Brands, Inc., they serve a variety of Tex-Mex foods including tacos,burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value menu" items. Taco Bell serves more than 2 billion customers each year in more than 5,800 restaurants in the U.S., more than 80 percent of which are owned and operated by independent
Over the course of years new items would be added to the menu; however the original Chick-fil-A sandwich would always be the leading sandwich. Since 1967 Chick-fil-A has become the second largest quick service restaurant in the United States. Currently, there are over one thousand seven hundred locations in thirty nine states. In 2012 sales reached four point six billion dollars, this was a fourteen percent increase since 2011. Chick-fil-A’s SWOT analysis Strengths *Established in the United States *1700 locations in 39 states *Successful advertising slogan: “Eat morchicken” *Well known for its chicken sandwich and other chicken products.
5 Guys Hamburgers 5 Guys Hamburgers, started in 1986 by Jerry Murrell, his wife and his four sons, began as nothing more than a small burger shack in a Virginia strip mall. Jerry started the company to give people better quality food and a different type of fast food experience. This is why 5 Guys makes their hamburgers ready-to-order with meat that has never been frozen, they offer a multitude of free toppings and the fries are never skimped on. During the beginning Jerry kept his day job while allowing his sons to oversee the shack’s operations. Jerry had always wanted to keep the company local, so he originally allowed for expansion to stretch only as far as the Washington D.C. area.
Panera Bread Company in 2012 1. What are the key success factors for a restaurant chain that operates in the fast-casual segment of the restaurant industry? Some of the main success factors for the fast-casual segment of the restaurant industry includes somewhat of a large degree in quality control and knowing how to achieve that level of quality control. Another key factor is the extent of product line and product selection. Lastly, a well-known and respected brand name can indirectly be a important factor of success through word-of-mouth.
Course Project: Castle’s Family Restaurant Stage 1 INTRODUCTIOIN Castle’s Family Restaurant is expanding that it has eight restaurant locations in Northern California. The operations manager, Jay Morgan, is responsible for other roles including HR management, payroll, and recruiting for all 8 restaurant locations. The business currently has 300-340 employees to which 40% of them are full time. Traveling to all locations to meet all HR needs is time-consuming and costly for Mr. Morgan. This assessment will implement a business plan to find the right HRIS to meet HR needs to help minimizes travel time and cost.
Mrs. Kudler recognizes the importance of word of mouth promotion, which re-enforces the idea of in store gatherings and cooking classes. Over time, the organization will increase profitability if these events are positive and properly promoted. This is best done when attempting to increase the customer’s value chain. Catering and the Local Growers Both the catering service and direct buying from local growers will potentially increase profit for Kudler Fine Foods. Making good use of real estate (using the in store kitchen for catering cooking) and improving efficiency/lowering cost (agile inventory system) gives the organization a competitive advantage in the gourmet food industry.
McDonald’s is also known for its quick service and its drive through. The company went from one restaurant location, to locations in different states, to a global corporation. McDonald’s continue to thrive on providing meals at a low cost to customers. McDonald’s have more than 30,000 restaurant locations in more than 100 countries around the world. McDonald’s makes billions of dollars each year but they still issues in the global sector (McDonald’s, 2011).
MGMT690 Case study: Chipotle Mexican Grill Dr. McKenna, J.D Nov 1st , 2014 Restaurant overview, industry history and competitors Chipotle bears its birth from Ells who started by setting up a small shop in the year 1993 in Denver, Colorado. By the year 1998 the chain had grown to sixteen stores which saw McDonalds introducing capital infusion for business expansion. In the 2005, the chain had grown to over 500 units and by January 26th, 2006, the restaurant went for an IPO. According to the National Restaurants Association the projected U.S. restaurants sales in the year 2012 was $631.8Billion. This is a reflection of nearly 4% of the Gross Domestic Product of the nation.
Denny’s is a full service family restaurant chain which is operated over 1,500 restaurants in world. It is known for being open around the clock and selling breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert at all times. Founded by Harold Butler in 1953 they soon expanded to 20 restaurants by 1959 when the restaurant was renamed to Denny’s. During the early 1990s, Denny's was involved in a series of discrimination lawsuits involving several cases of servers denying or providing inferior service to racial minorities, especially black customers. In this paper I will discuss a major class-action lawsuit that occurred.
Week Three ILab Fast Food Menu Creation Overview For this assignment, you have been asked to explore the nutritional value of menu items at a local fast-food restaurant. Using the available menu items, plan two meals: the healthiest meal possible and the unhealthiest healthy meal possible. Both meals should include an entrée, side, beverage and dessert. In a word document, please answer/discuss the following questions: Deliverables 1. Describe the healthy meal that you have created from the fast food restaurant using the nutritional value of menu items.