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Darden (DRI) Earnings Next Week
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Restaurant Operations Notes: Money Left On The Table
Restaurant Operations Notes: Money left on the tableWe had the opportunity to travel through the US in November and December and got into a lot of restaurants. We saw good things, and good people, but also some operational issues that have the result of leaving dollars on the table—revenue enhancement and expense related. We have seen these issues often enough throughout 2010 and 2011 to mention the commonalities.None of this is brain surgery; restaurant professionals have been talking and…See More
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Michael L. Atkinson commented on John A. Gordon's blog post 'Private Equity and Restaurants Inventory, 2011 Update'
Thanks, John. Great post and timely after the Restaurant Finance Conference last week in Las Vegas. I am always curious what drives higher EBITDA multiple beyond the usual. My sense, given our social media perspective, is that valuing a brands…
Private Equity and Restaurants Inventory, 2011 Update
Private Equity and Restaurants Inventory, 2011 Update Executive Summary We’ve updated our 2010 PE and Restaurants article to identify what’s going on in the US restaurant space by private equity (PE) firms. The result: a lot of activity and investments, some high profile failures but just a few apparent successes to date. PE’s often target distressed investments, and this shows up in the results. Failure is not unexpected. Every PE firm is different and has different strategies. The PE effect…See More
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Private Equity and Restaurants Inventory, 2011 Update
Private Equity and Restaurants Inventory, 2011 Update Executive Summary We’ve updated our 2010 PE and Restaurants article to identify what’s going on in the US restaurant space by private equity (PE) firms. The result: a lot of activity and investments, some high profile failures but just a few apparent successes to date. PE’s often target distressed investments, and this shows up in the results. Failure is not unexpected. Every PE firm is different and has different strategies. The PE effect…See More
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John A. Gordon commented on Rod Guinn's blog post 'Creative Destruction Is Difficult!'
Good comment and question as always, Rod.
Ruby Tuesday (RT), Sandy and especially the RT concept development teams get an A for effort by trying to repopulate the Ruby Tuesday umbrella with four new concepts. Time will tell.
For my book, I am…
John A. Gordon commented on Rod Guinn's blog post 'A Catch-up Collection'
Rod: Being a CFO in the past, the memory emerges: the CFO generally struggles between being a policeman/technician and strategic advisor/planner. Their actual workaday roles fall along that scale.
I feel the CFO is self actualized when…
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Chain Restaurant Earnings and Economics Experts
John A. Gordon is Principal and founder of Pacific Management Consulting Group, an association of service sector senior management professionals providing analytical, research and management consulting expertise. Gordon has a track record of success in over thirty years experience in business, spanning roles from hourly associate to Chief Financial Officer, to management consultant.
The Group focuses on providing research, analysis and business intelligence for those who need to know about chain restaurant operators. Our hallmark is fact-based insight, independent research and analysis, free of any possible conflicts of interest, so you get the unvarnished truth.
The Group does research, due diligence, expert and consulting witness projects and business improvement projects for clients who need who need creative, detailed and effective input, to make decisions.
Please see our website, at www.pacificmanagementconsultinmggroup.com, and www.seekingalpha.com/author/john-gordon/latest for chain restaurant sector real time analysis and commentary.
Complementing his management consulting experience, Gordon has a track record of success with several hospitality and restaurant companies in a variety of operational and financial management roles. A brief career summary follows:
· Management Consulting: Principal and Senior Associate with two firms. Specialized in restaurant sector engagements, primarily in new business start-up, due diligence, operations (margin improvement, revenue enhancement, menu development, cost reduction, training), financial management (budgeting, planning, IT, etc.) and human resources engagements.
· Chief Financial Officer, $700M international hospitality operator.
· Cost/Operations Analyst for $625M NYSE listed family dining chain
· General Manager and Multi-Unit Supervisor, quick service restaurant and NYSE listed family dining operation.
Gordon is an expert in financial management, operations, management systems, benchmarking and performance measurement, and is an expert in restaurant economics. He was admitted to the Standard and Poor’s Society of Industry Leaders, Gerson Lehman Consumer Products Council, and the Round Table of Experts Associations. He is a graduate of Indiana University.
He and his partners can be reached at: (619) 379-5561 (voice), email: jgordon@pacificmanagementconsultinggroup.com
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Restaurant Operations Notes: Money Left On The Table
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 11:49am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Restaurant Operations Notes: Money left on the table
We had the opportunity to travel through the US in November and December and got into a lot of restaurants. We saw good things, and good people, but also some operational issues that have the result of leaving dollars on the table—revenue enhancement and expense related. We have seen these issues often enough throughout 2010 and 2011 to mention the commonalities.
None of this is brain surgery; restaurant professionals…
Continue Private Equity and Restaurants Inventory, 2011 Update
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 2:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Restaurant Earnings Recap, Q2 2011
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 10:00am 0 Comments 1 Like
Now that we are through half of the Q2 chain restaurant earnings results, we publish again our critical look at what’s happening throughout the restaurant earnings universe: …
Continue Steakhouse Conundrum
Posted on July 5, 2011 at 12:38pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Steakhouse Conundrum: Improved Sales v. Higher Costs
We are impressed that many steak centric related restaurant concepts same store sales trends have outperformed other chain restaurant concept same store sales trends lately. But beef costs have also risen from 2009/2010 levels. This is reverse of the position in 2009 when sales were plunging and protein costs also fell from the then historic 2007/2008 highs. However, after declines in 2007 through the…
Continue YUM Acquisition of Little Sheep: Peek at Unit Economics
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 7:39am 0 Comments 0 Likes
YUM’s announcement last week of the acquisition of the 415 unit Little Sheep hot pot chain was not a surprise. YUM had invested via a minority stake earlier, and its earnings model more and more depends on China feeding its China operations.
The YUM acquisition is estimated at $585M (US$), or about 8.5X 2011 projected EBITDA. Little Sheep had doubled its EBITDA since 2008.
Little Sheep went public on the Hong Kong Exchange in June 2008 and we now have some…
ContinueComment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:12am on March 20, 2010,
Erle Dardick said… - Hey John: I really enjoyed your last post. will comment there.
- At 9:15am on August 6, 2009,
John A. Gordon said…
- Hi John,
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