Why Send Students Abroad?

The author reports on a study done among food service and lodging industry recruiters to determine their perceptions about the value of various international student experiences such as internships and exchanges. The study found that lodging recruiters appreciate the value of these experiences significantly more than their peers in food service and contends that there is a role for both corporate executives and educators in raising recruiters’ awareness of the value of international student experience.

The Impossible is Possible

Networking is providing new support for women interested in or entering the food service industry. The author discusses how educators and the industry can assist and how one organization is putting together specific programs to provide support and encouragement to women.

Los Angeles, 1984: Hot Dogs and Croissants

Providing spectator food service for the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles was a massive and challenging undertaking. The author details the planning, recruitment, training, and sales considerations which the provider went through over a two-year period to be ready for the Games.

Best Practices: Lessons Learned by a South Florida Non-Profit Community Based Organization while Designing and Implementing a Career Exploration Evidence Informed Framework in Urban Communities

All A’s was designed to support of the agency’s family strengthening initiatives in South Florida. All A’s uses evidence informed strategies poised to be an inclusive curriculum that teaches self-determination and adaptive behavior skills. The framework incorporates problem based learning and adult learning theory and follows the Universal Design for Learning. Since 2012, the agency has served over 8500 youth and 4,000 adults using the framework. The framework addresses educational underachievement and career readiness in at risk populations. It is used to enhance participants AWARENESS of setting SMART goals to achieve future goals and career aspirations. Participants are provided with ACCESS to resources and opportunities for creating and implementing an ACTION plan as they pursue and ACHIEVE their goals. All A’s promotes protective factors and expose youth to career pathways in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related fields. Youth participate in college tours, job site visits, job shadowing, high school visits, online college and career preparation assistance, service learning projects, STEM projects, and the Winning Futures© mentoring program. Adults are assisted with résumé development; learn job search strategies, interview techniques, job shadowing experiences, computer and financial literacy programs. Adults and youth are also given the opportunity to complete industry-recognized certifications in high demand industries (food service, general labor, and construction), and test preparation for the General Educational Development Test.

Evaluation of the uptake of voluntary calorie posting on menus in Ireland

This report was commissioned by the Department of Health, Ireland. Obesity is a public health problem in Ireland which is largely responsible for the increasing prevalence of diet-related diseases and growing financial burden on our healthcare system. Although overweight and obesity rates may have reached a plateau in Irish adults and children, they remain at an extremely high level as 1 in 4 children areoverweight or obese and an estimated 61% of adults are overweight or obese. Urgent public health action is required to reduce the levels of obesity among our children and adults. A sustainable national intervention strategy that combines government and community-led interventions is required. These interventions need to incorporate both nutrition education and environmental modification strategies to reduce levels of obesity. International literature suggests that calorie posting has the potential to have a positive effect on the obesity crisis by encouraging people to make healthier food choices through informed consumer decisions. This evaluation focuses on the uptake of voluntary calorie posting from a national representative sample of food service businesses in Ireland and explores the attitudes of food service businesses that do and do not display calories. This evaluation will explore the most effective and efficient way of implementing mandatory calorie posting on menus in Ireland.

Establecimientos de Venta de Alimentos al Menudeo: Liste al Gerente de Protección de Alimentos Certificado

This fact sheet, printed in Spanish, cites SC Regulation 61-25 and lists accredited training programs for the Food Protection Manager Certification Program.

Reporte financiero Burkenroad / Latinoamérica – Colombia / Carvajal Empaques S.A.

De acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos en la valoración, la recomendación es comprar la acción de Carvajal Empaques S.A., ya que se espera que se valorice en un 16.68% a diciembre 31 de 2016, debido a la progresiva recuperación del flujo de caja después de grandes inversiones hechas en años anteriores para la ampliación de su capacidad instalada, permitiéndoles crecer y suplir la demanda ascendente del mercado de food service, dejando ver también el impacto de las eficiencias operacionales buscadas por la compañía -- Además, a nivel mundial se espera un crecimiento del sector empaques por encima de la economía y la empresa ocupa uno de los tres primeros puestos en cada geografía donde tiene presencia, por lo que para seguir supliendo el aumento de la demanda, este año planean construir una nueva planta de producción en Perú y aumentar la diversidad de su portafolio -- Sin embargo, a pesar de lo logrado por la compañía en crecimiento y eficiencias, el panorama regional político-económico de la mayoría de países latinoamericanos es incierto, puesto que atraviesan una fase de decaimiento, por lo que los ingresos podrían verse afectados en cierto grado en años cercanos -- Realizando una prueba de sensibilidad frente a las variables macroeconómicas que pueden afectar el valor de la compañía, se hallaron los comportamientos y distribuciones del PIB y la inflación para cada uno de los países donde la empresa tiene operaciones -- También se tuvieron en cuenta otras variables como: la relación del dólar con el peso colombiano, el costo de capital, la tasa de crecimiento a perpetuidad, el capital de trabajo neto operativo, el crecimiento del activo fijo y el flujo de caja libre operativo -- Como variable de interés se eligió el valor objetivo por acción a diciembre 31 de 2016 -- Luego de 10.000 iteraciones se obtuvo el siguiente rango para el valor de la acción: un mínimo de $2.033,14 y un máximo de $3.538,66, con una media de $2.697,22 a un nivel de confianza del 95%

Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una empresa dedicada a ofrecer comida rápida, saludable y en forma móvil en la ciudad de Manizales

En el presente documento se presenta un estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una empresa de comida rápida, saludable y de forma móvil en la ciudad de Manizales -- Para el efecto se llevó a cabo realizó un análisis del contexto socioeconómico de la ciudad para determinar la posibilidad de ofrecer comida rápida enmarcada en el concepto de fast good, mobile food service -- En el estudio se siguieron los planteamientos de Baca Urbina (2010) que desarrollan las tres esferas del conocimiento que comprenden y dan cuenta de la viabilidad del mercado, la técnica y la financiera, que permiten determinar si la realización del proyecto es factible con el supuesto de un nivel de riesgo moderado -- La estrategia metodológica planteada se sustenta en un estudio de carácter descriptivo soportado en fuentes primarias y secundarias que pretenden dar cuenta de la situación actual del mercado y la real posibilidad de generar un nuevo negocio con las características antes descritas

Restaurante nómada – Trotamundos

El Restaurante Trotamundos SAS, será un camión de comida (Food Truck), especializado en la preparación y comercialización de comidas gourmet con matices internacionales, rápida, para llevar y sin complicaciones. Nuestras preparaciones girarán en torno a una experiencia basada en el consumo de carne de res con sabores de diferentes países, enfocándonos en jóvenes universitarios y profesionales como nuestro segmento de mercado, estos ubicados en las localidades de Chapinero, Teusaquillo y Usaquén. Para facilitar el acceso de nuestros clientes situados en zonas tan distantes de Bogotá, Trotamundos funcionará en un moderno camión con una cocina diseñada acorde con la actualidad legislativa exigida para los restaurantes tradicionales y con los más altos estándares de higiene y calidad en manejo de alimentos. En la actualidad en la ciudad de Bogotá funcionan aproximadamente 60 restaurantes móviles, los cuales presentan una amplia variedad de productos desde jugos y postres hasta platos fuertes, en donde predominan las comidas rápidas tales como pizzas y hamburguesas entre otros. Nuestro principal diferenciador sobre la competencia, será la opción de una comida completa, elaborada en tiempos competitivos y a un precio justo. Para facilitar el reconocimiento de nuestro negocio ante nuestro nicho de mercado utilizaremos un llamativo camión parecido a un baúl de viaje de los años 20, que se trasladará en las localidades de Bogotá previamente mencionadas; adicionalmente usaremos redes sociales y volanteo para potenciar la promoción de la experiencia de nuestro cliente.

Service quality in the Malaysian fast food industry : an examination using DINESERV

This study addresses calls in the literature for the external validation of Western-based marketing concepts and theory in the East. Using DINESERV, the relationships between service quality, overall service quality perceptions, customer satisfaction, and repurchase intentions in the Malaysian fast food industry are examined. A questionnaire was administered to Malaysian fast food consumers at a large university, resulting in findings that support the five-dimensional nature of DINESERV and three of four proposed hypotheses. This study contributes to knowledge of service quality in developing countries and is the first to examine DINESERV in the Malaysian fast food industry.

Service employee behaviour : the role of compliance and risk taking

This paper looks at the decision-making process that determines the amount of effort frontline service employees will expend in delivering a service in a business-to-business context. Using theories in behavioural economics and interactional and social psychology, the paper develops and presents a model of employee decision-making. Managerial implications, which have the potential to enhance the marketing of business-to-business services and directions for future research in this area, are indicated.

Achieving service quality through service innovation exploration-exploitation: The critical role of employee empowerment and slack resources

Purpose This study investigates the effects of service innovation exploration-exploitation on financial performance through the delivery of quality services. Additional emphasis is also given to examining the extent to which employee empowerment and slack resources enhance or suppress the performance benefits of service firms engaging in service innovation exploration versus exploitation. Design/methodology/approach Data were drawn from a multi-informant survey of service firms using a drop-and-collect approach. The survey gathered data from managers, customer service employees and customers to test the hypotheses. Findings The results show that excelling at both exploitative and exploratory innovation helps enhance the quality of services, which in turn yield superior financial performance. Further, empowering employees enhances the relationship between exploratory and exploitative service innovation and service quality. We also show that the extent managers’ perceived their market to be competitive influences in the pursuit of high levels of both service innovation exploration and exploitation and that this relationship is impacted by the extent they believe they have available slack resources. Practical implications The findings suggest that service firms need to pursue both exploitation and exploration at high levels simultaneously and empower their employees to stay ahead of competitors in delivering quality services, which ultimately contribute to the achievement of superior financial outcomes. Also, the findings highlight the importance of employee empowerment, market competitiveness and slack resources in the pursuit of high levels of both service innovation exploration and exploitation. Originality/value These findings and our theory indicate that this study is the first to empirically examine organizational ambidexterity in the context of service innovation exploration – exploitation adopting the principles of combined and balanced innovation. The study provides insights into the critical role of customers’ perceptions of service quality in contributing to firms’ financial performance. Our insights are unique in that the study incorporates managers, employees and customers in an integrated service innovation model.