Kevin Bacon

All the great design houses are unveiling their Spring and Fall lines for 2007. While it would be wonderful to be able to drop several thousand dollars on a jacket or skirt, it just isn't feasible for most shoppers when they consider the fact that the garment they buy this season will be out of style next season. It will be the fashion world's equivalent to what your wrap fish in - yesterday's news. Fashion trends and designers are fickle creatures. Sure, whatever you buy this year may be back…

acquire Del Taco. Del Taco, headquartered in Lake Forest, CA, is the nation's second largest Mexican quick-service restaurant chain. Captain D's, headquartered in Nashville, TN, is the nation's second largest seafood quick-service restaurant chain. Kevin K. Moriarty, Chairman and CEO of Del Taco said, "We believe this deal with Sagittarius Brands will give Del Taco strong growth opportunities that will benefit the brand, our employees and our franchise community. "This transaction will enable…

Where Is Our Food Coming From? We eat food every day. Eating food is a basic need for life. With all the labels and numbers and lists we think we know what we are putting into our bodies. But we only know what the food industry wants us to know. Behind the veil, there is a whole different picture than what that happy family farm on the package looks like. Since the food system has become more industrialized the animals that are raised for food are mistreated and abused, the crops are all company…

Introduction Mugg & Bean is one of the subsidiaries of Famous Brands Limited. Throughout this research task, an extensive study of Mugg & Bean will be completed by consulting the necessary stakeholders as well as looking at the company’s financial reports, share price and any other necessary information that will help us complete the task. Primary and secondary research will be conducted in order to make the study more comprehensive and to get the full picture of the business and its…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…