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Help with franchising information
Replied Dec. 8, 2009
Darden (DRI) Earnings Next Week
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Gord Oct. 17, 2009.
Average restaurant profitability, regional great
Replied Sep. 20, 2009
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Pacific Management Consulting Group Overview
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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John A. Gordon's Blog
Chain Restaurant Same Store Sales Pops: Whats Happened Recently?
Chain Restaurant Same Store Sales “Pops”: What’s Happened Recently?
Same store sales is an im
… ContinuePosted on June 22, 2010 at 10:29am —
Is Depreciation Expense Bad for Restaurants?
On May 29th, in his well written Financial Analysis and Commentary column, John Janarone of the Wall Street Journal discussed the variability of depreciation expense and the outlook for earnings, for various retailers, such as PetSmart (PETM), Best Buy (BBY), Barnes and Noble (BKS), among others. It highlighted a mature retailer, PetSmart,
… ContinuePosted on June 3, 2010 at 9:27am —
Chain Restaurant Disclosure and Analysis Can Improve
Posted on May 3, 2010 at 3:31pm —
Chain Restaurant Sales and Earnings Trends, Variable Momentum
Its interesting that this quarter almost every single company beat the consensus Reuters EPS estimate, no matter how dire the sales trends were. That’s either a lot of commodity or G&A savings, buybacks, or widely divergent set of estimates that drove the average estimate down.
And there were many 14 week vs. 13-week quarter comparisons issues that made for muddied r… Continue
Posted on March 10, 2010 at 8:52am — 1 Comment
Early February Chain Restaurant Earnings "Rush Hour"
Ourselves, we were generally happy to see the results noted, especially since all five of these companies added and continuing to add new units. If comparable sales are/will be weak, then new units, free cash flow, adequate CAPEX, debt leverage ratios and free cash flow are paramount to moving t… Continue
Posted on February 16, 2010 at 5:12pm —
Comment 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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