I was at my local Chipotle today for lunch and there is a definite reason why I am attracted to brand. The cooler, hip vibe that the company portrays lends itself to the higher quality food you get here then any of the other competitors in the quick casual segment.
Upon entering, a server had a [...]
We are pleased to announce the formation of Talent Arrow Executive Search – On Target Executive Search for the Restaurant & Foodservice Industries.
Drawing upon over 40 years of collective restaurant industry experience, Talent Arrow was created primarily to focus on pre-executive and executive placement in the restaurant and foodservice industries.
Our company approach is simple [...]
Starbucks is ready to roll out an instant coffee (see Starbucks rolls out Via instant coffee nationwide – Yahoo! Finance.) For years, the coffee behemoth has touted the joys of traditional brewed coffee and espresso. But instant coffee?
I remember growing up during the 70’s and seeing my parents drink instant coffee. Back then, there were [...]
About this time last year, several fellow recruiters and I were all writing about the same thing: how the restaurant industry was one of only two industries remaining untouched by the worsening economic conditions. My, how times have changed.
Here it is mid-2009 and unemployment in the restaurant industry has shot from 7.8% to 9.8% in [...]
Based on a study of changes and activity in restaurant concepts by RestaurantChains.net from November 30, 2008 to March 30, 2009, the following trends emerged[*These are concepts that changed by at least 5% (if less than 50 units).]:
The Egg Harbor Café of Lincolnshire, IL grew by 7% with the introduction of one new unit. This [...]
I always say it: When you’re in between jobs, your full-time job is looking for a job. You should be dedicating as much time as possible to a well-planned job search. For the lucky ones, this period of time is very short. But as the economy and job market worsens and the unemployment rate continues [...]
Just got into Denver last week. It was part of a relocation by my wife’s work. I am already impressed with the local food scene here. I had to drop off moving boxes at a local packing store where they paid me about $0.25 per box. So I am not even sure why I made [...]
Downsizing, brightsizing, layoffs…whatever you choose to call it, it’s those that are left within the company after these cuts that seem to really suffer from a decline in morale. Often, this comes from the simple fact that it’s hard not to think that the other shoe will soon drop and he or she will also [...]
The “impending war for talent” has been a crisis in the making for the past decade as managers in virtually every field and industry prepared for the supposed mass exodus of the baby boomers. Not even a year ago, there were articles and blogs that littered the Internet advising organizations on how to win the [...]
Have you noticed that the average customer to visit your restaurant has become a bit more demanding? It is likely that you, like many other operators are facing the exact same issue. Basically, the general public is wary of the economy and what it means for the future. Thus, discretionary spending has been replaced by [...]
