History of the Company Kirk’s Catering & Carryout is my dad, Kirk Hamilton’s, restaurant, located in Statesville, North Carolina. He has always worked in the food industry, and has always been passionate about food, so when the restaurant he was working at laid off a lot of people and moved him to a new location, he decided that that was the perfect time to open his own restaurant like he has always wanted. Kirk’s Catering & Carryout officially opened in May of 2012, but the business plan was formed in the summer of 2011. He found a good location, renovated the inside, because it was a racing-themed pizza place before this, and began working on the perfect menu. His goals in creating this company were to provide great food for people to…
● Hungry Jack’s does not advertise their products like their competitors. Opportunities ● Rethink the restaurant experience with new design which combine new technologies devises and redefine a clear mantra of the brand to strengthen the position of the brand into the audience mind ● Harmonise the company image and identity nationwide with a strict and unique segment for the restaurant decor and web site ● Possibility to connect their home delivery with an application and improve their clients…
The franchise that I chose to do my research paper about is Little Caesars. This is the largest carryout only pizza chain in the world. So, they must be doing something right. Little Caesars started as a single store in metro Detroit in 1959. They opened their first franchise around 1962.…
Publix has been in business since the early 1930’s and it has grown into one of the largest grocery chains in the eastern U.S. According to Brian Solomon of Forbes (2013), Publix is the seventh-largest private company in the U.S and is the largest employee owned company in America. One of the keys to the longevity Publix has been that they provide impeccable customer service above quality and price. This focus on customer service is what sets them apart from their many competitors, such as Wal-Mart because that company focuses on providing a lower price over service.…
Franchise stores found the key to success by being uniform. Offering similar food that people already know about is a lot more helpful with success, because people are already familiar with it. Eventually…
Papa Johns is currently expanding the footprint of its stores with adding additional stores and appears to be in a growth stage. Over the last few years, Papa Johns has increased its exposure and marketing efforts to become the official pizza provider of the NFL and numerous other sports and celebrity figures (Peterson, 2015). Papa John’s currently is running commercials that feature a wide variety of athletes that are helping sell pizza along with custom pizza boxes in certain areas (Bailey, 2015). Marketing and advertising drives results in an extremely competitive industry that primarily consist of two divisions, full-service restaurants and limited service restaurants. While it’s the third largest delivery company, however, in relations…
two restaurant In this busy life in the United State of America, citizens eat most of the time fast food. Wiseguys and dominos pizza are two very well pizzerias in Clifton. I tried the food at both restaurants. They serve the same food, however, they are different in quality of food and customer service.…
However, still in ’69, two businessmen from the locality had the foresight to see the success of the restaurant brand and weren’t hesitant to purchase the rights to the franchise leaving the brand name after the idealist who began it all. That bold step taken only opened new doors to be explored with countless locations being opened across the Midwest. The franchise had started taking its current form what with drive-thrus and interior seating designs and arrangements taking shape and even the original menu specials and offers being brought back for a dedication to the big taste and flavor for such a small price. As of today, after quite an evolution, Taco John’s now controls over 380 restaurants in several…
Case study analysis: 33 California Pizza Kitchen Managing for Corporate Value Creation FIN3CSFS2 2015 \ Abstract: This case analysis studies the financial performance and position of California Pizza Kitchen (KPC) including available sources of finance with optimal weightage to cost of capital minimal by share repurchase and their effect on share price and return. Question No. 1 As the history of California Pizza Kitchen (KPC) is concerned, it was incorporated in 1985 In Baverlly Hills, California.…
This was a streamlined assembly line for food. They also streamlined their menu to hamburgers, milkshakes and french fries… With success, the brothers franchised their enterprise and had eight restaurants open by the early 50s.” (Ganzel). Fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s and other franchises changed the competition in the food market through their efficiency and convenience, which are values that reflected a busy and prosperous America…
Papa John’s Pizza takes is competitive with cost by having a section of their website focused on available special offers (Papa John’s Pizza, 2016). Quality is the greatest strength that Papa John’s Pizza has compared to rivals, as the management team makes it the main focus on what they strive to achieve with the pizzas that they sale, promising to customers that they “invest in our ingredients to ensure that we always give you the finest quality pizza” (Papa John’s Pizza, 2016). Time as not a key focus for Papa John’s Pizza, as their main focus is on always delivering a quality pizza (Papa John’s Pizza, 2016). Finally, Papa John’s Pizza is flexible in a number of ways by allowing customers to place orders online and via mobile applications, and offering a wide variety of ways for the pizzas they sale to be customized (Papa John’s Pizza,…
In this assignment, we will be discussing about the strategy implemented by Domino’s pizza with it advantages, disadvantages and challenges that make them a successful fast-food franchise. First of all, we discovered 2 purchasing strategy used by Domino in procurement process. Domino’s will have 3 advantages, 3 disadvantages and 2 challenges when implementing the first strategy. However, they…
Pizza Hut advertises their products and services on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Pizza Hut is very famous for their television commercials where they advertise their products. Yum Brands (parent company of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell) helps Pizza Hut use their resources and networks effectively in order to increase the growth of the business. Place: There are more than 13 000 Pizza Hut restaurants open in more than 100 countries internationally.…
With hunger in mind, my friends and I contemplated where to go to feast on a delicious cheesy slice of pizza. Without hesitation, someone suggested we head over to Crestwood to indulge in Nonna’s “world’s biggest slice” of pizza. As we walk into the establishment, a lengthy line awaits us. This isn’t surprising considering you can purchase a large slice of pizza with a drink for only five dollars. An array of pizza’s sit on display behind glass, enticing each customer as they wait.…
Domino’s has managed to reduce the out of door time from 17 to 13 minutes in recent years and their average delivery times have decreased to only twenty three minutes. There are many businesses that are successful because they focus on identifying a model that works for them and then concentrating on carrying it out extremely well. Domino’s is a market follower. Remaining sensitive to competitors and allowing competition to affect product pricing is a classic trait of a market follower (Kotler & Armstrong, 2008). It allows its competitors to grow the market for pizza…