BOSTON CHICKEN‚ INC* At the end of 1996‚ Boston Chicken was one of the hottest names on Wall Street. Operating in the highly competitive restaurant industry‚ the chain had grown from 18 stores in 1991 to over 1‚000 stores in 1996 and in its short history had raised over $1 billion in public offerings. EPS had grown from just $0.06 in 1993 to $1.01 in 1996‚ representing an annual growth rate of well over 100%. At the end of 1996‚ Boston Chicken traded around $40‚ representing a price-earnings multiple
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FOOD SERVICE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND SERVICE STRATEGIES A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of English Department College of Hospitality and Institutional Management Our Lady of Fatima University-Antipolo Antipolo‚ Rizal In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Hotel and Restaurant Management Villanueva‚ Jean Postrero‚ Rica Nava‚ Juan Francis Cas‚ Byrne Ran Navaja‚ Ireneaus March 2015 Chapter I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study During the
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known as S. typhimurium‚ is a Gram-negative‚ rod-shaped‚ flagellated‚ facultative anaerobe microorganism. S. typhimurium can be found in animal feces and raw contaminated foods such as poultry‚ beefs‚ sea foods‚ tainted fruits and vegetables (3‚ 5). Some of the vectors of S .typhimurium are birds‚ reptiles‚ and aquatic vertebrates (5). After the consumption of the bacterium‚ S. typhimurium is found living and growing in the mammalian GI tract. People who are more likely to be infected with S. typhimurium
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Regulation of Limit – Easy Access Market and Low start up cost – Example of SubWay’s market penetration 3. Intense rivalry among existing players HIGH – Very competitive Fast Food industry – Competitors Advertising Capabilities – Location of outlets – Major competitors - Burger King and YumBrand INC 4. Bargaining power of suppliers (LOW) – Worlds largest restaurant chain in sales – High bargaining power over its suppliers – Most of them owe MCD for their own existence – LOW
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PANCAKE HOUSE‚ INC. I. BACKGROUND Pancake House‚ Inc. is the largest‚ homegrown casual dining business in the Philippines. It engages in the acquisition‚ development‚ management‚ and franchising of the Company’s restaurants under numerous institutional and established brands. Over the years‚ the Company has acquired and developed restaurant brands that have manifested the potential to grow. Subsequently‚ these brands grew to establish their loyal customer bases with increasing repeat transactions
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Sustainability of Apple Inc. Introduction Sustainability should mirror the culture of the organization‚ matching the organizations strategic approach to doing business. Organizations are now developing sustainability strategies and embedding them in the organizations culture. The organization understands that sustainability will play a major role in their future success/failure. Corporate Sustainability can be summed up using the Triple Bottom Line approach. The Triple bottom line theory is Financial
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Beatty Tuesday‚ March 16‚ 2010 Holy War Inc. Book Review If you don ’t know the difference between al-Qaeda and the Taliban (and before September 11 ‛01‚ I sure did not) or if you ’re a little fuzzy about where Yemen is in relation to Afghanistan‚ this is an excellent book. Peter Bergen is CNN ’s terrorism analyst and an experienced reporter. He uses a wide range of sources including his own experience to describe the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. There ’s even a map of the Middle East that you
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Augustine Medical‚ Inc. was founded by Dr. Scott Augustine‚ an anesthesiologist from Minnesota‚ in 1987. The company was created to develop and market products for hospital operating rooms and postoperative recovery rooms. The company provides innovative solutions to combat postoperative conditions such as hypothermia. Medical research indicates that 60 to 80 percent of all postoperative recovery room patients are clinically hypothermic. Hypothermia is caused by a patient ’s exposure to cold operating
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INTRODUCTION Toy World‚ Inc. was a manufacturer of plastics toys for children. Its product groups included toys cars‚ trucks‚ construction equipment‚ rockets‚ spaceships and satellites‚ musical instruments‚ animals‚ robots‚ and action figures. The products are a wide range of designs‚ colors‚ and sizes. This kind of business was a highly competitive business. Moreover‚ this industry was populated by a large number of companies‚ which were short on capital and management talent. Since capital
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APPLE INC. History Of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has been an icon in American industry over the last three decades. It was named the number one “world’s most admired company” by Fortune the last three consecutive years. Over the years‚ The Apple brand name has become synonymous with innovation. CEO Steve Jobs has done a remarkable job turning around the company that was near bankruptcy in 1996. As the name change from “Apple Computer” to “Apple Inc.” in 2007 suggests‚ Apple is no longer just
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