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Decline In Wealthier Households Key Factor In Restaurant Industry Doldrums
One of the critical realities of the foodservice business is that richer households buy a significant percentage of restaurant meals. And one of the unfortunately effects of the Great Recession is that there are significantly fewer affluent households today than there were in 2007: two million fewer, according to analysis by the National Restaurant Association’s…
FEDA TELECONFERENCE TARGETS SALES MISTAKES
Mistakes? Have you (or your salespeople) made a few? An upcoming FEDA teleconference will explore the mistakes salespeople make when raising prices with customers. The Sept. 28 teleconference, moderated by sales expert Joe Ellers, focuses on how the inevitability of price increases collides with competition, customer loyalty and sales team reluctance. The teleconference will educate…
SOCAL GAS HOSTS FOOD SAFETY, COMBI SEMINARS
October will see events focusing on combi cooking and boosting profits through energy efficiency, but a food safety seminar is up first on the educational agenda at here.
DON’T PANIC YET
Steve Don called me a few weeks ago and asked if, in the light of the current economic turmoil, we are reconsidering our equipment and supplies market forecasts. We currently call for 4% nominal sales growth this year and 4.7% in 2012. At the time I said, “Not yet.” But we’ve now seen four more…
Wendy’s Tests New Store Designs, Names Brolick President/CEO
Wendy’s execs didn’t have much time for August vacations. The chain has been busy, moving its headquarters back in Dublin, Ohio, naming a new president, and testing four new restaurant designs in four American cities. Two new units in nearby Columbus are among the prototypes. "These new remodels are part of a multi-year strategy to…
U.S. Chains Start Posting Calorie Counts In Britain
Last week, about 1,200 McDonald’s restaurants in Britain began displaying the calorie count of each food and drink item on their store’s wall-mounted menu boards. The “great reveal” is part of a government-led program to fight obesity and promote healthier eating. The Oak Brook, Ill., chain already puts calorie information on its website and the…
California’s Food Handler Card Legislation—Redux
Details, details. California’s food-handler safety law, which was signed last September and mandated that the state’s nearly 1.4 million foodservice workers have food-safety training certification by July 1, hit a bump in the road this summer. The original law, Senate Bill 602, required anyone working with food in a restaurant or foodservice operation to have…
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