Viewpoint
by Bob Gershberg, Managing Partner Wray Executive Search
Where are all the Future Leaders?
Quite often of late when I am chatting with my CEO buds they query, "Where are the future leaders in our industry?" Trust me folks, they are in our midst, within our reach and often right under our noses. You can breed stars, develop stars or recruit stars from the "academy companies". If there in fact is a leadership gap, we have no one to blame but ourselves. Exceptional leaders develop future leaders. Did we forget an entire generation of industry leaders who were mentored by the late Norman Brinker? Full Article »
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Big News
McDonald's Global Comparable Sales Rise 4.9% in April
McDonald's Corporation announced global comparable sales growth of 4.9% in April. Performance by segment was as follows:
U.S. up 3.8%
Europe up 5.3%
Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 3.9%.
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Management
By Lou Adler, president of The Adler Group
Identifying High Achievers by Examining Their Wake Effect
High achievers leave a lot of evidence in their wake. As long as you know what you're looking for, much of this can be easily found during the work history review portion of the formal interview or during the phone screen. Once you find it, you then need to determine if the person is a fit for the actual job available, and if the job offers a significant career move for your candidate. Full Article »
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FYI
By Rebecca Patt, Vice President of Development, Dick Wray Executive Search
Top 10 Resume Do's and Don'ts
Do make it easy to read at a glance. Think of a Wheaties box. Chances are, decision makers will spend about as much time reading your resume as they would reading a cereal box. You want a clean, uncluttered look where the most important information will jump off the page, and the contents are easily digestible. Full Article »
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MARY DILLON, McDonald's Corp. global chief marketing officer, Monday said she is leaving after five years to be chief executive of U.S. CELLULAR Full Article »
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YUM! BRANDS INC. said it has promoted SAM SU to the posts of chairman and chief executive of its China division. Su, who most recently served as president of the division, will retain the post of vice chairman of Yum's board. Full Article »
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EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP INC. Monday named EMANUEL HILARIO its chief financial officer, succeeding RICHARD DUTKIEWICZ, who joined Real Mex Restaurants in April. Full Article »
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AQUAVIT restaurant has stopped calling MARCUS SAMUELSSON its chef-owner.
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BURGER KING CORP. on Tuesday named NATALIA FRANCO executive vice president and global chief marketing officer. Franco most recently served as vice president for global marketing at THE COCA-COLA CO., where she was responsible for McDonald's marketing, including research and development, consumer insights and operations innovation. Full Article »
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RUBIO'S RESTAURANTS INC., parent of the 195-unit fast-casual Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill chain, has agreed to a buyout offer from private-equity firm MILL ROAD CAPITAL LP valued at $91 million, or $8.70 per share. Full Article »
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LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS INC. said first-quarter profit doubled on beneficial one-time items even as restaurant sales slackened. Landry's reported net income of $14.3 million, or 87 cents a share, for the quarter ended March 31, compared with earnings of $7.1 million, or 37 cents a share, a year ago. Full Article »
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NPC INTERNATIONAL INC. reported first-quarter comparable-store sales growth of 10.2-percent and a 57.1-percent rise in net income to $9.5 million. Full Article »
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Fast-casual bagel seller EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP INC. said that systemwide comparable-store sales grew 0.1 percent for the first quarter ended March 30, marking the first growth in that metric in five quarters. Full Article »
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MCCORMICK & SCHMICK'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS INC. this week said that for the first quarter ended March 27 it had a net loss of about $400,000, or 3 cents per diluted share, compared with a year earlier loss of $1.1 million, or 8 cents a share.
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Executive Chat with Rebecca Patt, Vice President of Development, Dick Wray Executive Search
The WFF Interviews
I attended the Women's Foodservice Forum annual conference in Las Vegas in April 2010, along with my new Kodak Zi8, and I asked some of the attendees, "What is the biggest lesson you learned from the recession?" and "Why aren't there more women in leadership positions in the food service industry?"
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| This Month's Hot Opportunities |
Vice President Marketing - South Florida
Exciting opportunity with a casual emerging brand for a hands-on marketing professional. Establishes company-wide marketing and growth plan goals and objectives; works directly with franchisees across the country to create localized, grassroots marketing plans that increase same-store revenues; responsible for building and managing system-wide, central advertising fund and marketing budget; manages agency activities and expenditures. Lead the innovative creation, efficient development, and flawless execution of marketing strategies in support of all brand initiatives. Lead the creative process, as well as the development and execution of innovative advertising campaigns across all current and emerging media. Click for PDF » |
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - Florida
To identify commercial opportunities to enhance profitability.
To establish, communicate and implement defined standards on financial systems and controls through for existing businesses for growing multi-brand Franchisee/Franchisor. Click for PDF »
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Vice President/General Manager Non-Profit - New England
The vice president & general manager will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of the ORGANIZATION office in. He/She will work closely with the ORGANIZATION president to execute the business plan in a manner that helps grow the value proposition of the organization. This individual will oversee the ORGANIZATION staff, manage the budget, direct the execution of events and along with the president will create diversity management content for ORGANIZATION's products, programs and services. Click for PDF »
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Area Operations Director - Mid West KC
Exciting well-established QSR national restaurant company requires an individual with a strong multi-unit, multi state operational background in quick service, high volume dining, an individual who is driven to excel and can demonstrate a record of significant accomplishments. Click for PDF » |
Area Operations Director - Mid West OH/IN/KY
Exciting well-established QSR national restaurant company requires an individual with a strong multi-unit, multi state operational background in quick service, high volume dining, an individual who is driven to excel and can demonstrate
a record of significant accomplishments.
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Area Operations Director - West SF
Exciting well-established QSR national restaurant company requires an individual with a strong multi-unit, multi state operational background in quick service, high volume dining, an individual who is driven to excel and can demonstrate
a record of significant accomplishments. Click for PDF »
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Regional Operations Director - Denver. Relocation negotiable.
Excellent opportunity for Regional Operations Director to oversee 8 units and $25m in sales for leading casual-dining chain. The company is profitable, growing, debt-free and is known for its positive, service-oriented culture.
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Regional Manager Fine Dining - Southern California
National Restaurant Company is seeking a Regional Manager to oversee the operations of from four to six restaurants located in Southern California. Restaurants offer sophisticated dining in urban settings. Candidate must have previous experience in multi-unit management of fine dining restaurants plus a proven ability to build sales and produce profits. Restaurants must achieve high levels of service resulting in consistently positive customer dining experiences.
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Executive Chef - Southeast
A well-established national restaurant company requires a creative and business savvy Executive Chef with strong culinary, management, and operational skills to help with the turn-around of the historical site. The high volume unit represents about $10mm in revenue spread out in restaurant, catering and special/banquet events.
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