Firehouse Subs in Australia Research Project – Final Plan Global Management TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page 1 Table of contents 2 I. I. Executive Summary 1.1 Introduction Firehouse Subs is a fast casual sandwich restaurant chain established in 1994 that focuses on hot subs served with meats and cheeses. The headquarters are located in Jacksonville, FL. Firehouse Subs now wants to expand internationally to Australia a region we feel has the right target market, cultural tastes and low barriers to entry for our company. I.2 Products Our products are fresh, made-to-order hot and cold sandwiches that appeal to a wide variety of consumers. I.3 The Market The fast casual …show more content…
2.5 Project Budget The budget for the initial corporate franchise location is approximately $500,000. This includes securing a lease, conducting lease improvements, business licenses, signs, equipment and fixtures, costs of advertising, opening inventory and to cover miscellaneous expenses. There will also be funds available for working capital in the initial 3 months or until profitability. Eventually any corporately owned restaurants established will be sold to a franchisee so that Firehouse Subs can be 100% franchise owned in the foreign region. III. The Company 3.1 Company History Firehouse Subs was first founded in 1994 by two former firefighter brothers Chris and Robin Sorensen (FirehouseSubs.com). The company headquarters is in Jacksonville, FL. III.2 Mission Statement Firehouse Subs’ mission statement is “Carry on our commitment and passion for hearty and flavorful food, heartfelt service and public safety” (Mathis, 2011) III.3 Products Firehouse Subs products include hot and cold sandwiches, drinks, salads, chips, brownies and cookies. Combination meals are also available which include a choice of sandwich, side item, and drink. Sandwiches are made-to-order fresh and customers can dine-in or carry out. III.4 Leadership The executive leadership of Firehouse Subs consist of five members of the organization (FirehouseSubs.com): Chris Sorensen – Co-founder Robin Sorensen – Co-Founder Stephen Joost-Vice
To better understand the background of the contrasting views, we must look at how the fire service has developed around
While this region’s high population offers a great deal of potential for Firehouse subs, it will also be difficult to penetrate the market. This is because with a heavily populated area, such as one of the numerous cities in this region, has been saturated with restaurants. Many would think of direct competition from Subway or Quiznos, but there are other forms of competition within the restaurant industry. To gain a foothold in this region, the company will have to differentiate itself from the competition. The most relevant piece of information
There are situations that impact your everyday life that’s when we call the “Firefighters”. Their lifestyle is risky, they serve the people. Firefighters truly deserve the respect and honor from the community, at the same time, this is a way of showing gratitude for their courage. The firefighter station that I visited was the fire department in San Fernando called “ Station 98”, and their agency is Los Angeles Fire Department, it has been around since 1886.
Firestarter takes place in several different locations since the characters have to flee often during the course of events in the book. These locations include suspicious airports, dirty motels, old farmhouses, and
The most common fire department would be the New York City Fire Department. The first fire organization was started in 1648 and was adopted by the Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam. The money was raised by finning the public for dirty chimneys. The group of people known as the rattle watch patrolled the streets from 9 o’clock until down the next morning look for fire. It was 1658 when the first bucket brigade was formed which consisted of 250 leather buckets manufactured by a local shoe maker. It was not until the year 1664 when the Britch settlement was renamed New York.
While there were employees inside the business, there was no one inside the residential part of the structure, and the family dog was rescued by owner Jeremy Scheetz, who said he was walking down the nearby alley when the fire broke out inside his business, Scheetz Recycling.
It all started on 137 De Koven Street, in Catherine and Patrick O’Leary’s Barn. Daniel Sullivan ,who was a friend and the first one to discover the fire, did not hesitate to call out for help. When the fire was barely 15 minutes old, the O’Leary’s barn and neighboring houses were already engulfed in fire as families stood outside, watching, and waiting for any kind of help to arrive.“The absence of rain for three weeks [has] left everything in so flammable a condition that a spark might set a fire which would seep from end to end of the city.” Reported the Chicago Tribune in the Sunday Edition.
The Worcester Fire Department was officially established a career fire department in the year of 1920 where according to the U.S census served and helped a population around 179,754. In December of 1999 Worcester, Massachusetts there was around 172,000 residents within a 37.6-mile area. The Worcester cold storage fire was one of the most tragic events ever experienced by the Worcester Fire Department resulting in the death of six firefighters. There was a lot learned from this fire and created or changed some national standards forever for Firefighters.
For years if not decades, firefighters have responded to a reported structure fire that turned out to be a fully involved single room. This fire scenario requires a core set of fire tactics and skills to control and extinguished the fire, but is it this simple? Perhaps twenty years it may have been, but new dangers are lurking in every scenario and may have detrimental outcomes for unsuspecting and unaware firefighters and victims. The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) agency along with the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) have been conducting research to understand fire behavior and fire dynamics. This research is providing firefighters with new information about how and why
Texas roadhouse is a chain restaurant that is located on 5900 Pan American Frontage Rd N, Albuquerque, NM 87109. They have over 450 franchises across the US and in other countries such as Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. There is easy access via vehicle or by foot. Texas Roadhouse is typically known for its hand-cut steaks, fall-off-the-bone ribs, made-from-scratch sides, and fresh-baked bread. They have a wide variety of food that is always fresh from the kitchen and always cooked to perfection even on their busiest days. They are open every day on specific hours: Sunday from 11 am to 10 pm, Monday thru Thursday from 4pm to 10pm and on Friday and Saturday from 11am to 11pm. These hours are perfect for anyone including the employees, it's not too early in the day and not too late for the employees when
The Golden Fire Department (GFD) is proud to introduce our newest employee Kathleen (Katie) Quintana! Katie Joined the GFD Fire Prevention Bureau staff in mid June 2015. She worked for the City and County of Denver for 10 ½ years, there she held a variety of clerical and administrative positions. Her last few years with Denver, Katie worked for the Denver Police Department doing photo enforcement, after that she was a 911 call taker. In 2005, she accepted a position with the Aurora Fire Department (AFD) as a front desk receptionist. Shortly after she was hired, she was promoted to fire inspector. Katie spent eight years with the Aurora Fire Department. During her tenure, she became an ICC and state certified Fire Inspector II, she also received
“The Station” building was far from brand new when the 2003 fire occurred. It was used as a navy bar during World War II (Barylick 7). The building has a long history. The building became a club in 1995
Nowadays Greggs will be found at the High Streets, airports, shopping centres and place with a lot of public interest. All sandwiches are hand-made and fresh and have no sell-by date. Everything Greggs sell has its own recipe and all food will be fresh making in the stores. (Greggs, 2010, [Online])
The owners of this stove, Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns, lived in Jacksonville, Florida; however, soon later two college students, James McLamore and David Edgerton, gave them ideas of naming the stove. Keith and Matthew took the Insta-Boiler to Miami to increase its sales all due to when one of the colleagues noticed one of the food stands that was called McDonalds. Soon later the group of four traveled to Miami to sell Insta-Boiler as part of making it a food empire. After staying in Miami, the college students made some modifications to the Insta-Boiler by making it in a gas grill; however, came into some problems.
Sandwich Blitz has many strengths. The biggest is that they have eight stores in the area surrounding the hospital, three universities and many office complexes, all of which are high-traffic areas. Since they have eight stores the name is one that is recognized by customers, so they are confident in the product they will be receiving. Why go to a new business when you have one you already know? The business is owned by Dalman, who is knowledgeable in the area of food distribution and Sandwich Blitz’s menu and Lei, who was previously a certified public accountant. A focus on healthy foods to upscale customers is a strength but focusing on upscale customers also has its weaknesses which we will discuss later. These customers are willing to pay a higher price knowing that they will be receiving