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Jim Cantalupo Biography

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Jim Cantalupo was a significant figure in the business world, born on November 14, 1943, and passed away on April 19, 2004. His specific profession and category are unknown.

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“McDonald's is almost 50 years old. For 47 years we had a pretty consistent track record of being able to deliver admirable sales.”

Years Able Records Track Consistent Admirable Mcdonalds Track Record

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“And so if your competitors aren't growing, if there isn't a competitive reason to grow, and you want focus and discipline to add customers to existing stores, you adjust your strategy.”

Ifs Want Reason Grows Focus Growing Discipline Strategy Add Customers Stores Competitors

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“You have got to have discipline and focus - on the customer and how you run the business.”

Running Focus Discipline Customers

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“As I said, I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about partner brands.”

Thinking Said Havens Partners Brands

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“But you know the second month I was here I put out a healthy lifestyles directive. The pundits will say it was because we were sued. Well that's what they say. It was never about that.”

Knows Wells Months Healthy Lifestyle Healthy Lifestyle Pundits

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“I think we'll still be a family restaurant, we'll be contemporary, we'll be lifestyle, we won't be old, we won't be 60 years old in the view of the consumer.”

Thinking Years Stills Views Lifestyle Contemporary Consumers Restaurants

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“We cover hamburgers, chicken, veggie burgers, salads, we've got a pretty broad range. To me, McDonald's isn't only about the food. It's about the prices, it's about the way we eat.”

Way Range Chickens Broads Salad Mcdonalds Hamburgers Burgers

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“But we had a pretty diversified portfolio of businesses around the world and things tended to offset each other. But one or two years ago, we had a lot of things happening at the same time.”

World Years Two Happenings Years Ago Things Happen Around The World Two Years Portfolios Two Years Ago

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“But, on balance, we seized the marketplace. We've got a great infrastructure. And yes it's struggling in some areas because of some external factors and some internal factors.”

Struggle Balance Areas Factors Internals Infrastructure Marketplace

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“I talked about 12 to 18 months, and that's about reaffirming our foundation for sustained growth: getting the discipline back, getting the basics right, getting the customer focus back... so by the end of next year, I hope most of that's in place.”

Years Ends Next Growth Focus Months Discipline Foundation Customers Next Year Basics

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“I think this year we'll open up 900 gross, we're closing some, so the net count is lower, but the 900 are spread all over the place. Some of the closures are relocations, where you're moving it to another place in the marketplace.”

Thinking Years Moving Spread Gross Closing Marketplace Closure

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“I think we have a great track record on being relevant, on identifying consumer trends, needs and wants.”

Thinking Want Needs Records Track Consumers Trends Relevant Identifying Track Record Needs And Wants

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“Playtime and toys are good for kids, or they wouldn't buy them. McDonald's can provide that experience. And having dinner with the family is good for kids.”

Kids Dinner Toys Mcdonalds Playtime

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“Salads was a big indicator of that - there was a huge market out there for it. And why not tap it? Some of the things we are doing now around the globe are responding to customers. It's not because some guy sued you.”

Bigs Guy Huge Customers Why Not Globes Salad Responding Indicators

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“So Europe's a big driver. And at one point, if the euro hadn't devalued, they would have been making as much money as the US with half the stores. Returns were higher.”

Ifs Has Beens Bigs Half Return Higher Europe Stores Drivers Euro

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“Some of the analysts were saying, Now you're a cash cow, there's no growth at all, pay it all out in dividends, give me it all, you can't invest wisely.”

Giving Growth Pay Give Me Cash Cows Analysts Dividends

Author:Jim Cantalupo

“When you raise prices, you've got to make sure you get it to the bottom line. You can fritter it away because of the way you're running the business, with maybe not a totally disciplined approach.”

Way Running Lines Approach Raises Bottom Bottom Line

Author:Jim Cantalupo

About the Author

Born: November 14, 1943
Died: April 19, 2004
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Quotes: 17

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