The other day a stock analyst called me. His job is to watch quick service restaurant stocks and guess which ones will go up, so he can recommend them to his clients. He hadn't been at it long and was looking for some wisdom. Of course, I told him that if I had that tuned-in crystal ball, I would be a very rich man. But, never lacking in opinions, I talked to him.
He specifically wanted to know my thoughts on one large chain that was about to embark on a whole new business within the walls of its existing restaurants. Would they be successful or a bust? As...
Pork production last week was 3.8% larger than a year ago. The hog feed price ratio declined again in June suggesting that hog farmer margins waned. Recent sow slaughter data suggests that farmers are reacting to poor margins by reducing the breeding herd. June sow slaughter is estimated to have been plus 10% larger than a year ago. Still, pork...
I am hoping to open a restaurant one day when the hubby is out of grad
school, and it's "my turn." Until then, I am just learning
everything I can. So this may be an elementary kind of question, but
how do you know how much food to purchase/prepare if you're opening a
new restaurant with...
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