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 no Starbucks or specialty retail coffee chains. But what these chains have done over the past 20 years is help to influence American taste and ... Read Full Story
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 just one year. Now, there is an ever-widening pool of qualified candidates, making it harder and harder to find a suitable position. So, what can you do? I have... Read Full Story
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 increased its units from 14 to 15. These family/casual American restaurants offer breakfast and lunch for around $3 to $8 per person.
Sweet Lorraine’s of Southfield-MI... Read Full Story
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 to rise, this period of time is lengthening by a significant amount for many.
So, aside from looking for a job, you may wonder if there are other things you should be doing in order to increase you... Read Full Story
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 war for limited talent when all those boomers left the marketplace. Read Full Story
Disappointment, anger, depression, and frustration. These are all very valid feelings you may have upon learning that you didn’t get the job. But consider the fact that employers do not stop watching you when someone else is picked for a particular position. Read Full Story
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 the drive into Denver. But it turned out to be a good trip because I found this great quick casual pizza place – Il Vicino.
For less than $9.00 I got a small salad, small pizza with one topping and a drink. The pizza was d... Read Full Story
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 be let go. For the company, this is dangerous because a decline in morale could significantly hurt productivity as well as customer satisfaction. So, it’s very important to invest in the empl... Read Full Story
It is totally natural for salary to be the top priority when considering job openings or offerings. Everyone would love to make more than they did at their previous (or current) position and to make significantly more is a lofty but sometimes achievable goal. And then there is that job with ABC Company that you had such high hopes for… You like the company, like the job, and like the team that you would be working with, but the pay is less than you had dreamed. Read Full Story
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 war for limited talent when all those boomers left the marketplace.
Who would have guessed that it wouldn’t be the boomers voluntary leave for retirement that had us all “a buzz” in the ... Read Full Story
