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03 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 3

to attract more sponsors. With KCON 2012 having lost money, despite a robust turnout, it was far from clear whether to repeat the event and, if so, whether its scale should be expanded beyond 2012's $1.1 million budget. With CJ recently opening a chain of mid-market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

when cities can tolerate risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs. We also report on an inexpensive Boston-based restaurant tournament, which yielded algorithms that proved reasonably accurate when tested... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

and time costs. Organic wine finally attained niche popularity in the 2010s, mainly in northwest Europe and in cosmopolitan global cities elsewhere, as fine-dining restaurants like Noma sought wines with clear terroir. Organic wine... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

Cracker Barrel In the fall of 2011, activist investor, Sardar Biglari, has acquired nearly 10% ownership in the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain. He believes that the board and senior management have failed and the company has... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

including 40 kinds of cheesecake. The average per-person check and return visits per restaurant are an estimated 50 percent higher than the industry average. In the kitchen, a modular menu process (revised every six months) keeps costs... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products