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PAPER 3: Investigating business in a competitive
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Extract A
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Benefits of McDonald’s to London and the UK
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London represents an important part of the McDonald’s story. It opened its first UK
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restaurant in Woolwich in 1974.
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In 2016, McDonald’s added £540 million in revenue to the Greater London economy.
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82% of restaurants in London are owned and operated by 24 franchisees – local 5
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entrepreneurs – with the remainder operated by the corporate group (McOpCo).
McDonald’s and its franchisees have become important members of communities in
London: investing in skills and developing people, supporting local causes and getting
kids into football.
Today McDonald’s has 183 restaurants across London, employing 15,000 people, with a 10
presence in every borough. In the UK, McDonald’s operates over 1,250 restaurants and
employs just over 115,000 people. Over 80% of restaurants are operated by franchisees
as local businesses. Worldwide, today, there are over 38,000 restaurants.
(Source: adapted from https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/McDonald%27s%20
Resturants%20Ltd%20%282650%29.pdf )
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Jamie Oliver’s empire collapses
Jamie Oliver’s has closed all but three of 25 UK restaurants, with the loss of 1,000 jobs,
after the business called in administrators.
The celebrity chef said he was “deeply saddened” by the blow to his restaurant empire,
which first launched in London in 2002. 5
“I appreciate how difficult this is for everyone affected,” he said. “We launched the brand
Jamie’s Italian in 2008, with the intention of positively disrupting mid-market dining in
the UK high street. The brand offered great value and much higher quality ingredients,
best-in-class animal welfare standards and an amazing team who shared my passion for
great food and service. And we did exactly that.” 10
(Source: adapted from https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom)
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