Convenience Store Food Service Consultant- Dean Dirks: News, Articles, Events

July 7, 2008

Part II of Convenience Store Decisions’ Foodservice Webcast Series – July 10

Filed under: Webcasts — Tags: , , , , , — deandirks @ 10:51 pm

We’re are just 3 days away from Part II of Convenience Store Decisions’ Foodservice Webcast Series. This free, three-part series is focused on helping retailers grow their foodservice bottom line.

CSD’s Webcast Series will focus on the key areas retailers need to master to grow a successful foodservice business such as operations, labor, safety, distribution management, new products and marketing.

Session II: Thursday, July 10, 2 p.m. Est. “Building Foodservice at Retail: Making the tough choices to grow food sales.”

Topics to be discussed include:

* The benefits of partnering with national, regional and local brands versus building a proprietary program.
* Effectively examining all your foodservice options.
* Introducing new products: A look at what suppliers are offering and how to introduce them to your business.
* Daypart marketing and how savvy operators are reaching customers throughout the day with diverse menu items.

Participating Webcast speakers include:

Dean Dirks
President
Dirks Associates LLC

Mike Harrell
President and CEO
Jernigan Oil Co./Duck Thru Convenience Stores

Adam Abuageel
General Manager
Plymouth Super Center/Atlas Oil Co.

If you haven’t already registered click here!

June 25, 2008

Convenience Store Decisions – Foodservice Webcast Series

Filed under: Webcasts — Tags: , , , , , — deandirks @ 1:55 am

Starting this week, I’ll be participating in CSD’s Online Foodservice Webcast Series, a three-part series dealing with the complexities of operating a foodservice program and focusing on helping marketers meet the needs of today’s convenience store consumers.  You can register for the series here.

June 26, 2008 2:00 PM EDT-
The Foodservice Webcast Series, Part 1

July 10, 2008 2:00 PM EDT-
The Foodservice Webcast Series, Part 2

July 24, 2008 2:00 PM PDT-
The Foodservice Webcast Series, Part 3

Speakers Include:
David Bishop,
President,
Balvor Inc.

Dr. Jack Cushman,
Vice President of Foodservice,
Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes

Jon Bratta ,
Director of Proprietary Brands,
BP plc/ampm

Dean Dirks
President,
Dean Dirks Associates LLC

Mel Kleiman,
President,
Humetrics Inc.

John Lofstock
Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Director,
The Convenience Store Decisions Group

Jim Schutz,
Vice President of People Assets,
Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin

For more information about this series click here.

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