1. McDonalds Competence
... 's is seeing a limit to how big it can expand. It is looking to diversify through acquisitions, much as McDonald's did (although Wendy's would scoff at the idea of imitating the Golden Arches) with its buy of Donatos. Ronald Joyce, co-founder of Tim Hortons, owns about 14% of Wendy's. The death of Dave Thomas in 2002 deprived Wendy's of more than ... than 10% of Diageo's sales. The company has been looking outside the US for growth in its goal of surpassing McDonald's. However, Europe isn't embracing an encroaching Americanism, and its golden-arched rival may have exhausted Europeans' ta...
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