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Family owned and operated: Whataburger began in 1950 when Harmon Dobson opened a tiny burger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas. From day one, he believed that valuing his employees would ensure the success of the company. They are still family-owned and operated and everyone who works at Whataburger is considered a Family Member. Family-owned businesses are central to the American economy. Approximately 90 percent of American businesses are family-owned or controlled, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Leaders of family owned and operated businesses have a daunting task in trying to be successful now while positioning their organizations for continued growth. Customers seemingly want things faster and cheaper than ever before. New technologies offer great promises but come with much risk if you are on the bleeding edge. Processing all of this can be overwhelming. Business leaders need to see what’s coming down the

When Ray Kroc first laid eyes on the McDonald brothers' technologically advanced Speedee Service System, he saw it "through the eyes of a salesman" (Schlosser, 35). McDonald's has continued the tradition of viewing technology as a means of increasing revenue while decreasing the pay of the workers manning their restaurants. When the food borne illness outbreaks of E coli. and others emerged, the meatpacking industry regarded technology through the same lens. The industry has proved that they are more interested in profit than safety, overlooking safety concerns using technology. Both Kroc and the food industry perceived technology as a moneymaker, not a tool to improve mankind's safety and well-being.

Bimbo Bakeries USA, headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania is the United States affiliate of Grupo Industrial Bimbo, founded in Mexico City, Mexico. Though Grupo Bimbo is now a multinational corporation, it began as a single family-owned bakery in Mexico City called “El Molino”. Lorenzo Servitje Sendra worked with his father in the family bakery throughout his childhood, but when his father died in 1936 he had to take over. Lorenzo was educated and ambitious, and together with three of his family members devised a plan to increase the scope of their business. They bought five delivery vans to deliver their breads, wrapped in plastic to preserve freshness, to various small stores daily. Customers loved their product and within a few years they had increased production and were expanding outside of Mexico City.

In the last several years, as we have seen some of the major financial conglomerates collapse, when Wall Street carries some negative connotation, investors’ attention turns to the companies who work primarily with Main Street, specifically those folks who create capital and own assets. A lot of these businessess would not strike you as super wealthy, yet it is the small businesses that proved to be the most resilient during the hard economic times.

The RemyCake bakery created a cohesive team and an established clientele and became a staple within the community. Their exemplary customer service and the charismatic presence of their founders created a unique work and customer environment. However, with the recent retirement of the RemyCake bakery founder, a number of issues have arisen. Our Task Force identified the origin of their organizational issues. The following summary addresses and provides solutions for the RemyCake Bakery’s issues of ineffective leadership style, lack of organizational hierarchy, under-developed employee training program, and poor communication at all levels.

Since Richard and Maurice McDonald founded in 1948, McDonald's has grown from a small restaurant in California into one of the most recognized brands in the world with a chain of outlets that spans the globe. For over 50 years, McDonald's defined the fast food industry while indelibly etching its golden arches logo on the face of both American and global culture through such icons as character Ronald McDonald and the Big Mac sandwich. Millions of people started their very first jobs at McDonalds while even more began to have their eating habits redefined by the chain. Concepts like the drive-thru window were introduced along with the Happy Meal for children in order to provide a fast, affordable, and enjoyable dining. Ray Kroc, saleman

Some of the key reasons for the dismal profits are primarily due to lack of control, and inexperience from both Julie and Mary, the co-owners and managers of Café Bijoux. The reasoning behind this claim is that a business that is not seen profitable is usually not. In addition, a real restaurant sign is not up and visible. A sign is a major gateway to success in a busy congested market which sees more than eleven businesses surrounding a one km radius. However, Julie and Mary have been awaiting the funds to put up a sign, which has seen negative results due to lack of

The purpose of this memo is to offer a recommendation in the restructuring of Interstate Bakeries. This advice has been initiated at the request of company CEO James Elesser so that he can better ascertain which option, filing for bankruptcy or seeking further mergers and acquisitions, would be the best direction to take to counteract flailing profit margins. This is an independent recommendation made from researching the company’s financial history as well as the company’s product portfolio and market segments.

Darden Restaurants owns a number of specialty brands that are located throughout the United States and Canada. These include: the Olive Garden, Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse, the Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood and Wildfish Seafood Grille. The company has 2 thousand locations and they employ 135 thousand people. Their primary markets are middle class to affluent families. ("Our Company," 2012)

The Supermarket and Grocery Stores industry makes up a large portion of the food retail channel in the United States. Winn-Dixie grocery is a subsidiary of Southeastern Grocers LLC, which is the parent company of Harveys, BI-LO and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, which places fifth as one of the largest supermarket chain in the U.S. based on the amount of stores they have. The company has about 48,000 associates that work in 518 grocery stores, 145 liquor stores and 393 in-store pharmacies all over the southeastern states such as Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida (Winn Dixie, 2016). Winn-Dixie as well as the other two subsidiaries of Southeastern Grocers are very well-known and well-respected regional brands with deep heritages,

Upon employment at Scottsdale's "Pretentious Petit Four Bakery", Guy signed a covenant not to compete which specifies that, upon Guy's termination at Pretentious, he will not accept a position - in the capacity as a baker- within an eighty mile radius of Scottsdale, AZ., to be enforceable for a duration of five years. Presently, after two years of employment at Pretentious, Guy wishes to leave and form a corporation. Serving as an officer of the corporation, Guy would like to open a bakery in Maryvale which would be owned by the corporation. Guy will be working in the bakery as a staff member. Guy now has concerns about the non-compete covenant he signed for his employment at Pretentious and would like to know if his plans will violate

Levendary Café has grown from a small restaurant that offers soup, salad, and sandwiches in Denver to a multibillion quick casual chain that operates 3500 stores around the U.S. The founder of the Levendary Café, Howard Leventhal managed to establish a strong market position for the Levendary Café in the U.S and succeeded in creating a $10 billion

This paper focuses on Drexler’s Bar-B-Que, a family run business that has existed for over 60 years. The paper addresses how values play a role in the success of the business but also delves into how a family business’s values impact operations and success. The effectiveness of the organization is reviewed and discussed related to how a family run business can achieve success but yet not be effective. To drive this point the paper will have research topics from Internet based resources in business related to how family businesses succeed and what the pitfalls are. The paper will also address how Drexler’s business fits into the systems model illustrated in Organizational Behavior and

This case details the position of Carol Sullivan-Diaz, the 28-year-old daughter of Walter Sullivan who died at the age of 56. Walter had bought a Ford dealership in 1983 that eventually grew into what is now Sullivan Ford Auto World. The business sells cars but also services them. Carol is disappointed by current turnover in car sales and sees that the service revenues are below average for this size of dealership. Carol’s now has to decide what way to tackle the future. She can sell the business but will probably only return a value below what it might be worth if profitable or she can look at the operation and see if she can turn it around herself. While she has a bachelor’s degree in economics, an MBA degree and a

McDonald's es el líder mundial en restaurantes de servicio de comida rápida con más de 30,000 locales sirviendo a cerca de 50 millones de personas en 119 países cada día. Actualmente la compañía esta