All in the family

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Canada's top five family and casual-dining chains experienced increased sales in 1999 ranging from 8%-10% with combined sales of C$1.18 billion. However, these five chains, namely Cara Operations Ltd's Swiss Chalet, Prime Restaurant Group Inc, Keg Restaurants Ltd, Kelsey's International Inc. and SIR Corp, face future challenges, such as market saturation, rising input costs as well as menu development. To address these challenges, these chains are aggressively pursuing high performing sites, quality in food and excellence in service with careful attention to value and pricing.

author: Herzog, Lawrence
Sales & consumption, Full-Service Restaurants, Restaurants

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The village people: Victoria 's awesome pizza chain kneads a Greek family tradition into a modern-day success

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Villages Pizza was started in Victoria, Canada in1995 where it catered to the rich people in the society, and later five new branches were started within the city. The company, which constantly refines its pizza recipes, takes sufficient care to ensure cleanliness and good quality food for the customers and it is also considering opportunities for expansion in the Vancouver Island.

author: Herzog, Lawrence
Services information, Services, Pizza restaurants, Nutritional aspects, Pizzerias, Pizza

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On the point of sale

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For the restaurants a custom built, rugged point of sales system is necessary, as the equipments come at a price range of $20,000 to $100,000 a wrong choice could prove it very costly. Various configurations available in the market and the points to analyze before making a purchase decision are discussed.

author: Herzog, Lawrence
Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, General services, Facilities & equipment, Restaurants & Food Service, Food Services and Drinking Places, Management dynamics, Service industry machinery, not elsewhere classified, Point-of-Sale Systems, Management, Purchasing, Equipment and supplies, Restaurant industry, Company business management, Point of sale systems, Retail point-of-sale software

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