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Why is Dunkin Donuts Going Public After 61 Years as a Privately Held Company?

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Loyalty & Reward Program Service Providers - Who's the Best?

Looking for a snapshot analysis...Question generated by a client - what service provider is most robust yet cost effective in the Loyalty/Rewards program offerings to the restaurant industry?Must be fully integrateable with POS, text (SMS) and various social platforms (FB, Twitter, etc) AND provide extensive…See More

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The challenges of starting a new hospitality operation are immense. A typical task or punch list has hundreds of items. This group is for hospitality pros experienced with openings and for those that are doing it the first time.

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Hello all you startups. Have a look at equip-find.com if you are in the market for used restaurant equipment. We are a FREE classifieds site specifically for restaurant equipment.

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Profile Information

Zip Code: 04101

Title: Sales Director - Social Media & Digital Content

Company: Digital Coco

Website: http://www.digitalcoco.com

Twitter Handle: @jeffreyjkingman

Restaurant Segment: Other

I work at the unit level and my role is: Other

I work at the corporate level and my functional area is: Operations

I work for the foodservice industry and my profession is: Other

In which categories do you purchase, or specify the purchase of products for your organization?: Chemicals, Dry Goods, Equipment, Fresh Foods, Frozen Foods, Liquor / Wine / Beer, Paper Goods, Systems (technology), Services, Other

Interests: Buying/Selling a Business, Career Advancement, Consulting, Discovering New Food, Discovering New Wines, Finding Investors, Franchising, Investing, Learning, Making Friends, Networking, New Locations, Organic Foods

Personal Quote: "The hand is God's greatest gift to the kitchen" Justin Wilson

Biography: Jeff Kingman brings entrepreneurial operational, consultative, culinary and managerial experience in equity development, brand development, sales, public relations, event and systems ideation/creation, community involvement and the hospitality industry. Past founder and CEO of Chalkboarder - a digital community management service offering client organizations real-time content production and strategic brand management to online communities. He also founded and runs Chocorua Group – a concept, brand and operational developer and consultancy to hospitality, retail and manufacturing specializing in the hospitality and foodservice sectors.

Jeff splits his time between Portland (ME) and Portland (OR) and is a proud single father to two young daughters who live in Maine.

Years in the Industry: Twenty plus

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PDX Food Trucks Experience 80% Growth Via Twitter

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Blame It On The Location

Posted on August 5, 2011 at 9:06am 1 Comment 0 Likes

I wrote this blogpost for a client; Mocafe, based in Irvine CA. I'm curious what all your esteemed thoughts might be on this topic?

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Location, location, location.

What if your cafe location is wrong?…

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Pimp My Food Truck

Posted on July 26, 2011 at 7:53am 1 Comment 0 Likes

Sometimes I get crazy ideas.

I have a client in Atlanta who's very intent to have the hottest food truck in that metro area. I wrote her business plan early this year and have helped her research and negotiate a brick and morter restaurant to partner with, per Atlanta's code.

Over the last four months we've been negotiating to get the truck. We finally, about three months ago, settled on a food truck manufacturer. Good to go, let's get started and here's a…

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Chef Operator Wanted for Dallas Golf Course (on the qt)

Posted on July 19, 2011 at 8:59pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Floating out a request from an awesome hospitality consultant I know.

A talented and experienced Chef / Operator is wanted for a golf course in the Dallas area. Not many details yet (more next week), but the operation is in need of healthy change. Golf course has a good reputation.

Open Letter to SCAA Members from Coffee Fest Founder

Posted on July 13, 2010 at 7:31pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Coffee Fest Show is the first client I

landed for Chalkboarder, a company

I founded early in 2009, that provides social media strategies and

other services. The following is an Open Letter to members of the

Specialty Coffee Association of America, distributed by Chalkboarder on

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Dessert Professional: Day Two of the World Pastry Team Competition

Posted on July 6, 2010 at 7:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Cross-posted from Chalkboarder News

I'm in Phoenix Arizona at the Carymax World Pastry Forum, part of a social media team working for Dessert Professional Magazine, covering the Amoretti World Pastry Chef Team Competition.

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At 10:49am on June 27, 2010, Tanya Gagnon said…: Hi, Thanks for connecting. Hope you enjoy your trip here next weekend. I look forward to getting to know you here :)

At 10:09am on April 26, 2010, Sandra Mallut said…: would love to talk with you when you have the time I hope to hear from you. Thank you

At 7:04pm on February 18, 2010, Sarah said…: Mr Kingman! Thanks for your engagements with the new members, I love how you've suggested groups for them to join. Have a great weekend!

Best,
Sarah

At 11:24am on February 11, 2010, Howard Appell said…: Jeffrey, that would be great. You can send it to howard@trnusa.com. Thanks

At 6:53am on February 11, 2010, Doug Golden said…: Jeffrey - thanks for the connection! I really enjoy reading your posts.

At 12:13pm on February 6, 2010, Carl Muth said…: Hey Jeffrey,
I have a lot of free resources on my website that are excellent for start-up restaurant operations. I have a section of my web (Restaurant Operations) that goes into detail about what it takes to open a restaurant.

Carl Muth
cmuth@FoodServiceResource.com
www.FoodServiceResource.com
Friend me on Facebook Facebook/FoodServiceResource
Follow me on Twitter http://Twitter.com/restoexpert

At 6:20pm on February 5, 2010, Paul Paz said…: Jeffrey...
what a handsome new pic of you!
:-)
Paul

At 10:38pm on February 3, 2010, Sara Spivey said…: That's the one and only :) We be battledish partners.

At 10:09pm on February 3, 2010, Sara Spivey said…: Thanks Jeffrey! Been following you on twitter for a while :)
Tracy finally convinced me to start building community here - seems like a wonderful resource.
Look forward to connecting with you.
-Sara

At 10:19am on January 20, 2010, Leah said…: Hello Oh Great Teacher of mine! :) I finally made it to FOHBOH...although...I am still working on the profile. Thanks again for all the insight! TTYS