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Jim Cantalupo Quotes
And I think that that is one of the big reasons for our success in Europe. We are one of the few restaurants where kids and families are welcome. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
And so if your competitors arent growing, if there isnt a competitive reason to grow, and you want focus and discipline to add customers to existing stores, you adjust your strategy. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
As I said, I havent spent a lot of time thinking about partner brands. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Because we only feed in the United States less than 1 per cent of the meals, most of them are eaten elsewhere. Most meals are eaten at home. So to make McDonalds the target is not going to solve the problem. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
But I tell you, I would really be interested if there was a partner we could take in, that could put them over here on the side, that would allow us full leverage and access down the road. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
But in terms of store openings, theres just not a necessity, nor in my view at this point is this the best place we can spend our time. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
But in terms of the code by which we go to market - its not telling kids to supersize, were not selling them, generally, products, in the advertising we do to them. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
But we had a pretty diversified portfolio of businesses around the world and things tended to offset each other. But one or two years ago, we had a lot of things happening at the same time. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
But you know the second month I was here I put out a healthy lifestyles directive. The pundits will say it was because we were sued. Well thats what they say. It was never about that. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
But, on balance, we seized the marketplace. Weve got a great infrastructure. And yes its struggling in some areas because of some external factors and some internal factors. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Every year we close 300-400 stores anyway, just relocations. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
I havent seen another brand out there that can carry the breadth we do, and that has the infrastructure globally to take advantage of it. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
I talked about 12 to 18 months, and thats about reaffirming our foundation for sustained growth: getting the discipline back, getting the basics right, getting the customer focus back... so by the end of next year, I hope most of thats in place. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
I think this year well open up 900 gross, were closing some, so the net count is lower, but the 900 are spread all over the place. Some of the closures are relocations, where youre moving it to another place in the marketplace. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
I think we have a great track record on being relevant, on identifying consumer trends, needs and wants. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
I think well still be a family restaurant, well be contemporary, well be lifestyle, we wont be old, we wont be 60 years old in the view of the consumer. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
McDonalds is almost 50 years old. For 47 years we had a pretty consistent track record of being able to deliver admirable sales. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Playtime and toys are good for kids, or they wouldnt buy them. McDonalds can provide that experience. And having dinner with the family is good for kids. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Ronald has had bicycle safety and safety in the home. Yes, Ronald is McDonalds, second most recognised figure after Santa Claus, and theres an element of obviously benefiting your business. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Salads was a big indicator of that - there was a huge market out there for it. And why not tap it? Some of the things we are doing now around the globe are responding to customers. Its not because some guy sued you. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
So Europes a big driver. And at one point, if the euro hadnt devalued, they would have been making as much money as the US with half the stores. Returns were higher. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Some of the analysts were saying, Now youre a cash cow, theres no growth at all, pay it all out in dividends, give me it all, you cant invest wisely. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
The fact of the matter is, most of our orders are not supersized. Less than five per cent are supersized - thats never mentioned. The whole issue has been supersized itself. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
The markets where weve got real good presence are the older, more mature markets like Australia, and Western Europe - where weve only got 6,000 stores, compared to the US with 13,000. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Therell always be a level at which communities are popping up and you need to be there. Theres always that level of store openings. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
Today for us, its not about more stores. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
We cover hamburgers, chicken, veggie burgers, salads, weve got a pretty broad range. To me, McDonalds isnt only about the food. Its about the prices, its about the way we eat. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
We dont follow the definition of the tradition growth company that Wall Street talks about. But that doesnt mean were not going to grow. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
We have very specific rules about how we go to market with children, and I think they are very responsible. - Jim Cantalupo Quotes
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