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According to a survey from Janney Capital Markets analyst Mark Kalinowski, McDonald&#8217;s' operator outlook is the worst it has been in more than a decade and so is its relationship with franchisees. The survey paints a harsh picture of McDonald&#8217;s' sales before its quarterly earnings report next week and conveys that turnaround efforts have not yet been adopted. &#8220;McDonald&#8217;s' system is broken,&#8221; one operator said in the survey. &#8220;They talk menu reduction to help our people, simplify our menu for customers, but add products to help sales and it does not work. We <a href="http://nrn.com/franchising/survey-mcdonald-s-franchisee-outlook-worsens?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=survey-mcdonalds-future-looks-grim-1498" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">continue</a> to fall and fail.&#8221; The survey included 32 operators who own 215 restaurants &#8211; just a small percentage of the 3,100 franchisees in the U.S. system. &#8220;Approximately 3,100 franchisees own and operate McDonald&#8217;s restaurants across the U.S. Less than 1 percent of them were surveyed for this report. We value the feedback from our franchisees and have a solid working relationship with them,&#8221; the company said in a statement. Read more <a href="http://nrn.com/franchising/survey-mcdonald-s-franchisee-outlook-worsens?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=survey-mcdonalds-future-looks-grim-1498" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

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