McDonald Corporation

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are widely used in refrigeration and air conditioning, insulation, and plastic foams. Although nontoxic and nonflammable, they are believed to deplete the ozone layer in the atmosphere which shields the earth from the sun s ultraviolet radiation. While action to control the production and use of CFCs was still being debated, McDonalds s Corporation announced it would no longer use foam food containers produced with the aid of CFC in its fast food outlets. 

The structural changes in the chemical industry in the last two decades have been phenomenal and are still occurring. At one time, a chemical engineer would have been proud to pursue a career opportunity with corporate giants like Hoechst, ICI, McDonald Douglas, Rhone Poulenc, Union Carbide, or American Cyanamid. Where are these companies now The answer is that they have been down-sized, divested, acquired, merged and re-structured, some many times over, as vividly illustrated by Professor Felcht in Chapter 3. 

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Guengerich, S., Graham, D., MiUer, M., and McDonald, S. (1996), Building the Corporate Intranet, John Wiley Sons, New York. 

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Electrolysis of lead fluosilicate solutions is well established for lead refining by the Betts process, as detailed in Chapter 13. The principal advantage is the ability to produce a dense cathode deposit rather than a powder deposit. The process has largely been examined for the treatment of secondary lead materials, which are converted either into lead carbonate or PbO from mixed sulfate-oxide residues, and are then leached in fluosiUcic acid. The US Bureau of Mines developed an approach along these lines as an extension of the Betts electrorefining process to electrowinning (Cole, Lee and Paulson, 1981). This approach was also developed and applied on a commercial scale by RSR Corporation in the USA (Prengaman and McDonald, 1990). 

This public relations coup has polished McDonald s image and distinguished itself from other fast-food competitors. In contrast, its competitor, Burger King Corporation, has been boycotted by environmental groups for its importing of beef from cleared rain forests. 

McDonald s Corporation (USA) opened its doors in India in October 1996. McDonald s in India is a 50-50 joint venture partnership between two Indian businessmen. Amit Jatia s company Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. owns and operates McDonald s restaurants in Western India. While Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. headed by Vikram Bakshi owns and operates the Northern operations. Ever since then restaurants opened in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ludhiana, Jaipur, Faridabad, Doraha, Manesar, Bangalore and Gurgaon, and more are in the pipeline. 

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