Procter & Gamble is about to give Starbucks a serious run for its cup-at-a-time, gourmet coffee gold mine. Along the way, P&G (PG) hopes to change the way millions of consumers make and drink coffee.
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UK: McDonald's to introduce Quorn burger
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The UK unit of US fastfood giant McDonald’s is reportedly planning to introduce a Quorn burger, adding to its vegetarian menu offering.
The chain has signed a deal with Marlow Foods, which makes Quorn, to supply McDonald’s restaurants with Quorn burgers, reported Marketing.
A McDonald’s spokeswoman said the company has been speaking to a variety of companies about developing another vegetarian burger.
Marketing activity for the new burger is expected to focus on the low-fat, meat-free attributes of Quorn, as McDonald’s attempts to create a healthier image for itself.
Wild Noodles
The idea for the Wild Noodles restaurants was developed a couple of years ago by Eddie Matney, a local celebrity chef and full-service restaurant owner in Phoenix, who infuses his pasta with flavors, forgoing the use of cold noodles in boiling water.
“He and I hooked up about a year ago and decided to package it for a franchise rollout,” says Wild Noodles President George Krotonsky.
Only three Wild Noodles are currently open, but six more will launch this month. The first one opened about two-and-a-half years ago, and the most recent location – and the first franchise – opened in Arizona about three weeks ago. [Read more…] about Wild Noodles
God came to me and said, 'Anthony, you will make 10-yuan pizzas.
Hello Pizza. “I had a vision,” says Anthony LeCorre, as quoted by Leslie Chang in The Wall Street Journal. “God came to me and said, ‘Anthony, you will make 10-yuan pizzas.” And so he did, and he looks like his fledgling, Shanghai-based, three-restaurant chain, called Hello Pizza, is shaking up China’s fast-food market in a way that the multinationals, with their premium prices and hefty advertising budgets, may not understand. Conventional wisdom had it that “the high-end market” was the place to be in China … “But many found themselves competing against each other in a market that was in fact tinier than advertised.” Anthony, who is French, made that mistake at first, too — opening and closing two restaurants where his pizzas were priced at $2.50 and $5.00. Problem was, he was up against a bunch of others selling pizzas for at same prices.
“God” appeared, Anthony says, after reading up on McDonald’s, where, of course, success was had by “cutting prices while offering consistent quality and service.” So Anthony set up a new, factory-like operation in Shanghai: [Read more…] about God came to me and said, 'Anthony, you will make 10-yuan pizzas.
Snack Times, They are a Changing
Considering the spending power of children and teens, it should come as no surprise that major manufacturers are focusing their sights on this valuable demographic. With young people registering 4.4 eating occasions per day, snack makers have ample opportunities to reach them.
Though often lumped together as a single demographic, the eating habits of children 12 and older differ significantly from their younger peers, according to “U.S. Kids’ and Teens’ Eating Habits,” a report by Mintel International Group (Chicago).
The 12-14 group demonstrates eating patterns that are more “teen-like” (i.e., less fruit, more chips and candy, eating more with friends). Those 11 and younger, however, primarily are influenced by what their parents want them to eat. As a result, the under-12 demographic consumes a wider range of foods. While they still eat sweets and salty snacks, they also have a much greater incidence of healthful food consumption [Read more…] about Snack Times, They are a Changing
HSMAI Survey of 7,000 Members Reveals the 'Top 10 Issues of Concern' Facing Sales and Marketing Executives / February 2004
HSMAI Survey of 7,000 Members Reveals the
“Top 10 Issues of Concern Facing Sales
and Marketing Executives in 2004
MCLEAN, VA (Feb. 2, 2004) – While the economic outlook is generally improving in the marketplace, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) just-released membership survey of its 7,000 members revealed the “Top 10 Issues of Concern facing sales and marketing executives and staff with the number one issue being the current travel environment and the economy.
Hoteliers are working in a new reality
Hoteliers are working in a new reality. The theme for 2004 is not about recovery; it is about managing fundamental changes in the travel market. When or even whether economies recover will not erase what the traveling public has learned since September 11, 2001: everything is negotiable; they can book at the last minute; and hoteliers still need their business badly enough to over-compete with value-added services and personalized attention. Put simply, the challenges of the last three years are not going away.
BW Online | February 9, 2004 | Wireless Finds a Welcome in Hospitality
It’s not quite Star Trek, where food can be made to materialize just by talking into a machine. But restaurant guests at a new Holiday Inn in Duluth, Ga., can now place their meal orders electronically. The so-called Emenu — really a tablet PC connected wirelessly to a computer in the hotel — provides photos and nutritional info on menu items. Customers can tally the calories, carbs, and price of their meals before they order, then zap the request to the kitchen. The Emenu also translates that data into Spanish and into euros. [Read more…] about BW Online | February 9, 2004 | Wireless Finds a Welcome in Hospitality