In early 2003, McDonald's announced a new strategic blueprint—what it now calls its "Plan to Win." At the heart of this strategic plan was a new mission statement that re-focused the company on its customers. No longer satisfied with being "the world's best quick-service restaurant," McDonald's changed its mission to "being our customers' favorite place and way to eat." In line with the new mission, the company built its Plan to Win around five basics of an exceptional customer experience: people, products, place, price, and promotion. This new focus profoundly changed McDonald's strategic direction and priorities. Rather than simply working to provide the cheapest, most convenient meals to customers, the Plan to Win, along with the seemingly simple shift in mission, motivated McDonald's and its employees to focus on quality and the overall customer restaurant experience.