Ralph Alvarez Quotes (9 Quotes)

Today, we're selling 2 billion in chicken, and that's significantly up from a few years ago. We believe this trend will continue so we're putting a stronger focus on chicken rather than beef but its not at the expense of beef, rather incremental to it.

Customers continue to tell us that they want great-tasting menu choices with new flavor and more variety. As a result, quality chicken products represent an important part of our menu.

You will see a greater variety of freshly prepared foods, with a specific focus on the chicken category and breakfast.

As we celebrate this 50-year milestone, I'm proud to say that our U.S. business continues to be very strong.

We've seen limited reaction to the gas prices. We are much more of a necessity today than just an optional meal.

We've got to give consumers variety and new tastes. They're not coming just for our tried-and-true core products.

The growth in chicken has not been at the expense of our hamburger sales, it's been in addition to them. Hamburger sales are up slightly over that period, too.

Although I never knew Ray Kroc, his vision and legacy lives within all of us. By focusing our full-time best efforts on operations excellence, we can keep Ray's vision alive for the next 50 years.

I am honored to congratulate the top 1 percent of McDonald's restaurant managers in the country. We are proud to pay tribute to the best and brightest managers in our system for the critical role they play in delivering a truly outstanding restaurant experience for our guests and our employees.