McDonald's has become a symbol of globalization as it has expanded to over 31,000 restaurants in 118 countries worldwide. When it entered Japan in 1971, it adjusted its menu to include items like rice burgers to appeal more to Japanese tastes and incorporate rice, a staple of Japanese meals. Similarly in India, McDonald's introduced Indian-inspired menu items like the McAloo Tikki burger that use local spices to adapt to customers' preferences while still maintaining its core brand. By localizing menus, McDonald's has been able to successfully globalize its brand in different cultures.

1. Big Mac to Rice Burger
Globalization:
McDonalds in Japan

2. INTRODUCTION
• The first McDonald‟s was launched in Los Angeles in 1954. At that
time it was Ray Kroc, a salesmen of paper cups and mixers, who
signed a contract with it‟s owners, Dick and Mac McDonald, to
further spread the McDonald‟s concept.
• A McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or
the corporation itself. The corporation's revenues come from the
rent, royalties and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-
operated restaurants.
• McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken, french
fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, shakes and desserts. In response to
changing consumer tastes, the company has expanded its menu to
include salads, wraps, smoothies and fruit.

3. GLOBAL PRESENCE

4. McDonald’s Globalization
 McDonald's has become emblematic of globalization, sometimes referred
to as the "McDonaldization" of society.
 Globalization has affected almost every aspect of life in almost every
nation. From economic to social to culture, this widespread exchange of
goods, services and ideas have influenced changes around the world.
 McDonalds has about 31,000 restaurants in 118 countries! Out of 193
countries in the world.
 One of the most influential changes came with the introduction of fast
food restaurants like McDonald‟s into foreign countries. Transformations
have taken place which could be perceived as beneficial or corrupting to
that culture.
 Before the introduction of McDonald‟s overseas “fast food was almost
unknown. McDonald‟s was the first company to try to export America‟s
love of fast food and changes in eating habits of other nations.”

5.  Globalization is always an uneven process where there will winners and
losers.
 Even though there has been many changes in the eating habits of the
nations influenced by the introduction of McDonald's there has been many
positive aspects. With the advancement of technology and communication
the world itself seem to be moving at a faster pace. The advent of fast food
into foreign cultures allows the opportunity to keep up with this fast pace.
Culture is ever changing and thus McDonald's marks another step in the
evolution of culture with the changes in has brought about. The menu has
given people a new choice over the traditional foods eaten in the past.

6.  ENTRY IN JAPAN
 In 1971 the chain reached Japan.
 McDonald‟s Japan was the same concept as McDonald‟s America, but they
did adjust the menu a bit to suit the Japanese taste.
 McDonald‟s was initially a symbol of America; or, a symbol of America as
perceived by the Japanese.
 McDonald‟s food is actually considered a snack instead of a meal, and
therefore has never posed a serious challenge to the Japanese lunch or
dinner market.
 McDonald‟s food cannot be shared as sharing is an important part of the
Japanese dinner or lunch time because it brings a sense of community.
 McDonald‟s food consists mostly of meat and bread. To the Japanese, meat
has always been a part of the Western diet and not of their own traditional
lifestyle.

7.  The major reason for unadaptation of McDonald‟s food was lack of rice in
it.
 McDonald‟s food lacks rice makes it unsuitable for a proper dinner or
lunch: according to Japanese, a real meal always includes rice, which is not
only seen as good nutrition but also as a metaphor for Japanese national
identity.
 Introduction of new food as well as new way to eat.
 McDonald‟s did not only introduce a new type of food to Japan, it also
introduced a new way to eat. These table manners are actually the opposite
of the Japanese way to eat. At McDonald‟s, you eat whilst standing instead
of sitting, and you use your hands instead of chopsticks.
 Although all these things were previously considered very
negative, McDonald‟s gave a positive twist to them.
 „In the public sphere the “new” forms of etiquette gradually became the
norm; the fashionableness of eating fast food wore thin as the restaurants
became a routine feature of everyday, working life‟ . McDonald‟s became
an ordinary feature within Japanese society.

8. RICE BURGER

9.  McDonald‟s has actually become „local‟ in a certain way.
 Japan adapted McDonald‟s to suit it‟s own society.
 Japanese can eat a Teriyaki or Rice Burger, drink Oolong (green) tea, and
read the Japanese McJoy magazine.
 McDonald‟s is embedded in Japanese culture now, and the concept of
McDonald‟s is not interpreted the same way all over the world: each
culture, like Japan, fits this into society the way they find appropriate. In
this way, no matter how globalized the world will be, we will still have
diversity in cultures: global will just become glocal.

10. McDonald's in India
 McDonald's wanted to position itself as 'Indian' and a promoter of 'family
values and culture', as well as being 'comfortable and easy'.
 Simultaneously, the brand wanted to communicate that, operationally, it
was committed to maintaining a quality service, cleanliness and offering
value for money.
 McDonald‟s earlier hurt the religious sentiments of Indians by using beef
flavoring for its "Vegetarian" French Fries.
 McDonald‟s introduced flavor of beef or pork in their food items but soon
after the introduction controversies around McDonald's products started.

11. This made McDonald’s react quickly as a result of which:

12.  This made McDonald’s react quickly as a result of which :
 "Products like McAloo Tikki burger, Veg Pizza McPuff and Chicken
McGrill burger were formulated and introduced using spices favored by
Indians.
 McDonald‟s ensured that for special sauces they use local spices do not use
beef and pork
 Introduction of McAloo Tikki burger in addition to other western foods
also helps to understand the concept of glocalisation- where we can see a
global company introduces food items mingling them with the local food
items.