Foodservice

Leadership Styles and Employee Retention The workforce in the United States is more diverse than ever. Organizations throughout the United States are becoming more diverse in the aspect of leadership. Leadership in this country is crucial; it is the center for every organization. The key to an organization’s success is highly dependent on effectiveness of leadership. The main functions of a leader are is to accomplish the task given and lead members of the team to the goal. Leaders are expected…

Name Starbucks Coffee Company Industries served Restaurants (Coffeehouses) Geographic areas served Worldwide (21,366 coffeehouses in more than 63 countries) Headquarters Seattle, Washington, United States Current CEO Howard Schultz Revenue $16.44 billion (2014) 10.6% increase over $14.86 billion (2013) Profit $2.06 billion (2014) 23,396.59% increase over $8.8 million (2013) Employees 191,000 (2014) Main Competitors Caribou Coffee Company, Costa Coffee, Dunkin' Brands Group, Green Mountain…

I hate to burst their bubble – the Co-op is a good company with admirable goals. Even so, my answer has to be that it’s just a job, just a paycheck. A good job, but just a job. It’s ridiculous to assume that someone loves working in a retail or foodservice position simply because the company has been successful in making consumers love shopping there. I let them keep their rose-colored idea of the Co-op by telling them about the free food I get to take home (crusty leftovers we were unable to…

Starbucks corporate-level strategies are the main factors that led to Starbucks success. According to Bradley (2016), “corporate level strategy is concerned with the strategic decisions a business makes that affect the entire organization. Financial performance, mergers and acquisitions, human resource management and the allocation of resources are considered part of corporate level strategy.” There are many strategies of Starbucks corporate level strategies, such as value Neutral strategy…

Dahlstrom is a senior examiner at the US Small Business Administration. He earned a PhD from Arizona State University. His research has covered areas in leadership and management as well as other important business sectors. He is also a faculty associate at Arizona State University. The article covers the contingency model of leadership by Fiedler. Although at first glance, this seems irrelevant, it is relevant. The contingency model of leadership discusses leadership styles that are better…

Change for Healthier Choices For years, providing students healthy eating options is a common problem within many college campus food services. With something as important as student’s health and wellbeing, college food services across the nation need to make a larger effort to solve their lack of nutritious meal options. Like many other colleges, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology’s convenience store, Miner Shack, does not provide students with healthy snacks or meal choices. The…

Billy Bob’s catering that came into conception on June 20th, 1983. Located downtown Boston at 2754 Tremont Street, it is at the center of where most Bostonians frequently visit all year long. Business owners Rick and Dan Johansen entering the foodservice industry after their father Billy succumb to an illness in 1990. The two brothers wanted the 18 to 40 crowd of the downtown Boston community. To do…

Generating £358billion in retail sales alone in 2016, the retail industry in critical to the United Kingdom economy. The UK has approximately 287,000 retail outlets. The retail industry is categorized in seven sections convenience store, specialty store, supermarket, discount store, department store; warehouse/direct retailer, and online store. Retail stores in the United Kingdom vary in size and categories. A gender ratio profile of 58:42 women and men working in retail stores, while 66% of all…

A students nightmare is also known as a school’s dream. Funding for the school on the case that students become healthy and become prosperous successful human beings. These are claims that are made by government officials to promote the benefits of the school lunch program. The school lunch program is designed to help improve the health and well being of students, while unintentionally sacrificing on the taste and attractiveness of the given meals. School lunch regulations was created by the…

Starbucks: The Marketing Saga MBA 205 Marketing EMBA Dubai 2014/2015 Group A3 Over four decades since its inception, Starbucks positioned itself among the world's top ranking brands as the company grew from being a small coffee shop based in Seattle to becoming an internationally renowned name. This study sheds light on some of the marketing schemes that were utilized in the development of the brand, the distribution strategy, the pricing plan, and the communication approach to portray the…