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1、雅思阅读实战训练(九)★HowaFrenchmanisrevivingMcDonald'sinEuropeA.WhenDenisHennequintookoverastheEuropeanbossofMcDonald'sinJanuary2004,theworld'sbiggestrestaurantchainwasshowingsignsofrecoveryinAmericaandAustralia,butsalesinEuropeweresluggishordeclining.Oneexceptionwas
2、France,whereMrHennequinhaddoneasterlingjobasheadofthegroup'sFrenchsubsidiarytosellmoreBigMacstohiscompatriots.Histaskwastoreplicatethissuccessinall41oftheEuropeancountrieswhereanti-globalisers'favouriteenemyoperates.B.SofarMrHennequinisdoingwell.LastyearEuro
3、peansalesincreasedby5.8%andthenumberofcustomersby3.4%,thebestannualresultsinnearly15years.Europeaccountedfor36%ofthegroup'sprofitsandfor28%ofitssales.DecemberwasanespeciallygoodmonthascustomerstooktoseasonalmenuofferingsinFranceandBritain,andtoapromotioninGe
4、rmanybasedonthegameofMonopoly.CMrHennequin'srecipeforrevivalistobemoreopenabouthiscompany'soperations,tobe“locallyrelevant”,andtoimprovetheexperienceofvisitinghis6,400restaurants.McDonald'sisblamedformakingpeoplefat,exploitingworkers,treatinganimalscruelly,p
5、ollutingtheenvironmentandsimplyforbeingAmerican.MrHennequinsayshewantstoengageinadialoguewiththepublictoaddresstheseconcerns.D.Heintroduced“opendoor”visitordaysineachcountrywhichbecamehugelypopular.InPolandalonesome50,000visitorscametoMcDonald'sthroughthevis
6、itors'programmelastyear.TheNutritionInformationInitiative,launchedlastyear,putdetailedlabelsonMcDonald'spackagingwithdataoncalories,protein,fat,carbohydratesandsaltcontent.Thedetailsarealsoprintedontray-liners.E.MrHennequinalsowantspeopletoknowthat“McJobs”,t
7、helow-paidmenialjobsatMcDonald'srestaurants,aremuchbetterthanpeoplethink.Butsomeofhiseffortshavebackfired:lastyearhesparkedacontroversywiththeintroductionofa“McPassport”thatallowsMcDonald'semployeestoworkanywhereintheEuropeanUnion.Politiciansaccusedthefirmof
8、aploytomakecheaplabourfromeasternEuropemoreeasilyavailabletoMcDonald'smanagersacrossthecontinent.F.Tostayintouchwithlocalneedsandpreferences,McDonald'semployslocalbossesasmuchaspossible.ARussian
