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Strategic Management
Threats
• Changing consumer habits towards healthier food
choices
• Franchise operations affected by currency exchange
fluctuations
• Intensive competition from a fragmented number of
small competitors
ETOP ANALYSIS
Impact Importance Opportunities Threats
Political 8 6 48
Economical 8 5 40
Socio-cultural 6 5 30
Technological 4 5 20
Legal 7 6
Pizza Hut: History
• Pizza Hut (corporately known as Pizza Hut, Inc.) is an
American restaurant chain and international franchise
that offers different styles of pizza along with side
dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and
garlic bread.
• Pizza Hut is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (the
world's largest restaurant company)
• It has approximately 34,000 restaurants, delivery/carry-
out locations, and kiosks in 100 countries
• The chain was founded as a pizzeria in 1958 by
the Carney brothers - Dan and Frank.
Locations LOCATIONS
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
• Part of the largest restaurant chain in the world
• Over 20,000 franchises around the world
• Brand leader in the UK
• Innovative range of pizzas under one roof
• Famous television advertising
• Food attracts people of various ranges from young to old.
• Sound financial situation and international turnover.
• 100% owned by yum!
• Pizza Hut sits on top of global full-service restaurant tree
Weaknesses
• Loyal customers are feeling that the satisfaction of the pizzas is
declining.
• While Novak said Pizza Hut’s expansion into China is going
exceedingly well, there is battling problems in New Zealand and
Australia.
• There are complex computer systems and internal conflicts from
franchisees.
• There is a lack of an organic pizzas, which will limit the target market
Threat
• Rising competition undermines Pizza Hut as consumers go for greater
convenience
• Rising cheese costs threaten margins
• Threat from Dominos pizza, also from Mc Donald’s who have tried to
introduce a new meal that is a Pizza called: McPizza.
Opportunities
Political 7 8 56
Economical 8 5 40
Socio-cultural 9 9 81
Technological 5 8 40
Legal 7 6 42
Competitors 7 7 49
Kentucky Fried Chicken
History
• Founder
– Colonel Harland Sanders
• Beginning Developments
• Change of Ownership
– Harland Sanders
– Jack Massey
• John Young Brown Jr.
Major Fast-Food Segments
Strengths
KFC’s secret recipe
Name recognition and reputation
International expansion and expansion through franchising
Co-Branding
Neighbourhood Program
Weaknesses
• Many sales of KFC
• Limited menu offerings
• Inability to quickly bring new products to market
• PepsiCo’s poor relationship with franchises
• Failure to penetrate in some foreign markets
Opportunities
• The Mexican market
• Peso devaluation
• “Dual branding”
• New franchise laws in Mexico
• Australian opportunity
• New distribution channels
Threats
• Saturation of the U.S. market
• Increasing competition and rising sales of substitute products
• Changing preferences of consumers
• Obstacles associated with expansion in Mexico
ETOP ANALYSIS
Impact Importance Opportunities Threats
Political 7 8 56
Economical 8 5 40
Socio-cultural 9 5 45
Technological 5 7 40
Legal 7 6 42
MC DONALD’S
INTRODUCTION..
Restaurants
Industry
Fast food
(hamburgers • chicken • french
Products fries • soft drinks • coffee •
milkshakes • salads • desserts •
breakfast)
STRENGTHS
• Very strong brand name
• They are a global company operating more than 32000 restaurants in 109
countries.
• Cost Advantages
• Increase in competition
• Criticism – contribute to
obesity, and other health
problems
ETOP ANALYSIS
Impact Importance Opportunities Threats
Political 8 8 64
Economical 9 7 63
Socio-cultural 9 9 81
Technological 6 9 54
Legal 7 6 42
Competitors 7 7 49
Burger King
• A global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants
headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade
County, Florida, United States.
• Started in 1953 as Insta-Burger King.
• 7,800 restaurants (domestic)
• 21.9% of fast-food market share
• Added a multi-tiered value menu in 1993 with items
priced at 99¢, $1.99 and $2.99 (USD) to better
compete with its competitors.
• Burger King was first to introduce the dine-
in concept, and drive-through food service.
• Strategy:
– New color scheme (blue instead of tan & brick)
– Different style interior
– Open kitchen to show off flame-broiled cooking
– “Virtual fun centers” to play areas that provides
electronic interactive games.
– Same menu but new cooking units.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths:
– Second largest fast food hamburger restaurant (FFHR)
in the world
– Strong brand equity
– Growth model not capital intensive: 90% of its
restaurants are owned by franchisees
– Strong financial performance.
Weaknesses:
– Heavily concentrated in the US: about 65% of operations
– Not enough corporately owned stores means it relies
heavily on franchisees to execute its brand promise.
Opportunities:
– New product development, particularly around breakfast
– Keep building its brand through ad campaign, such as the
Whopper Virgin's
– Expansion into emerging markets
Threats:
– Changing consumer habits towards healthier food
choices.
– Away-from home consumption declines in the US due to
tougher consumer environment
– Intense competition from McDonald's, other restaurants
and even retailers
– Increasing labor costs putting pressure on bottom line
ETOP ANALYSIS
Political 6 8 48
Economical 6 7 42
Socio-cultural 6 5 30
Technological 5 5 25
Legal 7 5 35