Chimney's Steakhouse Swot Analysis

My company of choice is Chick-fil-A, and I believe an appropriate mission statement would be, “to serve the best-tasting, freshest chicken sandwich while glorifying God and having a positive influence on the families who enjoy it.” Some objectives that the company could strive for to achieve this goal could be to:

Company has evolved to handle joint ventures, but not all of them turn into successes.

Everybody has a favorite place to eat. Eating out can be a very pleasant experience or a disastrous one. People are free to choose from a wide range of different restaurants where to spend time and have a meal. Although, not all restaurants are the same and each has different characteristics regarding class, interior, cuisine and service. This paper provides a comparison of 4 different restaurants (fast food, casual, upscale): McDonald’s, Panda Express, Applebee’s and Delmonico’s.

A good way to control the risk, Tim Horton uses SWOT analysis, looking for its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Strengths and weaknesses are the internal to the company includes reputation, patents, location. Opportunities and threats are the external part of the company which includes suppliers, competitors and prices. External parts are the things that cannot be changed. SWOT analysis uses to maximize the positive influence and minimize the negative influence. When we are looking on the strengths, opportunities are maximized.

With many delicious main courses such as: Mystery meat sandwiches, spongy chewy ribs, and surprise casserole. It’s a wonder how more kids don’t choose to eat with the school every day. In fact we should make eating at the school a requirement because who doesn’t like not knowing what exactly they’re eating. The taste of the food shocks

The restaurants setting is aesthetically pleasing and uniquely from other traditional fast-food restaurants. The restaurants’ food preparation area was equipped with stoves and grills, pots and pans, cutting knives, wire whisks, walk-in refrigerator and other kitchen utensils. Besides, the company support systems and functions include distribution centers, quality assurance department, training and risk management department, accounting and finance, internal team of real estate managers, administrative and general management. All of these let the company to maintain the daily operation and run the business

Chick-fil-a is a family owned restaurant that was founded in 1946 by Truett Cathy. It is the second largest fast food chicken restaurant in the United States with more than 1,850 different locations. In 2015 alone sales exceeded $6 billion dollars. Chick-fil-a does not have a mission statement however they express everything through their purpose, “To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with chick-fil-a.” (www.strategicmanagementsinsight.com/mission-statement/chick-fil-a)

Olive Garden is a US-American restaurant chain specialized on Italian food. The company was founded in 1982 by General Mills and is now the biggest Italian restaurant chain with 721 restaurants. The company has an image of being a wholesome family restaurant. Every week, more than 4 million customers it a Olive Garden, with the majority of the customers being women.’’ An average check of $14.95 contributes to Olive Garden's nearly $3.3 billion in annual sales.’’ (Golodryga, & Ellis, 2010)

Medical Mercy Canada has a good reputation and credibility in Canada. MMC has received "The National Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award" for its Lifetime Achievement. MMC has Canada’s renowned sponsors associated with its famous logo. Reputation, credibility, and goodwill are its assets that can be offered to its prospective affiliations such as Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Cisco, ASML or Best Buy. Tim Hortons is a brand that has been embedded in a Canadian lifestyle which would definitely like to associate with an organization that received the coveted award from Canada's prime minister. MMC with an ensemble of volunteers from various parts of the world has a worldwide reach. In its association with Starbucks, the volunteering organization can generate

It is basically the traditional Bavarian cuisine. Most of the famous restaurants there are family style meals. The most famous of all these restaurants is Zehnder’s. It is the oldest restaurant in Frankenmuth.The hotel was opened in 1929 after William and Emilie Zehnder were in financial trouble. They had to sell their 80 acre farm and take a loan to buy the hotel they wanted to buy. Then they redesigned it to look like George Washington’s house. They soon turned into a huge success and now they even have a waterpark, rooms for staying et cetera. And their most popular dish was obviously the chicken family dinner.

This deli has a nostalgic and quaint vibe. The restaurant does have minimal seating, but the food is delicious. The mayo sauce is always homemade, and the restaurant has plenty of repeat customers. There is usually a long line on weekends.

Looking at Chick-fil-A’s analysis of the external environment and competitors we can see there is lots of threats. There are many models and analysis tools we can use to scan the environment. Porter’s Five Forces Model, Stakeholder Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Strategic Group mapping, and Industry Key Success Factors are all tools used to scam the environment and competitors.

Chick-fil-A first got its start when the founder, Truett Cathy was born in 1921. He opened his first restaurant, the Dwarf Grill in 1946, and in 1964 he invented the Original Chicken Sandwich. Three years later in 1967, the first Chick-fil-A restaurant was opened in Atlanta, Georgia. From that beginning 48 years ago, the chain has remained family owned and has grown to almost 2,000 restaurants with sales nearing $6 billion a year ("History," n.d.).

The Boston Beer Company is currently the largest craft beer company in the United States, however, the craft beer industry is growing in an otherwise shrinking market increasing the amount of serious competition that The Boston Beer Company is facing.

In the recent years, BWW restaurants are affected by the economic downfall (Southward, 2013). People began eating out less as a whole and restaurants have had to use new techniques and solutions to draw more guests. BWW is undertaking various steps to fight the economic crisis. For instance, twice a week they have specials on two types of chicken wings: traditional and boneless ones at fifty percent off. This tool has been an effective in attracting more guests. The company is also utilizing such measures as distribution of coupons with $5 discount or a coupon for 6 free wings in BWW (Buffalo Wild Wings Marketing Plan, n.d.). Additionally, to entertain their guests and make their visit to the restaurant more enjoyable, BWW is using modern technology. It