McDonald's CEO faces a tall task in rebuilding trust with Black and Brown communities
Since the killing of George Floyd, the company has announced several spending commitments and partnerships aimed at removing growth barriers for what it calls diverse-owned companies. They include increasing its ad spend with Black-owned media companies from 2% of its national budget to 5% over the next four years and increasing spending with diverse-owned suppliers by nearly 10% by 2025.Critics say such efforts don’t always translate to positive actions on the ground.
Van Jakes, a Black former franchisee, said the company promotes itself as a champion of Black culture and advancement, but the CEO's remarks belie that message. Jakes, who operated stores in Atlanta from 1991 to 2016, said it’s a problem that Kempczinski felt comfortable making those remarks, which stereotype people of color.
“Part of what I feel so badly about is that my comments have compounded the grief that Adam Toledo’s family and Jaslyn Adams’ family have already experienced," he said."And I have reached out to those families, and I hope to have the opportunity to sit down with them in person and apologize.”
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