Making plans to become a partner with Pampered Chef Consultant, LCC. Pampered Chef is a business that manufactures a variety of pots, pans, and other kitchens gadgets to make life easier for everyone in the kitchen. Pampered Chef was formed in 1980 by Doris Christopher who was an Economic teacher and a mother who used and demonstrated functional high quality kitchen tools and equipment. Doris did not like the quality of kitchen tools sold in stores, nor did she like how the tools were designed. She came up with the ideal to design quality and functional kitchen products; her ideal is what created the company known today as “The Pampered Chef ("Pampered Chef Shows", 2006).” Pampered Chef Products are shown and demonstrated to customer before purchasing.
“A firm pursuing a focus strategy is willing to service isolated geographic areas; to satisfy the needs of customers with special financing, inventory, or servicing problems; or to tailor the product to the somewhat unique demands of the small- to medium-sized customer” (Pearce and Robinson, 2009, p.205). Mrs. Kudler has plans to add to the inventory and ordering automation by introducing new e-commerce capabilities and an online catering link (Kudler Fine Foods Portal, Strategic Plan, pgs 15-16). Kudler Finer Foods needs to implement new cost structure within 60
They also cater to the consumer’s needs which they call, "Innovative Culture Caters to Consumer Needs". Chipotle provides healthier food choices to its consumers. Chipotle allows customers to go to their web site and ask questions in the column of frequent asked question, for example where can I find your nutritional information. This information gives you a break down in calories in what you place into your food. Chipotle continues to look for way to perfect their customer service by using a web base site that allows customers to provide customers questions and critiquing there products.
IPO Project –Chipotle Mexican Grill, About company Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and its subsidiaries has operated 1,084 restaurants in the United States, two in Toronto, Canada and one in London, England till December 31, 2010.Over the past five years, company has experienced grown up greatly and substantially, and expect to their big rally of 2011, new openings between 135 and 145 restaurants are expected to operate in 2011. Chipotle is working to change the way people think about and eat fast food by looking to fine-dining restaurants for inspiration. Chipotle use high quality ingredients, classic cooking methods to make good tasting food, have top performing people to take care of each customer, and make restaurants operationally
Applebees Applebees Tiffany Caldwell Devry University Applebees 1 The evaluation that I am doing is on a restaurant called Applebees. The main points are the service, the food, the menu, just to name a few. There are some things that needs to be done or they will lose their clients because they will start to notice. When I walk into the restaurant, their customer service is awesome. There is always someone at the door to open it for you and greet you with a great smile.
Such classes would also be an exciting market for Kudler to explore. Culinary classes could be held on site. The primary attribute of the cooking classes would be the concentration on fun while creating healthy alternatives for dinner. The cooking classes would be like the prepared dinners in embracing the component of convenience for customers, yet allowing the cooking to be conducted in the home once the lesson is learned. A customer could prepare multiple dinners in the same time that it would take the customer to prepare one dinner at home, while eliminating having the clean one’s kitchen.
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. “Marketing has encouraged the purchasing department to find ways to reduce costs of ordering foods and minimize
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CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Robert A. Niblock Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer We are growing again. lowe’s 2010 comparable store sales increased 1.3% – the first such increase since 2005. From 2005 to 2010 our total U.s. sales increased by 12.9%, while the home improvement market defined by the north american industrial Classification system (naiCs) 444 declined 10.4%, indicating that we increased our market share during this period of contraction. During that time, we continued to focus on the strengths that have differentiated us as a home improvement retailer: great service, operational excellence and innovative merchandising. In 2010, we generated solid earnings and cash flow as we grew our
Tiybas Restaurant Review The restaurant that I visited was Chipotle. It is located on 865 Rockville Pike Rockville M.D, 20851. It serves food like burritos, tacos, burrito bowl and salad. The specials during the week are chips and guacamole.The price is excellent for the size. They do not do catering and you don’t have to have a reserivations.It also has a kids menu; On the kids menu it serves taco kit and a single taco.