I think this year we'll open up 900 gross, we're closing some, so the net count is lower, but the 900 are spread all over the place. Some of the closures are relocations, where you're moving it to another place in the marketplace. Jim Cantalupo closeclosurecount share on social
Ronald has had bicycle safety and safety in the home. Yes, Ronald is McDonald's, second most recognised figure after Santa Claus, and there's an element of obviously benefiting your business. Jim Cantalupo benefitbicyclebusiness Change image and share on social
The markets where we've got real good presence are the older, more mature markets like Australia, and Western Europe - where we've only got 6,000 stores, compared to the US with 13,000. Jim Cantalupo 000australiacompare Change image and share on social
When you raise prices, you've got to make sure you get it to the bottom line. You can fritter it away because of the way you're running the business, with maybe not a totally disciplined approach. Jim Cantalupo approachbottombusiness Change image and share on social
I talked about 12 to 18 months, and that's 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 that's in place. Jim Cantalupo backbasiccustomer share on social
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 agobusinessdiversify Change image and share on social
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. It's not because some guy sued you. Jim Cantalupo bigcustomerglobe share on social
As I said, I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about partner brands. Jim Cantalupo brandlotpartner Change image and share on social
McDonald's is almost 50 years old. For 47 years we had a pretty consistent track record of being able to deliver admirable sales. Jim Cantalupo admirableconsistentdeliver Change image and share on social
We cover hamburgers, chicken, veggie burgers, salads, we've got a pretty broad range. To me, McDonald's isn't only about the food. It's about the prices, it's about the way we eat. Jim Cantalupo broadburgerchicken Change image and share on social