You then get into a period a few years ago, where a lot of external factors that we didn't have anything to do with did hit, and some of them at the same time... devaluations, weak economies, you name it, in various parts of the world. Jim Cantalupo agodevaluationeconomy share on social
We have very specific rules about how we go to market with children, and I think they are very responsible. Jim Cantalupo childmarketresponsible 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
Playtime and toys are good for kids, or they wouldn't buy them. McDonald's can provide that experience. And having dinner with the family is good for kids. Jim Cantalupo buydinnerexperience Change image and 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
