Pieology Pizzeria Named Fastest Growing Chain in Technomic's Top 500

Pieology

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Pieology Pizzeria, where pizza lovers go to create custom pizzas in endless flavor combinations, has earned the number one spot in terms of sales and unit change in Technomic's annual top 500 chain restaurant report. Technomic, the leading fact-based consulting and research firm serving the food industry, reported Pieology as the fastest growing limited service restaurant chain, having more than tripled both sales and unit growth in 2014. In addition, Pieology is the first fast casual, build-your-own pizza concept to enter the ranking amongst the nation's largest brands. The much-anticipated report, which debuted in the late 1970s and has evolved over time, originally published as the "Top 100."   Full Article » 

Better interviewing will yield better hires

Bob Gershberg

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if you are like most, your interview processes are sorely lacking. Still using the standard interview questions created by Robert Half in the 1960's? You know the ones: "Tell me about yourself?" "What are your greatest strengths?" "What are your weaknesses (or PC version - areas of development)?" "What is the most exciting project you've ever worked on?" You are boring your top candidates and not getting an effective read on the interviewee. Behavioral interviews focus on the past, allow for hyperbole and ignore the future. Train yourselves and your hiring authorities to ask well thought out questions that are consistent across all candidates and by all means, predetermine what a good or great answer is.   Full Article » 

On-Site Business Dining takes many forms

Kent Bain

Today's On-Site Business Dining takes many forms: cafes; coffee bars; business dining rooms; conference catering; special events; floor pantries; vending; c-stores and food trucks. Added to this plethora of options is the fact demands on today's on-site operators are the heaviest they have been in my forty years in the industry with increased emphasis on health and sanitation, nutritional requirements, sustainability, utility management, budget management, etc. The increasing number and variety of outside retail food options increase the pressures for the on-site providers to perform to a consistent, high quality level. Two of the most important on-site food factors are the corporation's attitude towards food service and the employee base of that firm.  Full Article » 

Four Things to Consider Before You Sign a Non-Compete

Rebecca Patt