Articles, news and resources for chain restaurant executives involved with human resources (HR) issues, including training, management, employee recruitment and worker retention.
Food Safety: Showing Off at Fresh City By Mary Boltz Chapman, Editor-in-Chief, 5/1/2008
Fresh City employees prepare food in full view of customers. So they not only have to practice sound food-safety habits, restaurant workers have the added pressure of doing so in front of an audience. More
IHOP Corp. Appoints Mike Archer President of Applebee's International (Press Release) 05/07/2008
IHOP Corp. (NYSE: IHP) ("the Company") today announced the appointment of Michael J. Archer to the position of president of Applebee's International, Inc., effective May 27, 2008. In this position, Archer will be accountable for leading the overall strategic direction for all functional areas of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar.
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bd's Mongolian Grill Acquired by New Owners with Aggressive Growth Plans (Press Release) 05/07/2008
On Friday, May 2nd, 2008, Kinderhook Industries, LLC a private equity firm based in New York City announced it has again partnered with restaurant industry veterans Rodger Head and Clyde Culp to acquire privately owned bd's Mongolian Grill based in Ferndale, Michigan. Kinderhook and Messrs. Head and Culp also own and operate Duke and King, a 97-unit Burger King franchise based in Minneapolis, MN.
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Domino's 'Delivering the Dream' Program Opens Doors for Minority Franchisees (Press Release) 05/05/2008
Domino's Pizza's "Delivering the Dream" program, in partnership with American Equipment Finance, LLC, grants financial assistance to elite minority team members so they may build their own Domino's stores. Daniels was one of the first franchisees to benefit from the "Delivering the Dream" program and paid a franchise fee of just $5K, one of the lowest fees in the industry.
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Rhode Island Subway Restaurants Feed Extreme Makeover Team (Press Release) 05/02/2008
When news started spreading that the popular ABC television show, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," known for changing the lives and renovating the homes of deserving families, had decided to extend their helping hand to the Silva family of Warwick, RI, a number of SUBWAY(R) franchisees volunteered to help any way they could.
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How to Grow to 100 Units: Recession Survival Kit By Maya Norris, Managing Editor - 05/01/2008
Whether you call it a recession or merely an economic slowdown, the operating environment has taken its toll on restaurant chains. Chain Leader spoke to some operators about growing in the midst of an economic downturn, including areas they are cutting back in and what they are still investing in.
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On The Money: Foreign Policy By David Farkas, Senior Editor - 05/01/2008
Outsourcing payroll, tax compliance, sales taxes, property taxes, utility payments, long-distance phone-line management and waste collection would suffice for most restaurant companies. But not for Atlanta-based Church's Chicken. CFO Dusty Profumo is also handing all financial and technology chores to accountants and computer geeks in India, slashing costs in the process.
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The Next Big Thing Lane Cardwell, Partner, The Chain Gang April 15, 2008 Elevating Leaders
I am halfway through the 18th Annual Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) Leadership... More
Dave's Dispatch David Farkas, Senior Editor, Chain Leader April 8, 2008 McDonald's "gay support" issue
The American Family Assn., a Tupelo, Miss.-based family-values group led by Donald E.... More
The Next Big Thing Lane Cardwell, Partner, The Chain Gang April 7, 2008 Make it Glow
When I was starting out at Steak and Ale back in the late '70s (right about the time ... More
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