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There are 10 questions about “Ethics” in the “How do you operate?” topic.
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- 1. Do you feel that you have encouraged obesity by marketing supersize products? You must have been aware of the damage a 1 litre cup of Coke would do to a small child...
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You will be happy to know that McDonald's no longer sells the supersize option in the UK because there weren't many customers taking up the offer. By the time Super Sizing was stopped it accounted for less than 0.1 percent of all UK sales. However it seems fair to point out that even when Supersize options were available, this is exactly what they were - options. Small, regular and standard large sizes were also available so customers were able to make their own choice of size.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 2. How might the ethics and value system be different in McDonald's in other countries?
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Across the world, McDonald's aims to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment, be a socially responsible company and to provide good returns for its shareholders. Each country has the freedom necessary to listen to its customers and to comply with local legislation but the ethics and values of the company remain true across the globe.
(June 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 3. How does McDonald's abide by consumer laws?
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Like many retail businesses, McDonald’s values the importance of its customers and therefore strives to adhere to all laws and regulations across its business activities.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 4. If it were possible, would you consider selling your food in UK schools like the scheme you have in the US?
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No. McDonald’s has no plans to sell McDonald’s food in UK schools and wouldn’t choose to do so, even if this were possible. McDonald’s also doesn’t operate in schools in the US.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 5. why do you have to build so many restaurants? you are putting so many independant retailers out of business, is it just to make money for this greedy corporation?
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Just like any company, McDonald’s is in business to make a profit. Many of McDonald’s franchised restaurants are actually owned by local businessmen and women, who invest in the community as whole.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 6. Do you build restaurants near schools?
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McDonald’s does not intentionally build restaurants near schools. Restaurants are located everywhere from shopping centres, to high streets, or on retail parks. Any proximity to a school is purely a co-incidence.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 7. Do you not think that the increasing globilisation of MacDonalds is taking away from both the culture of foreign countries and also depriving smaller restaurants of customers and income. Moreover, what is you policy on giving back to foreign communities, particularly in poorer countries, where it seems as though your profits are sent straight back to the main MacDonald's base.
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McDonald’s takes care to be a positive part of every country and community where it operates. Many McDonald’s restaurants are operated by franchisees who are local business men and women who often come from the community where they operate their businesses.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 8. why dont you stop lying and admit your food is absolute rubbish and that you couldnt care less about other people on the planet, regardless of whether they work for you or not?
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This is not what McDonald’s is about and isn’t a statement that McDonald’s employees, franchisees or customers would agree with.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 9. Do you value the quality of your food so much that you believe it is worth driving out all local fast food trade by under cutting them with mass produced food? Is your plan for a golden arch utopia?
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McDonald’s aims to provide its customers with a good experience and value for money.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 10. Why do you build restaurants opposite colleges and schools?
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McDonald’s does not intentionally build restaurants near schools. Restaurants are located everywhere from shopping centres, to high streets, or on retail parks. Any proximity to a school is purely a co-incidence.
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