Olive Garden: SQM Overview

Through my experiences at Olive Garden, I find myself, and my family, extremely satisfied. The look and feel of the restaurant truly makes lunch or dinner feel like more of an experience instead of just a meal. The menu is truly extensive but is also limited on change throughout the life of the establishment. The food is extremely well prepared and sets a standard in Italian food for being a simple family restaurant. The few times you find yourself waiting for service is trumped by the overall quality of service you get from a very pleasant and professional staff. Overall, Olive Garden has treated my family to some great occasions and still remains a great eating establishment that I highly

Fast food service with excellent customer service with a smile. The idea is to be welcoming to customers of all ages and especially to children.

Olive Garden is a family friendly restaurant that specializes in Italian-American dishes, and is well known for their soup, salad, and breadsticks. My family and I ate dinner at Olive Garden in Lafayette, Indiana. The criteria used to rate our experience was the flavor, appearance, and healthfulness of the food, the prompt and efficiency of the service, the price of the meal, and the lighting and decor of the atmosphere. When it comes to the best service, food, price, and atmosphere Olive Garden excels and continues to please their customers.

Olive Garden was founded in 1982 owned and operated by Darden Restaurants. Darden Restaurants is the nations largest most successful restaurant chain. Darden Restaurants also own and operates The Red Lobster chain. Olive garden offers a family home style dining with inspiring recipes from Tuscany, Italy. Their Culinary school was founded in 1999 in Tuscany, Italy. Where they train their chefs and create menus for the restaurant. With a remarkable wine selection and great home cook Italian meal and a affordable menu price I have always enjoyed my stay at the Olive Garden. Olive Garden has received many award throughout their history. Recent awards came from the Nation's Restaurant News which presented Olive Garden with the "Menu Masters" award

All Organisations posses a distinct form of culture with some having more than a single culture. This culture is usually very difficult to measure, change and most especially change.

Chick fil A is a unique company and is clearly different from most fast-food restaurants; employees are kind, helpful and maintain a clean environment no matter where they located. As stated previously Chick-fil- A’s corporate purpose is constructive in addition it emphasizes their culture “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.” (cite) This statement truly shows how the company’s leadership has created a culture where service is just as important as profit. The emphasis of this section of the paper will be to research while also analyzing how Chick-fil-A makes people a priority and how doing things in an uncommon way has certainly helped Chick-fil-A create a strong culture as well as a successful business.

Chief administrative officers (CAO) is in charge of nearly every aspect of a company, typically only answering to the chief executive officer and the CAOs are employed in a wide array of industries and have many functions depending on the size and scope of their company (Amico, 1999-2013). He or she will handle the hiring and training of the top-level employees and managers. The CAO will make sure the employees work as a team. A chief administrative officer will need to understandthe company 's policies and overall mission. He or she will need to give the employees job descriptions that is best suited for that employee. According to Amico (1999-2013), ?He must delegate, organize and come up with new ideas to help the company 's bottom line anda chief administrative officer must have strong verbal and written communication skills? (para, 2-3). In this paper, the problem will be stated. Issues and how to solve the health needs of an African country will be discussed. Integrating Fund Accounting, Financial controls, and Control and Management of Public Expenditures will be discussed. Explanation on government financial reporting requirements and applying budgets as disciplinary footsteps and remarks will be elaborated. The Analysis of financial statements

“To give our customers the best food and beverage values that they can find anywhere and to provide them with the information required for informed buying decisions. We provide these with a dedication to the highest quality of customer satisfaction delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, fun, individual pride, and company spirit” (Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Readings, 2016, p. 24).

This paper explores the mission, vision, values and principles of Chipotle Mexican Grill that guide them in the restaurant industry. Their key mission, vision, and values revolve around providing food with integrity and changing the way people think about and eat fast food. Chipotle’s principles include sticking to the basics of a simple menu and uncomplicated, interactive employee roles.

The Chipotle Mexican Grille opened its first store in 1993 beginning a new category in the restaurant industry known as “fast casual” (About Us, 2014). This new category featured the “highest quality raw ingredients, classic cooking methods, and distinctive interior design-features that are more frequently found in the world of fine dining.” However, aside from the normally long wait in lines, an order could be taken and served in only a couple minutes. Currently Chipotle operates more than 1,500 restaurants internationally. The following pages will present a balanced approach to the effectiveness of Chipotle’s strategy analyzing financial performance, customer satisfaction, employee/learning and growth, and internal process.

Olive Garden is a popular restaurant on a Saturday evening for couples and families seeking to find an authentic Italian meal. The restaurant at 1025 Dana Dr, Redding, CA is one of the 800+ Olive Garden restaurants. The atmosphere in this restaurant takes you on a journey to Italy, the staff is professional and obliging, and the food tastes like it is from heaven above. It is a great place to have a wonderful meal with friends and family.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Outlook Handbook, top executives, namely CEO’s or chief executive officers are responsible for devising strategies to ensure that an organization meets its goals. Typically they have the following duties, establishing and carrying out departmental or organizational goals, policies and procedures. Direct and oversee an organization’s financial and budgetary activities. As well as manage general activities related to making products and providing services. (Top Executives)

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)

Darden Restaurant is a company that owns eight well-known food chain businesses in America. These eight brands are Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahamas Breeze, and Eddie V’s. The Darden Restaurant’s mission is to “consistently delivering outstanding food, drinks and service in an inviting atmosphere, making every guest loyal.” Based on the most recent quarterly data (unaudited), Darden Restaurant reported sales of 1.7 billion in 2017 excluding expenses, depreciation, taxes, and other accumulated payout. It is a multi-million business that has over 175,000 employees throughout the 1,700 locations. Darden Restaurant is currently looking for partners to expand its market internationally.

Corporate culture is a key component to the success of Starbucks. When looking at the seven dimensions of corporate culture (fn textbook pg 338) Starbucks emphasizes Team and People Orientation along with Innovation and Risk-Taking and pose less emphasis on a competitive environment or an outcome oriented approach. (see appendix c) In order to ensure a strong corporate culture Starbucks utilizes innovative and simple ways to ensure the key values are deeply held and widely shared. (fn) By visiting up to 40 stores weekly by the CEO Richard Schultz, creation of Starbucks Broadcast News to convey company news, or administering an “attitude survey” every 18 months to all employees they ensure the company and its partners (employees) are connected. (fn textbook)