McDonald's Russia: A Jewel in the McDonald's Emerging Market Operations?
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Case Code: BSTR366 Case Length: 34 Pages Period: 1990-2010 Pub Date: 2010 Teaching Note: Not Available |
Price: Rs.400 Organization: McDonald's Corporation Industry: Fast Food Countries: Russia Themes: Entry and Expansion Strategy, Globalization, Managing across Borders and Culture, Emerging Market |
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Abstract
McDonald's Corporation is one of the oldest chains of quick service restaurants in the world and the largest. It was started in the late 1930s by two brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in California, the US. Within a few years, the chain had become quite popular and it started to grow in numbers. The founders started to franchise out the stores to other partners at a premium price. In 1967, it started its international expansion for the first time by entering Canada and subsequently ramped up its presence in other international markets.
McDonald's opened its first outlet in Russia in 1990. It entered at a time when the country was still struggling to gain political and economic stability after reforms had been introduced.
It started by developing the food processing unit and training the local suppliers. McDonald's became an instant hit in the country where the culture of fast food was as new as the burger. The company experienced many obstacles along the way but it continued its slow and steady growth in the country. As of 2010, Russia was one of its key markets in Europe and some experts considered it as the jewel in McDonald's system.
The case details the difficulties McDonald's had in entering the country and discusses how it overcame various challenges to establish itself firmly in the market. It discusses in detail some of the strategies adopted by McDonald's in Russia, including HR strategies, procurement strategies, expansion strategies, etc. that helped it gain a strong footing in the Russian market - so much so that the company accounted for more than two-third of the fast food market in Russia. The case ends with the challenges that the company is facing in the country.
Issues
The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives
- To understand entry and expansion strategies for an international company
- Evaluate McDonald's globalization strategies
- Study and analyze the entry and expansion strategies of McDonald's in Russia
- To learn about the challenges of international operation for a fast food chain in an emerging economy like Russia
- Explore the strategies McDonald's can adopt in the future to sustain growth in the Russian market
Contents
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Introduction
Background Note
International Expansion
Entering Russia
Expansion in Russia
Results
Overcoming Challenges
Outlook
Exhibits
Keywords
Entry strategy, Expansion strategy, Globalization, Political environment, Regulatory environment, Competition, Operations, Culture, Pricing, Purchasing, HR Strategy, Russian fast food market, Emerging market strategy, Russia, Mcdonald's
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