Convenience and Fast Foods


Recent Articles about Convenience and Fast Foods

Product Promotion;

By J.P. |  Mar 1, 1985

There is nothing small fry about potato chips: $2.7 billion are sold in the United States every year, or almost 45% of total salty snack-food volume. Not...  Read more

Natural Vending Machines

By Peter Vanden Bos |  Jul 1, 2010

Companies that offer healthy alternatives to potato chips and candy  Read more

Sugar Baby

By John F. Persinos |  May 1, 1984

Jimmy Spradly's candy bar has already charmed the South. Can it sweet-talk its way into the national market as well?  Read more

The Chocolate-Covered Potato Chip

By Leslie Brokaw |  Aug 1, 1988

New business dips potato chips in chocolate.  Read more

5 Tips for Franchisees

Aug 13, 2010

Noodles & Company, Coldstone Creamery, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Great Harvest Bread Co., and Edible Arrangements share their secrets to franchising success.  View slideshow

Too Much Of A Good Thing

Jan 1, 1986

"I think a lot of American managers get fascinated with vertical integration. It's like the really great hamburger joint that adds a dining room, starts s...  Read more

Second Act

By Leslie Brokaw |  Feb 1, 1991

Meat business creates and sells boneless spareribs made of restructured meat.  Read more

How I Did It: Jerry Murrell, Five Guys Burgers and Fries

By Liz Welch |  Apr 1, 2010

Along with his sons, Jerry Murrell of Five Guys Burgers and Fries built a 570-store chain that enjoys a cult following.  Read more

Case Study: Update

By Darren Dahl |  Jan 1, 2006

Singling out a new market.  Read more

Breakfast Champions;

By J.H. |  Dec 1, 1985

IN ALLEN J. BERNSTEIN'S STANdard appeal to potential jobholders, he usually nabs them with the following facts: "You'll work a five-day week, and you'll n...  Read more

Labor Shortage;

By Virginia Inman |  Mar 1, 1986

TODAY, WHEN YOU ORDER A large Pepsi at your local Burger King, the cashier may hand you an empty cup to fill at the self-service drink machine. In 10 yea...  Read more

Gut Check

By Yishane Lee |  Nov 1, 2003

Are you a victim of the Entrepreneur 15? That's the weight many entrepreneurs gain their freshman year of running a company.  Read more

How to Keep the Chips from Falling?

Nov 1, 1996

Mr. Potato Chip Company has been a well-respected New England manufacturer for many years. Recently the company has decided to expand into new markets to ...  Read more

Should You Consider Franchising?

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 23, 2010

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows one in ten businesses is a franchise.  Read more

On-the-road education

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Arranging meetings with admired CEOs.  Read more

Study Ranks Cities with Best and Worst Customer Service

By Leslie Taylor |  Oct 10, 2006

Baltimore and Washington, D.C., had the slowest wait times, while Phoenix and Portland, Ore., were the speediest.  Read more

5 Reasons Why Five Guys Burgers is a Big Success

Apr 13, 2010

Sell a really good, juicy burger on a fresh bun. Make perfect French fries. Don’t cut corners. Jerry Murrell, founder of Five Guys, shares five strategies ...  View slideshow

A Lean Machine

By David Glassman |  Jul 1, 1986

We are a company that started in 1980 and made it to #15 on the INC. 500 in 1985 ("Aah, Those Were the Days," May). Certainly, 1980 was a tough time to g...  Read more

Segment the Target Market in Your Business Plan

By Tim Berry |  Dec 10, 1999

The market segmentation concept is crucial to market assessment and market strategy. Divide the market into workable market segments -- age, income, produ...  Read more

5 Secrets to Great Advertising

The principals of the Wexley School for Girls may seem wacky, but there is a highly effective method in their madness. Here are five lessons in crafting a me...  View slideshow

Making the Grade

By Inc. staff |  Oct 1, 1989

To motivate student employees, a restaurant owner gives raises to those who maintain high grade point averages.  Read more

Taking a Niche Player Big-Time

By Michelle Leder |  Jan 1, 2004

Keurig Inc. has transformed office coffee with its unique, one-cup-at-a-time system. Can it do the same for the at-home market--with machines that cost $250 ...  Read more

Getting Carded

By Phaedra Hise |  Aug 1, 1993

Clean Duds employees hand out recruiting cards to people who provide them with great service.  Read more

Customer Relations;

By Reported by Patricia C. Amend and Bruce G. Posner |  Apr 1, 1987

Customers can be a good source of new product ideas, but if you don't acknowledge their contributions, you may be missing out on a chance to win their loy...  Read more