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Category Archives: M&A

Fewer financially troubled restaurants in 2012

Posted on March 21, 2013 by David Farkas

If you believe financially troubled restaurant companies wreak havoc on employees’ lives, here’s good news: There were fewer instances of such misery last year– just 12 –than in 2011 or, in fact, over the three preceding years when the … Continue reading →

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Not Everything about 2012 Looks Like 2011

Posted on February 13, 2012 by David Farkas

Get used to it: For restaurants, 2012 will look a lot like 2011. Well, much of it, anyway. Yet Bob Bielinski, Managing Director and head of CIT’s Restaurant Industry Practice, sees a few significant differences despite an economy that’s hampering a … Continue reading →

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BUSINESS STRATEGY

Company's long-term vision
Identification of purpose/values
SWOT analysis

Action plans
Team assignment
Time frames/measurements

Thematic actions

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CORPORATE FINANCE

Comparative analysis
Financial strategy

Optimal capital structure
Company positioning

Financial and strategic partners
Integrated financial communication

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INTERIM MANAGEMENT

Operations review
Senior team skills/attributes
Issues regarding executive departures

Interview board members
Plan recruitment strategy
Resolve personnel issues

Hire executive search firm
Transition planning
Create scenarios for executive departures

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ANALYTICS

Performance metrics
Social Media efforts
Pricing models

Interdisciplinary analytics
Competitor tracking
Menu engineering

Defelop analytic culture
Create incentives
Leverage limited resources

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EXECUTIVE COACHING

Management S.W.O.T.
Communications process
Team development

Performance management
Time management
Core-values visioning

Accountability
Communications
Goal-clarification

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Business Alignment
Systems and Infrastructure Analysis
Information Systems Roadmap

Action plans & roadmaps
Team assignment & management
Time frames / measurements

Project Planning and Oversight
Systems Architect and Implementation
Interim Management

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BRANDING

State of the Brand
Messaging Analysis
Advertising Effectiveness
Media Effectiveness

Brand Building/Rebranding
Web design and development
Integrated Creative Design
Media Effectiveness

Brand Messaging
Targeted communications
Anti-Competitive Marketing
Creative Strategies
Media Strategies

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MARKETING

Brand building/rebranding
Communications infrastructure
Global and Local Store Marketing

Creative design/menu engineering
Short-term/long-range planning
Print/broadcast creative, production

Loyalty design
Digital & interactive strategies
Relationship/database strategies

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FINANCE

Personnel review/evaluation
Accounting review
Payroll
Sales audit

Bank reconciliation automation
GL JE upload streamline process
Business intelligence
Operations reporting

Theoretical food cost
Financial modeling/forecasting
Growth model for capital raises
Budgeting
Negotiations

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OPERATIONS

FOH/BOH/Field Alignment
Control metrics/Reporting Systems
POS systems
Communications

Equipment/FF&E specs
Menu/Service/Training
Concept creation/delivery
General management

Management incentives
Productivity/consistency
Prototype modeling
Training & development

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SUPPLY CHAIN

Supplier contracts
Spend analysis
Distribution contracts

Distribution Programs

Sourcing/vendor management
Commodity education/research

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CULINARY

Menu theme
Execution complexity
Flavor profiles/recipes
Supply chain

Recipes
Ingredient sourcing
On-site training

Product R&D
Equipment testing
Plate presentation

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Talent management
Labor relations
Compliance
Benefits analysis

Labor relations
Salary administration
Performance management
Negotiations

Recruitment practices
Social media strategy
Employee relations

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STAFF TRAINING

Training Practices
Adult Learning Principles
Supervisory Training Methodology

Strategy and business objectives
Goals and objectives

Best-practice models
Practical methodologies and devices
Track/measure against goals

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RESEARCH

Product-price elasticity
Market basket
Statistical models

Live-testing/product rollout
Social media programs
Media ROI systems

R&D parameters
Pricing
Sales forecasting

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FRANCHISING

Design & construction process
System process review
New-store opening system

Competitive analysis
Franchisee Advisory Council
Franchisee satisfaction measures

Franchisee survey
Sales process
Site approval

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SOCIAL MEDIA

State of the brand
Social media platforms
Social media effectiveness
Website recruiting models

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Social media training

Social media metrics
Establishing personal brands
Engagement techniques

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