On a recent visit to my local Starbucks, I did not get my coffee right away. They were all out of my favorite, Sumatra. Normally, I would shrug it off and wait for the next batch, I paid attention to the Batista and how he was going to handle the matter. Being a former partner, [...]
I just got back from a trip to Boston and the first thing I needed was a good lunch. I was hungry and when in Boston you need to go for seafood. Legal Seafoods was just across from my hotel. As I was enjoying my lobster roll and Sam Adams, it made me think more [...]
Domino’s Super Big Taste Bailout @ Yahoo! Video
Domino’s CEO, Dave Brandon, is offering a one deserving person a year’s worth of free Domino’s for a year as part of their “bailout”. It seems as everyone is on the side of the “Main Street” guy/”Joe The Plummer”.
Even Howard Schultz is getting in the game by trying [...]
Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, seeks to dispel excess myth in a rectent MarketWatch article. But in light of the whole AIG $1 million bonuses that were just paid out to the top executives, you may wonder if Schultz may want it both ways.
For years, Starbucks touted itself as a premium cup of coffee and was [...]
In an article from Yahoo! Business News – Fast Food Giants Urged to Value [the] Meal- a watchdog, Corporate Accountability International, has decided to demand the fast food industry to take more responsibility to whom it markets to. Corporate Accountability names McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s/Arby’s, and Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell) as the [...]
“Restaurants offer escape from economic woes” from the Nation’s Restaurant News. According to Bob Derrington, a securities analyst at Morgan Keegan & Co, he sees a silver lining for the terrible economic downturn. In addition The Nation’s Restaurant News reported that many trends in QSR and casual dining are showing positive growth indications from the [...]
I came across this at my local McDonald’s. They are giving away free samples of what they are currently making at the time.
From 8 AM to 5 PM, this local McDonald’s is giving away free samples. Now that was something different, espcially for a QSR. I did not have a chance to ask for my [...]
From CNN.com – During an interview on BBC’s Radio Four program in the United Kingdom, John Schnatter, said, “you can’t eat five or six slices.”
It is about time that someone in the industry speak up about the responsibility of obesity in regards to the food that is served by the major chains. I was [...]
4 miles. 12 doughnuts. 1 hour.
What happens when you get some college students with cabin fever with an itch for some doughnuts? A race like no other – The Krispy Kreme Challenge. Tomorrow at the North Carolina State University Belltower at 9 AM, about 5000 participants will take the challenge to run 4 miles and [...]
In 2008, I released the first annual “Predictions for 2008 for the Restaurant Industry,” which revealed an increasingly hard time for the U.S. economy. This had a significant impact on the restaurant industry in addition to several other “on the money” predictions, as seen in the following examples:
The negative effects of increased energy and wholesale [...]
