Outsourcing Case Study: Moe's Southwest Grill

Kessler visited the restaurant Chili’s Grill and Bar in Chicago O’Hare Airport and complete research by viewing a couple eating lunch, he noticed that the female was overweight and consumed a significant amount of food. He discusses the event of another woman that ordered Chili’s Kickin Jack Nachos, she completed two-thirds of her dish and then pushed her plate away from her place at the table, only to reach over the table and finish the remainder of her dish. While at Chili’s Bar and Grill, Kessler would ask servers and managers what ingredients were in his dishes, and his question was often answered with a question and no answer. The popular bakery Cinnabon began its expansion in 1995, after its initial family setting that included a

McDonald's has successfully met the demands of its customers by gradually adding to their menus. Breakfast meals, hamburgers, chicken, salads, salads and even desserts are provided by the restaurants which aids in the success of McDonald's. The organizational structure for McDonald's

You have asked for a unique approach to this project. We at Talking Quick Consultants are pleased you have chosen our firm and we are happy to provide the following feedback and observations from a “customer” perspective as requested. Our team took the time to visit one each of the requested fast food establishments, Moe’s Southwest Grill (a Focus Brands group establishment) and Panera Bread Company. For each one we have provided a Part I and a Part II breakdown of our observations. To get us started the explanation of the observation criteria is explained as follows:

McDonald’s has been in business since 1955. Through many years of great strategic and financial planning, it has become one of the most successful food chains in the world. In order to continue its great success, McDonald’s must continue to adapt to change. In this paper we will discuss the strategic and financial planning that would be necessary to keep McDonald’s on top of the food chain.

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.

If we decide to do nothing, our competitors will outgrow us, and we could lose our international partnership, as well as have cutbacks on sales. If we do nothing to keep up with the forever changing in the retail industry, we will eventually be blown away because other retail stores are even going into, delivering your goods and services to your home. Other retail companies, such as Walmart, have even gone as far as, having the consumers make an order of what they need and bring it to their vehicles when they pull up to the stores. The market world is now shifting to a society of convenience. “Whole Foods Market must consider strategies to maintain growth despite a rising wealth gap” (Yuksel 2012). Doing nothing ever solves a problem. It is like saying, my tire is flat, so I will do nothing and hope that I can still ride around to where I need to go, and all will be solved. Soon, my vehicle would be out of commission. It would take a lot more money to fix the problem, instead of assessing the problem earlier and taking care of it. Going back to doing

The first step to owning your own Moe’s franchise is to complete Moe 's Request for Consideration Form with as much detail as possible (if you have not already done so). This will give us the necessary information to help us better understand your background and your plans for owning a Moe’s.

Jack in the Box, Inc. opened its first restaurant in 1951. Today, it has become one of the nation’s largest hamburger chain and “based on number of restaurants, is the second largest QSR hamburger chain.” In addition to its QSR hamburger chain, Jack in the Box “acquired Qdoba Restaurant Corporation, operator and franchisor of Qdoba Mexican Grill.” 1 According to its 10-K report, Qdoba “is the second largest fast-casual Mexican brand in the United States.” 1

In the summer of 1993, CEO and founder Steve Ells opened the first Chipotle in Denver, CO with an $80,000 loan from his father. (2) Ells never planned to own a $13.1 billion company just as he finished culinary school, the original plan was to open a temporary fast food restaurant to build some capital so he could open a nice sit down restaurant. Once Chipotle “took off” in the market, Ells knew this was going to be the restaurant business he always dreamed of owning. From the past twenty-three years Chipotle has been in business many things have changed such as the number of worldwide locations to their power in the market all the while keeping one thing in mind and that is to provide food with integrity. This motto is why Ells strives to

The corporation, which is “an organization, especially a business that has a legally separate existence from the people who run it,” was born with the formation of the British East India Company in 1600. At the end of the American Revolution, the people of the thirteen American colonies shared an intense fear of the corporation, due to the imprint left on the country from the actions of the British East India Company. These actions included the exploitation of the colonies’ wealth and the domination of all trade coming into and leaving the ports of each of the thirteen colonies. For the entirety of the following century, the American government placed stringent requirements and tight regulations on corporations that emerged within the United

In Frida Kahlo’s, “Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States”, the United States and Mexico are clearly in very different stages of industrialization. Seeing the cables connecting the industrial U.S and less developed Mexico shows how technology and business are connecting countries. This portrait was created over eighty years ago, but today there are even more ways to reach out to foreign countries. Some corporations and companies are reaching out to developing countries and using their labor force instead of hiring a domestic source for the job. Outsourcing is when a company receives goods or services from a foreign supplier rather than a domestic one. There are numerous reasons for companies to outsource jobs and

McDonald’s introduced an expert team called the Restaurant Supply Planning Department, to communicate with the restaurant managers, regularly, so that they

Since McDonald’s is the most well know fast food chain in the world with a market cap of 69.35 billion, brand recognition is their biggest strength. The secret of McDonald’s success is its willingness to innovate and maintain consistency in the operation of its many outlets. In recent years McDonald’s has introduced Premium Salads, Snack Wraps, fresh Apple Dippers in the United States, and Corn Cups in China. Also, McDonald 's products are priced so low that economic conditions are almost insignificant.

Answer to Question 1. MITRE is following the committed expert strategy. Its recruiting focus is targeted. MITRE does not resort to broad recruiting channels because it’s costly and doesn’t attract the right kind of candidates. MITRE mostly uses internal sources to hire new people. The company’s current employees do most of the recruitment and, in return, they get bonuses and opportunities to improve their team by suggesting candidates that they find suitable.