and ceo benefits, & in the case of international corps, sometimes even send the money out of the country, and overall the economy of scale/centralized chain distribution & warehousing= fewer jobs overall. i’m not saying...

cheese buyer is, er, incompetent. Or just simple economics – locals don’t eat enough cheese for economy of (purchasing) scale. I’d head for Costco – they still have great prices on Tillamook cheeses here;...

They were a BYOB, right? From someone who used to work in the restaurant industry, I can say this is hard in a bad economy where the money’s in alcohol sales, not food sales. It also doesn’t help that people are...

. I wouldnt want them to loose a dime by doing a dinner for us, but I think the economies of scale could work in their favor. We’d pack the place, and on a slower Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (I dont know the peaks and valleys...

i was going to say, it would be easier to tell if it were summer, when our produce is plentiful...but then i wondered if local growers are producing veggies now in hothouses? anyone? also, you’d have to look at economies of...

There are chains: Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Cheesecake Fattery, etc and then their are small chef driven chains like Roy’s. I’ll take a well managed group like Roy’s anyday. They have economies of scale that...

population on the Westside to achieve the economies of scale and competition that make for good, authentic Chinese restaurants. That said, there are some Chinese restaurants on the Westside that people do enjoy – although...

http://www.johnsfarms.com/images/pg4.pdf They keep getting cheaper. Hard shell from Nova Scotia. They steam them for free. They will pack them in ice for free. Bring your cooler and take them away. How is this possible? Has the...

of their carefully grown and prepared foods going up in smoke. I think it goes without saying that in today’s economy, small scale farmers have enough challenges without their property spontaneously bursting into flames....

certain economies of scale, and it’s great that can occur. NYC has a scale that allows a steady flow of customers 24/7. In Boston, there are times a store can be empty. Although rents in NYC are a tad higher, the square...

I wonder how much toasters or microwaves would cost if they were built individually instead of with components on assembly lines by factories? Don’t economies of scale make them affordable for most of us? An artisan...

croissants. Do the math. In business, it’s known as the 'economies of scale'. If it costs her,say, 50 cents to make a croissant that sells for two bucks, it is far better to make 600 and occasionally ‘throw out’...

Yes! I was in a Kroger in my neighborhood (somewhat economically challenged) - I usually go to the one in another neighborhood since the selection is better. The one I seldom visit has dropped a massive number of products - very...

this was a result of it being mid-week in the Hamptons (Tuesday) or maybe a result of the economy. In any event the Jfoods and friends were ready for a great meal. The main dining room has 2- and 4-tops around the perimeter with...

" reputations (that still live on today in microbrew fandom) to change the market the way craft brewers have- on top of having been too big at the time to take advantage of that still tiny segment of the market- economies of...