Ahappy staff can soup up sales, satisfy customers
Sep 21, 2009
While the tough economic environment has forced Texas Roadhouse to slow its unit growth, officials of the 335-unit casual-dining chain say they refuse to cut back on their programs to keep employees engaged and motivated. ...
Chipotle finds solution to grow pay increase for tomato pickers
Chipotle finds solution to grow pay increase for tomato pickers
Sep 21, 2009
DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has found a way to get an extra penny per pound of tomatoes, or a 64-percent pay increase, to the tomato pickers that gather Florida tomatoes for the restaurant chain. ...
DSRs with culinary experience becoming more common as distributors embrace that expertise
DSRs with culinary experience becoming more common as distributors embrace that expertise
Sep 21, 2009
All sales jobs are challenging, but you have to love what you do to be a distributor sales rep, or DSR. It takes knowledge of technology and love of gadgets to sell an iPhone or a Blackberry. But what if you have 10,000 products in your warehouse...
UPDATE: Jack in the Box franchisee reopens 70 units
Sep 21, 2009
ROSEVILLE Calif. Jack in the Box franchisee Kobra Associates Inc. said it has reopened its 70 Northern California restaurants after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors, including the state tax collector. The Roseville, Calif...
Outback Steakhouse
SLIDE SHOW: A look at Outback's new design
Sep 21, 2009
SARASOTA Fla. OSI Restaurant Partners has opened Outback Steakhouse units here and in Virginia Beach, Va., that tone down the Aussie theme of the past 21 years and offer a quieter hint of the Land Down Under.OSI, parent to the 970-unit Outback...
Guest feedback proves essential during hard times
Guest feedback proves essential during hard times
Sep 21, 2009
Customers participating in focus group studies last year for Tropical Smoothie Café gave executives of the 280-unit smoothie and sandwich chain plenty to chew on. “They told us what they loved about us and what they didn’t love...
Salmonella worries prompt spinach recall
Sep 19, 2009
SALINAS Calif. Ippolito International LP Friday said concern about possible salmonella contamination prompted it to recall 1,515 cartons of bunched spinach under the “Queen Victoria” brand that it sold to foodservice operators and others in...
Carlson pulls rights of Calif. Friday’s franchisee
Sep 19, 2009
SACRAMENTO Calif. Carlson Restaurants Worldwide has pulled the rights of the T.G.I. Friday’s franchisee here following a lengthy dispute and closed 10 of his stores in California, Oregon and Washington. Holding companies of the...
Ivar’s honors promos on underwater billboards
Sep 18, 2009
SEATTLE Just weeks after three barnacle-encrusted billboards were pulled from the bottom of Puget Sound, restaurant operator Ivar’s Inc. is honoring the promotions spelled out on those possibly decades-old advertisements. The...
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