"According to a White House report, new manufacturing jobs might be as close as your nearest drive-thru." is somewhat telling, as is the message in the report that if you agree you are a manufacturer, you get tax breaks.
It's had an effect in what has been since classified as manufacturing. Here's a slide show regarding McDonalds' operations in India.
Procurement of raw materials:
•Vegetables from Ludhiana (Punjab)
•Chicken from Mumbai (Maharashtra)
•French fries from USA
•Valla Mine fish from New Zealand
PROCESS
The food manufacturing process at McDonalds
is completely transparent and the whole
process is visible to the customers.
It's had an effect in what has been since classified as manufacturing. Here's a slide show regarding McDonalds' operations in India.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/27447277/MC-DONALDS
Procurement of raw materials: •Vegetables from Ludhiana (Punjab) •Chicken from Mumbai (Maharashtra) •French fries from USA •Valla Mine fish from New Zealand
PROCESS The food manufacturing process at McDonalds is completely transparent and the whole process is visible to the customers.