Family members have had some health issues, and have not had the time to manage the restaurant effectively. For the past few months, the Chef and some of the servers have been keeping the restaurant open. People are allowed to smoke at their tables and some people have stopped eating there because of the smoke in the dining room. Also, you can see serving staff smoking between orders. People have asked to order pies online and pick them up at the store…but so far no online sales exist.
Also, the society’s fast-paced work environment means many employees no longer take one hour lunch breaks. Traditional sit-down restaurants cannot compete with the speed of food delivery. Competition within the industry has also kept fast food prices low, often lower than the cost of packing a meal from home. An overarching concern of
The business at present is being run from his home temporarily and as a result he works 60+ hours per week, as for lunch this is often overlooked. As a result of the many hours worked Mr D, although a keen cook, usually eats fast convenient foods. Within the family there is a history of diabetes. Mr D was diagnosed with Hepatitis B when he was 20 and had the all clear 6 months later, however, during the six month period following the diagnosis Mr D’s trust in the NHS was lost as the GP he saw continued to bombard him with questions relating to heavy drinking, despite being told on several occasions he was not a drinker. Further damage to his trust happened when a member of his family died in hospital, they contracted MRSA while being treated for a broken leg in 2004.
One day their parent’s neighbor, Ray Kroc approached them about opening and starting a McDonald’s franchise in Boulder, Colorado. Bob Sr. and Judy then decided to move to Colorado and open their first store in 1968 on 28th Street. Bob Sr. and his wife Judy went on to own over a dozen other McDonald stores along the Front Range. It all started with Judy’s parents living next door to Ray Kroc. If this had not been the case, chances are they would not be living this version of the American Dream today and they would not have the comfort of knowing that they will be financially secure for the rest of their lives.
Zinn’s Burgers and Pizza This report is intended to identify and provide an understanding on how to further improve Ottershaw branch of Zinn’s Burgers and Pizza, as requested by Chris Pike (Manager). Part (a) I’ve identified the following problems from the case study: • Late closing hours, 3am • Age of employees at supervisory role i.e. Night Managers i. Night managers were usually the same age as or younger than some of the other employees (Assignment booklet, p.14) • High turnover of staff • Lack of training i. “night managers do not receive any formal training for this role” (Assignment booklet, p.13) • Employees attitude and behaviour i.
Part of my earning was going toward helping my mother. So that let me with a few dollars in my pocket to enjoy with my friends. Being a prep cook was not easy to enjoy. After two years of working at the local supermarket being a part-time prep cook, I had decided it was time to move on. This was my worst job experience I have held so
Problems The first actionable problem is the increase in pricing for the service that we provide here at Netflix. Netflix has dropped 15% in heavy trading stock and has also lost over 2.5 million subscribers and projected to lose another 6.5 million due to the immense price jump. As you can see by reading the symptoms the problem in pricing is the major reason why revenue has dropped in the last year and is continue to fall. The price increase has caused customers to rethink their subscription to the company as most customers believe that watching movies is a pass time and not a necessity. Another problem the company is facing is the decline in market share.
“A significant number of Business fail within the first 5 years of operation” Respond to this statement with reference to the business lifecycle and 2 case studies. Business tend to fail within the first five years of operation due to the fact of poor choice of location to open up the business, lack of strategic planning and failure to achieve efficiency. These challenges will usually affect many businesses in the first 5 years of their operation, and these business will tend to shut their doors but if lucky the business will be able to still be up and running. The poor choice of location of opening up the business will affect the business gravely, the location of the business is very important as it affects the business’ profits. This problem usually occurs in the establishment stage of the Business life cycle, the decision to locate the business at a certain place is made during the establishment stage.
Imagine yourself as the manager of a fast food restaurant supervising some employees who are also your close friends, and who you know are struggling to make ends meet. One day you notice them huddled together at the end of their shift, getting ready to go home. When you walk over, you see they have filled their backpacks with more food from the restaurant. Much more than they are allowed to eat at the restaurant. Do you take disciplinary action or are you going to look the other away?
It seems many people had lost their jobs during the last 6 years, which created less jobs. So many jobs opportunity had been cut of; it was one of the biggest problems we had, because it is very difficult to find a stable job out here in California. During the last year on December, I’ve been searching around for the best job I can find as possible, but the jobs available were mostly at the fast food restaurants, and very low wages. So if we were not being able to find a better job, surely she cannot afford to pay her bills and also for her school as well. Secondly, because of school fees for a non-California residency is way more expensive.