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Starbucks

Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts Battle for Valentine’s Day Hearts

Both chains have limited-time special products, but they are each using different strategies.

Daniel B. Kline: Feb 8, 2017 at 9:44AM

There was a time when the Dunkin’ Donuts menu barely changed from year to year, let alone seasonally or for each upcoming holiday.

In some ways, the emergence of Starbucks changed that. The cafe chain has made introducing limited-time beverages (as well as food) an important part of its customer acquisition strategy.

McDonalds

McDonald’s Starts a Price War It Can Only Lose

The world’s largest burger chain will pitch $1 soft drinks and $2 McCafe beverages to turn negative store comps around.

Price war at McDonald

Estie2017-06-23T14:02:47+02:00March 5th, 2017|2017 Case Study|

KFC Superbowl ad

KFC

Estie2017-06-23T14:02:55+02:00March 5th, 2017|2017 Case Study|

Investment cartoon

Estie2017-03-05T13:09:44+02:00March 5th, 2017|Investment and insurance|

Fast food – waiting times

Fast-Food Stocks: Which Chain Has the Quickest Drive-Through?

Fastest fast food

Estie2017-06-23T14:03:03+02:00March 5th, 2017|2017 Case Study|

Cartoon fast food

Estie2017-06-23T14:03:13+02:00March 5th, 2017|2017 Case Study|

Resignations – The Basics

Resignations – The Basics

Jan du Toit

For some reason employers and employees are still extremely confused when it comes to resignations and the subsequent issues that may arise. Let us first look at notice periods as described in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act – section 37.

The Act prescribes notice periods not less than;

a) one week, if the employee has been employed for six months or less;

b) two weeks, if the employee has been employed for more than six months but not more than one year;

c) four weeks, if the employee–

i) has been employed for one year or more; or

ii) is a farm worker or domestic worker who has been employed for more than six months.

From the above it is clear that the Act does not make provision for a resignation with a notice period shorter than one week. In other words an employment contract may not allow for notice periods […]

Estie2017-01-22T08:42:36+02:00January 22nd, 2017|Human Capital, Recources|

Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds

Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds

André Claassen

Dit is noodsaaklik om kennis te neem dat werknemers nie van die werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds (WVF) kan eis wanneer hulle vrywillig bedank nie. Eise kan alleenlik ingedien word wanneer die werkgewer insolvent verklaar is, die kontrak deur die werkgewer beëindig word as gevolg van operasionele vereistes, swak prestasie en wangedrag. Die WVF maak voorsiening vir 5 tipes voordele naamlik: werkloosheidsvoordele, siektevoordele, kraamvoordele, aannemingsvoordele en doodsvoordele. Geregistreerde werknemers wat maandeliks bydraes maak is geregtig om van die fonds te eis vir enige periode van werkloosheid van meer as 14 dae.

Die volgende persone kan nie eis van die werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds nie:

Werknemers wat in enige van die Staats Departemente werksaam is. Die rede hiervoor is dat hierdie werkers reeds aan ŉ pensioenfonds (GEPF) behoort wat deur die Staat gesubsidieer word;
Werknemers wat minder as 24 ure per maand werk;
Immigrante wat op kontrak basis werk;
Werknemers wat reeds ŉ Staats (ouderdoms) pensioen ontvang
Werknemers […]

Estie2017-01-22T08:40:20+02:00January 22nd, 2017|Human Capital|

BizTrends2017: Shifts in the food industry

9 JAN 2017

Meet Chef Janine Fourie, the head chef at Big Easy Durban, who will provide Bizcommunity readers with a monthly preview of trends in the food industry. She’s a bubbly chef who is passionate about her world – the kitchen, the food and the possibilities that spark her creativity and her constant experimenting with new dishes and menus.

Food Lover’s Market partners with Seattle Coffee Co.

Food Lover’s Market Holdings has extended its partnership with artisanal coffee brand, Seattle Coffee Company, now also part of the Food Lover’s Market Group. “Seattle Coffee Co. is a much-loved coffee brand, and Food Lover’s Market has had the pleasure of steadily growing our partnership with them through our convenience brand, FreshStop, over a number of years,” says spokesperson Travis Coppin.

“We feel that consumers identify with Seattle’s distinctive brand values, which speaks to fantastic quality coffee, a Direct Trade approach to working with farmers and passionately trained baristas. All of these quali-ties resonate with the Food Lover’s Market approach to offering the best customer experience.”