Sustainability Report 2022

Running head: ASSIGNMENT 2: SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
ASSIGNMENT 2: SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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Author Note

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Core business overview
The core business of McDonalds is food and restaurant services. The organization is a
multi-national restaurant chain. McDonalds has a global restaurant chain that comprises of more
than 37,800 restaurants. The company is located in more than 100 countries across the world.
The worldwide revenue is 21.02 Billion US Dollars (Mcdonalds.com.au 2019). The major
products and services include various food offerings including hamburgers, sandwiches, french-
fries, soft drinks and other food items. The products on offer are mainly the food and beverages
that are much importantly provided to the customers. The products at times vary with the
different times of the year and seasons. McDonals also offers side products in case of toys for the
kids in case of the happy meals that are provided.
Operating cycle template and production cycle
FOOD PRODUCTION INPUTS OUTPUTS
Purchase food supplies
Transport In
Preparation
Cooking
Kitchen & restaurant equipment – cleaning,
repairs, maintenance

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Packing/Packaging
Office/Administration/Marketing/Accounting
Employee/HR services
Delivery
Product disposal
Analysis-
This is the operating cycle that is mostly utilized at McDonalds as it is restaurant oriented
business chain. The description of the cycle is that the early purchase of the raw materials are
made it is transported to the various areas and in the end supplied to the kitchens of the
restaurant.
Purchase food supplies- Food supplies are purchased from the various food suppliers and the
various farms. The food supplies are essentially the raw materials that would be used in the
various products that McDonalds would offer. This includes products such as wheat, corn, meat
and various other farm produce. This also includes cooking oil and the various utility services
like the gas services.
Transport In- The transport of the supplies occurs to the various stores of McDonalds. The
transport vehicles transfer the products to the various stores of McDonalds.
Preparation- The preparation of the supplies refer to the sorting of the various products in
accordance of the product manufacturing that need to take place.
Cooking- Cooking is a very important process as here the suppliers are utilized to actually make
the various products that McDonalds offers, like hamburgers, cheeseburgers and french fries.
This is an important part of the entire process as the production of the services take place in this
part.