In 2023, McDonald’s generated much revenue from franchised restaurants in the US vs. international markets. Indeed, McDonald’s generated $7.16 billion in revenue in the US from franchised restaurants and $3,22 in company-operated restaurants.
In 2023, McDonald’s generated $8.47 billion in net profits compared to $6.18 billion in net profits for 2022, and $7.54 billion in 2021. The company runs a heavily franchised businessmodel, where it has reached its target of nearly 95% franchised restaurants worldwide.
Franchising is a business model where the owner (franchisor) of a product, service, or method utilizes the distribution services of an affiliated dealer (franchisee). Usually, the franchisee pays the franchisor a royalty to use the brand, process, and product. And the franchisor instead supports the franchisee in starting the activity and providing a set of services as part of the franchising agreement. Franchising models can be heavy-franchised, heavy-chained, or hybrid (franchained).
This is in contrast, perhaps, with a company like Starbucks which follows an entirely different strategy skewed toward company-operated stores.
McDonald’s and Starbucks sit in the opposite spectrum of retail business models. Indeed, whereas McDonald’s follows a heavily franchised businessmodel, Starbucks follows a heavy-chained one.
A similar strategy to McDonald’s is employed by Burger King.
In 2020, McDonald’s generated over $19 billion in revenue, compared to Burger King’s almost $5 billion in revenue, in the same period.
Yet, over time Coca-Cola turned its subsidies into a sort of franchised operation, where the company can keep proper control through distribution deals and ownership stakes.
Coca-Cola follows a business strategy (implemented in 2006) where it invests initially in bottling partners’ operations through its operating arm – the Bottling Investment Group. As they take off, Coca-Cola divests its equity stakes, and it establishes a franchising model as long-term growth and distributionstrategy.
The major institutional shareholders comprise The Vanguard Group (8.83%) and BlackRock (7.1%). Major individual shareholders include Kevin Ozan (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), Stephen Easterbrook (President and CEO), and John Rogers, Jr., an investor, philanthropist, and Ariel Capital Management founder. And a few other individual shareholders.
McDonald’s is a heavily franchised businessmodel. In 2023, 61% of the total revenues came from franchised restaurants. The company’s long-term goal is to transition toward 95% of franchised restaurants (by 2023, franchised restaurants were 94.9% of the total restaurants). The company generated over $25 billion in revenues in 2023, of which $9.74 billion was from owned restaurants and $15.43 billion from franchised restaurants.
Of over $25 billion in revenues for 2023, $9.74 billion came from company-operated stores, while $15.43 billion came from franchised restaurants compared to $23 billion in revenue in 2022, of which $8.74 came from company-operated stores, while $14.1 billion came from franchised restaurants. And over $23 billion in revenue in 2021, McDonald’s generated almost ten billion dollars from company-operated restaurants, while it generated $13 billion from franchised restaurants.
In 2023, McDonald’s generated $8.47 billion in net profits compared to $6.18 billion in net profits for 2022, and $7.54 billion in 2021. The company runs a heavily franchised businessmodel, where it has reached its target of nearly 95% franchised restaurants worldwide.
In 2023, McDonald’s generated $8.47 billion in net profits compared to $6.18 billion in net profits for 2022, and $7.54 billion in 2021. The company runs a heavily franchised businessmodel, where it has reached its target of nearly 95% franchised restaurants worldwide.
McDonald’s had 150,000 employees in 2023, compared to 150,000 employees in 2022, 200,000 employees in 2021, and the same in 2020. The company runs a heavily franchised businessmodel, where most stores are franchised restaurants vs. owned ones. In 2022, McDonald’s franchised locations employed over two million individuals.
McDonald’s runs a heavy franchise businessmodel, where it has been substantially increasing its franchised restaurants while reducing its company-operated ones. For instance, by 2023, McDonald’s had 39,680 franchised restaurants vs. 2,142 owned and operated ones.
McDonald’s runs a heavily franchised businessmodel, where most of its margins come from franchised restaurants vs. operated ones. For instance, in 2023, $1.52 billion came from owned restaurants whereas $12.96 came from franchised restaurants.
Burger King is an American multinational chain of fast-food restaurants that is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The first Burger King restaurant, then known as Insta-Burger King, was opened in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953 by Keith Cramer and his stepfather Matthew Burns. Burger King Worldwide merged with the Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons in 2014. This precipitated the formation of parent company Restaurant Brands International, which is part-owned by former Burger King owner 3G Capital.
McDonald’s has a divisional organizational structure where each division – based on geographical location – is assigned operational responsibilities and strategic objectives. The main geographical divisions are the US, internationally operated markets, and international developmental licensed markets. And on the other hand, the hierarchical leadership structure is organized around regional and functional divisions.
Franchising is a business model where the owner (franchisor) of a product, service, or method utilizes the distribution services of an affiliated dealer (franchisee). Usually, the franchisee pays a royalty to the franchisor to be using the brand, process, and product. And the franchisor instead supports the franchisee in starting up the activity and providing a set of services as part of the franchising agreement. Franchising models can be heavy-franchised, heavy-chained, or hybrid (franchained).
Coca-Cola follows a business strategy (implemented since 2006) where through its operating arm – the Bottling Investment Group – it invests initially in bottling partners operations. As they take off, Coca-Cola divests its equity stakes, and it establishes a franchising model, as long-term growth and distributionstrategy.
Coca-Cola’s Purpose is to “refresh the world. make a difference.” Its vision and mission are to “craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love, to refresh them in body & spirit. And done in ways that create a more sustainable business and better-shared future that makes a difference in people’s lives, communities, and our planet.”
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