world
2. Brand recognition valued at $40 billion 3. $2 billion advertising budget 4. Locally adapted food menus 5. Partnerships with best brands 6. More than 80% of restaurants are owned
by independent franchises 7. Children targeting
Weaknesses
1. Negative publicity 2. Unhealthy food menu 3. Mac job and high employee turnover 4. Low differentiation
Opportunities
1. Increasing demand for healthier food 2. Home meal delivery 3. Full adaptation of its new practices 4. Changing customer habits and new
customer groups
Threats
1. Saturated fast food markets in the developed economies
2. Trend toward healthy eating 3. Local fast food restaurant chains 4. Currency fluctuations 5. Lawsuits against McDonald’s
INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS
Mostly known in the pizza industry
Growing interest in delivery and more convenient food options
Catering a big option in competitors such as Panera Bread, account for 8% of company sales
Franchises moving to adding additional drive-thru’s for added convenience and express services
Studies have shown an increase in catering and delivery
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
Obvious competitors are Chinese, Pizza, and Burger King
In addition to many pizza, Chinese franchises, and local businesses, Burger King has started its venture into delivery
75 Burger King delivery cities in New York, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, and Florida
While McDonald’s has only ventured in New York
4 Reasons why it may be a bad idea:
1. Fewer burger parties- pizza staple for parties
2. Impulse buy- you usually crave burgers when you are already out and about
3. Cold Burgers- YUCK!
4. Execution Risk- McDonald’s has no experience in delivery which is an art form
COMPANY ANALYSIS
McDonald’s is a major brand, expanding its name in multiple
countries, along with coping with new “health trends”. Our company strives to continue growing in the
future. We plan to expand into Asia, and Africa, as well as offering new
menu options to better suit our customers.
CUSTOMER ANALYSIS
We like to think that we are able to fit all customers; Children, busy parents, teenagers, college students etc. With the new healthier options, we have given more varied menus, including apple slices instead of fries, varied salads, wraps and yogurts.Customer Reasons
Children 12yr & younger Toys in Happy Meals, Play sets in locations
Young Adults 16-25 Fast service, price, convenience, Wi-Fi
Busy Parents Fast and Easy, price, cater to children
MARKETING AND PRODUCT OBJECTIVES
Current Markets: Current markets will continue to bring in revenue. With continued advertisements, repeat purchases, the dollar menu, and coupons, sales will grow.
New Markets: The new market will bring a delivery service by the end of year 5. This delivery service will be expanded to cities all around the country, and in countries’ where access to roads and vehicles are obtainable. The objective is to eventually have 85% of McDonald restaurants to have this delivery service.
Food Service: This will include all sales made by delivering a McDonald’s food product to a location. Sales are expected to grow 2% or $480,000,000 for the first year the service will be in place.
New Products: The first year of the delivery service will consist of setting up the market strategy, setting protocols, and safety standards for maximum customer satisfaction and employee safety. The delivery service will first be implemented in several metropolitans, cities, and towns across the United States for the next two years. The product will then be expanded to more cities in the country, and to major cities around the world where a McDonald’s restaurant is located for the last two years. By then the service would be fully brought into the market.
TARGET MARKET
The primary targets for this service will be for youths and adults who want a McDonald’s meal but do not
have the capabilities or resources to get to a McDonald’s restaurant. These individuals are usually
the group that is interested in eating food from a restaurant that is familiar or home-like, and who find
value in the McDonald’s food items.
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE & POSITIONING
Point of Difference
Unique tastes and convenience: McDonald’s is known for its tasty, quick meals that are perfect for an individual who has a tight budget. The restaurant is also known to be in locations close to residential areas, and cities, for the convenience of the residents in and around these areas.
Taste trends: McDonald’s looks at certain flavor preferences in certain areas in and around the chain of restaurants and also looks at the taste preferences in gender and age. This is to ensure that every segment of the market is satisfied with the McDonald product.
Familiar Packaging: McDonald’s is known for its unique golden arches, and its slogan “I’m lovin’ it”. This brands a product as having the McDonald’s quality, fast service that only McDonald’s is able to provide.
Positioning
In the past McDonald’s has never delivered their product to individuals in
and around their restaurants. McDonald’s will put their quality, fast service into the meal delivery that will leave customers
satisfied, as McDonald's slogan says “Lovin’ it”, and wanting more.
MARKETING PROGRAM
Product Product line- deliver any item
on menu
Product Quality- remains equal and will stay true to quality standards and higher
Packaging- Continue using the infamous golden arches
Price Starting at $10 at 5% delivery
charge
$11-$20 a 4% delivery charge
$21-$30 a 3% delivery charge
$31-$40 a 2% delivery charge
$41-$50 a 1% delivery charge
$50> no charge
Charges vary based on gasoline prices
MARKETING PROGRAM CONTINUED
Place We operate in most major
cities in the U.S and internationally.
We also have teamed with locations such as Walmart and airports
We have many suppliers, of which we may need to expand depending on how fast the delivery service may grow
Promotion Advertisement- commercials online
and television, billboards, magazine ads, newspaper ads
Online Delivery orders- convenience of ordering without interference of calling
Coupons- 5 ways Newspaper inserts Direct mail At locations Online Mobile apps
Financial Data and Projections
Year 2009 Year 2010 Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013
Currency in Millions 22,745 24,075 27,006 27,567 28,106
22,745
24,075
27,00627,567
28,106
Revenue
FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Actual Delivery Service
Delivery Service
Delivery Service
Delivery Service
Delivery Service
Financial Element 2013 2014 2015 2015 2017 2018 McDonalds in US 14278 1428 3212.5 3212.5 3212.5 3212.5 Net Sales (Millions) 4,744.30 4,839.20 4,936 5,035 5,136 5,238 Gross Profit (Millions) 2742.8 2797.66 2853.61 2910.7 2968.91 3028.29
McDonald’s five- year financial projection for the delivery service, will forecast an annual revenue increase to the sum of approximately 2 to 4 percent. These percentages are based on how much the customers utilizes the delivery service, it also depends on the market overview of McDonald’s competitors once the delivery service has been implement.
Targeted areas
% of
stores*
Year 1
2014
% of
stores*
Year 2
2015
% of
stores*
Year 3
2016
% of
stores*
Year 4
2017
% of
stores*
Year 5
2018
Downtown
Area
5%
15%
20%
25%
25%
Metropolitan
Area
5%
15%
20%
25%
25%
Implementation and Rollout Schedule
Here we see a rollout schedule, the delivery service is to target the consumers that have visited our restaurants throughout the duration of the current year (2014), and to focus on increasing those consumer numbers for the next 4 proceeding years. McDonald’s implementation of the delivery services will also increase our popularity.
EVALUATION
Through McDonald’s five-year plan, the increase and traffic from current and new customers will rev up revenue from 2-4%. This will assist in meeting company goals, and moving the company into a new era of delivery. With McDonald’s already spectacular reputation, the company plans to build on this by providing customers with a “bring it to you” evolution. After the rollout schedule has begun, we can prefect our processes by listening to our customer’s feedback, and using surveys to make our delivery option smoother and easier for our loyal customers. Overall the implementation will bring a guaranteed increase in revenue, and an increase in customer traffic, in turn, in the long run continue to make McDonald’s more accessible in multiple ways, and bring more customer satisfaction resulting in continuous long-term success.
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