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Whenever I see "President" as a corporate title, I think "over inflated sales title to make clients feel like they are being taken serious and talking to actual

Whenever I see "President" as a corporate title, I think "over inflated sales title to make clients feel like they are being taken serious and talking to actual leadership". I've seen "presidents" reporting to "vice-presidents"!

parl_match 10mo ago
googled it... some estimates put mcdonalds coca cola sales at over $1b usd a year so maybe this one isnt so inflated lol
- pixl97 10mo ago
  Yea, after the syrup is remixed it's estimated that McD's sells hundreds of millions of gallons of Coke products a year. It's def something you have a dedicated executive team to make sure everything is working smoothly.
  - crazygringo 10mo ago
    (never mind, think I read the comment wrong!)
    - blairbeckwith 10mo ago
      I don't think there was any sarcasm there.
      - fragmede 10mo ago
        What's the opposite of Poe's law?
      - ghaff 10mo ago
        I assume no sarcasm either whether or not you completely approve of the business. There must be a very significant team associated with a global business at that scale.
  - conception 10mo ago
    …to get everyone on time to the golf course.
    - fragmede 10mo ago
      What's your hobby, and why is it better than theirs?
      - eru 10mo ago
        To go on a tangent: lots of people even like to think back nostalgically to the time when bankers were at the golf course by 3pm. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-6-3_Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-6-3_Rule (I don't agree, but it's a popular enough sentiment.)
  - Simulacra 10mo ago
    I read that the syrup is stored in these special tanks, and when it's mixed with the carbonated water, it comes out as the best tasting, freshest Coca-Cola you can get. It's always tasted amazing at McDonald's. Almost like bottled Coke.
    - sollewitt 10mo ago
      I'd guess every soda gun at every bar in the world would work the same?
      - 0cf8612b2e1e 10mo ago
        Supposedly McDonald’s is the only business that gets the syrup distributed in metal kegs. Everyone else gets the plastic bags, which could lead to some taste difference. I am pretty sure I could blind taste test canned vs bottled soda.
        beAbU 10mo ago
        You are referring to Corny kegs [1]. AFAIK they are completely phased out in the soda industry (including McDs). They are very popular in the home beer brewing community because they are easy to clean and the right size for your typical homebrew batch (20 litres). They've become difficult to obtain in recent years because they are not being used in industry any more so there's no secondary market. Some players are making them new, but they are quite expensive. I used to have a couple of regular beer kegs on "long term loan" from Heineken because I was not able to source cornys for cheap. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_keg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_keg
    - denkmoon 10mo ago
      Definitely depends on the store in my experience (Aus), I think some may not maintain their machines as frequently/well, or maybe even deliberately watered down. Glass bottle Coke is the best coke imo.
    - c22 10mo ago
      In my experience ever since the coke started coming out of the same nozzle as every other soda it has tasted like ass.
- ghaff 10mo ago
  Whether the title is president, EVP, or SVP, I find it almost shocking that people here are surprised that McDonalds has a very senior person in charge of the Coca-Cola relationship. Yes, title inflation happens at a lot of companies, but I'm willing to cut a lot of slack when you get to $1B revenue or leading responsibility for a major product area.
  - snypher 10mo ago
    This guy works for Coke though right, you might have this backwards?
    - ghaff 10mo ago
      Yes, I flipped it. Duh. Obviously the two companies are important partners. I imagine there is a pretty senior person on the McDonalds side who has primary responsibility for the partnership.
- roncesvalles 10mo ago
  Also it says his org deals with 100 markets globally. McDonalds isn't the same company in every country, it's basically dealing with 100 different clients with vastly disparate needs, regulations, supply chains etc.
  - Ekaros 10mo ago
    Also possibly some of their sub-clients. McDonald's uses franchise model. So ensuring things are correct for those too. There is something like 38 thousand restaurants. With varying supply chains, probably in some countries multiple.
mathgeek 10mo ago
It’s layers, like an ogre. Vice presidents with multiple layers under them.
yed 10mo ago
This is a common convention in the financial sector and several others but not necessarily all industries. Companies that produce actual goods often have way less title inflation than others.
nunez 10mo ago
Very large customers will self-justify dedicated org charts to protect the revenue they bring in.

parl_match 10mo ago

googled it... some estimates put mcdonalds coca cola sales at over $1b usd a year so maybe this one isnt so inflated lol

pixl97 10mo ago
Yea, after the syrup is remixed it's estimated that McD's sells hundreds of millions of gallons of Coke products a year. It's def something you have a dedicated executive team to make sure everything is working smoothly.
- crazygringo 10mo ago
  (never mind, think I read the comment wrong!)
  - blairbeckwith 10mo ago
    I don't think there was any sarcasm there.
    - fragmede 10mo ago
      What's the opposite of Poe's law?
    - ghaff 10mo ago
      I assume no sarcasm either whether or not you completely approve of the business. There must be a very significant team associated with a global business at that scale.
- conception 10mo ago
  …to get everyone on time to the golf course.
  - fragmede 10mo ago
    What's your hobby, and why is it better than theirs?
    - eru 10mo ago
      To go on a tangent: lots of people even like to think back nostalgically to the time when bankers were at the golf course by 3pm. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-6-3_Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-6-3_Rule (I don't agree, but it's a popular enough sentiment.)
- Simulacra 10mo ago
  I read that the syrup is stored in these special tanks, and when it's mixed with the carbonated water, it comes out as the best tasting, freshest Coca-Cola you can get. It's always tasted amazing at McDonald's. Almost like bottled Coke.
  - sollewitt 10mo ago
    I'd guess every soda gun at every bar in the world would work the same?
    - 0cf8612b2e1e 10mo ago
      Supposedly McDonald’s is the only business that gets the syrup distributed in metal kegs. Everyone else gets the plastic bags, which could lead to some taste difference. I am pretty sure I could blind taste test canned vs bottled soda.
      - beAbU 10mo ago
        You are referring to Corny kegs [1]. AFAIK they are completely phased out in the soda industry (including McDs). They are very popular in the home beer brewing community because they are easy to clean and the right size for your typical homebrew batch (20 litres). They've become difficult to obtain in recent years because they are not being used in industry any more so there's no secondary market. Some players are making them new, but they are quite expensive. I used to have a couple of regular beer kegs on "long term loan" from Heineken because I was not able to source cornys for cheap. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_keg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_keg
  - denkmoon 10mo ago
    Definitely depends on the store in my experience (Aus), I think some may not maintain their machines as frequently/well, or maybe even deliberately watered down. Glass bottle Coke is the best coke imo.
  - c22 10mo ago
    In my experience ever since the coke started coming out of the same nozzle as every other soda it has tasted like ass.
ghaff 10mo ago
Whether the title is president, EVP, or SVP, I find it almost shocking that people here are surprised that McDonalds has a very senior person in charge of the Coca-Cola relationship. Yes, title inflation happens at a lot of companies, but I'm willing to cut a lot of slack when you get to $1B revenue or leading responsibility for a major product area.
- snypher 10mo ago
  This guy works for Coke though right, you might have this backwards?
  - ghaff 10mo ago
    Yes, I flipped it. Duh. Obviously the two companies are important partners. I imagine there is a pretty senior person on the McDonalds side who has primary responsibility for the partnership.
roncesvalles 10mo ago
Also it says his org deals with 100 markets globally. McDonalds isn't the same company in every country, it's basically dealing with 100 different clients with vastly disparate needs, regulations, supply chains etc.
- Ekaros 10mo ago
  Also possibly some of their sub-clients. McDonald's uses franchise model. So ensuring things are correct for those too. There is something like 38 thousand restaurants. With varying supply chains, probably in some countries multiple.

mathgeek 10mo ago

It’s layers, like an ogre. Vice presidents with multiple layers under them.

yed 10mo ago

This is a common convention in the financial sector and several others but not necessarily all industries. Companies that produce actual goods often have way less title inflation than others.

nunez 10mo ago

Very large customers will self-justify dedicated org charts to protect the revenue they bring in.