Jack Greenberg
Jack Greenberg
conditions difficult global including overall pleased proud system year
This has been a challenging year for many global companies, including McDonald's, ... While I am not pleased with our overall results, I am proud of how our system has responded to the many difficult conditions we've faced.
beef concerns continue customers educate european food high lessen lingering optimistic quality safety year
In Europe, we are optimistic that lingering concerns about beef will continue to lessen as the year progresses, ... We continue to educate our European customers about McDonald's high food safety and quality standards.
building business comparable effective improved improving intent marketing menu sales six tough
While this has been a tough six months, we are intent upon improving the business by building comparable sales around the world through improved operations, effective marketing and menu development,
confident growth improvement setting stage strategies stronger year
This year has been challenging for McDonald's, ... But I am confident that our strategies are right and we will see significant improvement in 2002, setting the stage for stronger growth in 2003 and beyond.
existing expect invest million
As part of this plan, we expect to invest $300 million to $400 million in existing U.S. franchised restaurants in 2003,
ambitious continue difference environment environmental head proud tangible targets
McDonald's is proud of the tangible difference we have made for the environment in just 10 years. As we head into the new century, McDonald's will continue to set new, ambitious targets for environmental progress.
again coming dug grant opening project stayed university until
She was indomitable. She would take on a project like opening up the University of Mississippi and just keep coming back again and again and again. She was like Grant at Vicksburg. She just dug in there and stayed there until they rolled over.
again coming dug grant opening project stayed university until
She was indomitable, ... She would take on a project like opening up the University of Mississippi and just keep coming back again and again and again. She was like Grant at Vicksburg. She just dug in there and stayed there until they rolled over.
achieved business extended lead remarkable turnaround
We extended our considerable lead internationally and achieved a remarkable turnaround in our U.S. business,
based behalf business customers decisions field includes line operating personnel regional responsibility restaurant ultimately
We want the line -- which for McDonald's includes our divisional and regional staffs, owner/operators and restaurant personnel -- to make decisions on behalf of customers based on field operating needs. The line ultimately has responsibility and accountability for our business success,
century innovation integral vision
... Innovation is an integral part of our vision for McDonald's in the 21 st century
domestic grow optimistic remain
I remain very optimistic about our long-term opportunities to grow profitably in the domestic marketplace.
baton management opportunity pass team time
In every company's history, there is a time when it is appropriate to pass the baton and give a new management team the opportunity to lead, and that time has come at McDonald's,
coordinate dinosaur ought people point released smart
I ought to point out that the Dinosaur movie really is by coincidence being released this week, ... People give us too much credit. We weren't smart enough to coordinate all this.