UVA-F-DRAFT Version 1.0 CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN Everyone knows that 95 percent of restaurants fail in the first two years‚ and a lot of people think it’s ‘location‚ location‚ location.’ It could be‚ but my experience is you have to have the financial staying power. You could have the greatest idea‚ but many restaurants do not start out making money – they build over time. So it’s really about having the capital and the staying power. — Rick Rosenfield‚ Co-CEO‚ California Pizza Kitchen1
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Case #33 California Pizza Kitchen Synopsis and Objectives This case examines the question of financial leverage at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in July 2007. With a highly profitable business and an aversion to debt‚ CPK management is considering a debt-financed stock buyback program. The case is intended to provide an introduction to the Modigliani-Miller capital structure irrelevance propositions and the concept of debt tax shields. With the background of a pizza company‚ the case provides
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Garden Plaza Hotel & Suites 1030 Belen St. Paco Manila Inpartial of the requirements for the course Practicum 2khkhkkjhkjhkj Divine Mercy College Foundation‚ Inc 129 J.P. Bautista Ave‚ Caloocan City College of Hotel and Restaurant Management SUBMITTED TO: Chef Mavirson F. Nabong SUBMITTED BY: Wenilyn B. Fulay Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management SUBMITTED ON: 3. Company Profile A. Name and General Location Garden Plaza Hotel & Suites‚ 103 Belen St. Paco
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1. Introduction This report is going to examine the implication of the five distinctive characteristics of service provided by Café de Coral Fast Food‚ one of the leading fast food companies in Hong Kong; and its effects on the purchasing decisions and the sources of competitive advantages. At the same time‚ the report is going to suggest the strategies that Café de Coral Fast Food should employ based on the distinctive service characteristics. 1.1 Background of Café de Coral Café de Coral
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Sustainability in Hotels the hospitality sector are relatively straightforward to record and interpret (e.g. occupancy percentages‚ capitalization rates‚ RevPAR‚ etc.)‚ sustainability has remained intrinsically difficult to quantify. Sustainability issues touch on nearly all aspects of hotel ownership and management‚ necessitating the alignment of environmental‚ social‚ and financial factors to promote responsible business operations over time. Despite the lack of clear‚ universally accepted metrics
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Utmost Hotel‚ similar to its name‚ the hotel aims to serve our guests with our five-star services which let the guests indulge in this utmost experience during their stay in the hotel. This luxurious hotel is located on a hilltop where this strategic location enables our guests to enjoy spectacular night view of the whole city‚ feeling as if the city is just under their feet. Our hotel is also a great place for bird-watching and this attracts many bird-lovers to pay a visit to our hotel. This hotel
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Model answers to short cases Acme Whistles 1. What is the overlap between operations‚ marketing and product/service development at Acme Whistles? The simple answer to this question is‚ ‘There is a very significant overlap between these functions’. The underlying question is ‘Why’? Partly‚ the reason is size. As Simon Topman says in the example‚ small companies cannot afford specialist functions so at a managerial level everyone does everything to some extent. This becomes especially true when
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group. 12 12 The luxury Brands Waldorf Astoria and Conrad 12 Extraordinary places. A singular experience. 12 The luxury of being yourself®. 13 The business class hotel Hilton Hotels and Resorts and DoubleTree 14 The global leader of hospitality. 14 Where the little things mean everything. 14 All suites hotel 15 More reasons to stay. 15 We speak success. 16 We love having you here®. 16 Be at home. 17 Extended Stay suites 17 Be at home. 17 Vacations 18 This is the
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of quality and integrity. Starting with Cotton Trading‚ Hashoo Group of Companies today boasts the only chain of Five -Star Hotels in Pakistan namely The Pearl Continental Hotels chain and the Karachi Marriott and the Islamabad Marriott Hotels with presence in all the provincial capitals and the Federal Capital except one. Today‚ Hashoo Group of Companies besides hotel industry encompasses oil and gas exploration‚ mining‚ ceramics‚ pharmaceuticals‚ tourism and travel. It also has considerable investment
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Hotel Grand Borneo‚ Kota Kinabalu Grand Borneo Hotel is located in 1Borneo Hypermall‚ Sabah’s largest shopping mall. The stylish accommodation offers a grand indoor pool‚ 2 dining options and modern rooms with free internet. Hotel Grand Borneo is a 25-minute drive from Kota Kinabalu International Airport. It is 7 km from Kota Kinabalu City Centre. The spacious air-conditioned rooms at Grand Borneo feature elegant design and furnishings. Each well-appointed room is equipped with a minibar‚ tea/coffee
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