Leading the People Report™ consortium in the key performance metrics during 2002: California Pizza Kitchen, The Cheesecake Factory, Chevys Fresh Mex®, Claim Jumper Restaurants, Corner Bakery Café, Del Taco, El Pollo Loco, The Keg Steakhouse & Bar, la Madeleine French Bakery & Café, Lawry’s Restaurants, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Main Street & Main, Mazzio’s Pizza, Mimi’s Café, Noah’s New York Bagels, Old Chicago, Pappas Restaurants, Red Lobster, Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation, and Taco Cabana.

 
“Bring It On!” was the motto for the day during the 2^nd Annual CHART Service Day Event.  This year over 50% of the attendees of the St. Louis CHART conference gave up their only free night to give back to the community.

Peter Langlois, Editor of both Weekly Restaurant Connections and School Hot-Links was recently invited to join Careers as an Expert and as a contributor to their newsletter features, read monthly by over 50,000 potential job seekers.  This month, Peter's column profiles three top performing People Report"! members; Claim Jumper Restaurants, Chevys Fresh Mex®, and Restaurants Unlimited in an article about community involvement as a path to loyal guests, employees and those future management hires.  Thanks Peter!  
 
 
Are Restaurant Doing the Right Thing? (click on the link below to read the article)
http://www.hcareers.com/abouthospitalityjobs/newsletter/view?newsletterId=16BAF7F4C673B784
 

Nation's Restaurant News editor, Carolyn Walkup, checks the progress of women in the foodservice industry. Thanks Carolyn!
 
It's the 21st century, and American career women have it made. Or so the myth goes.

In actuality women continue to struggle to reach the top rungs of the corporate ladder. Even in the foodservice industry, where the most visible role that of servers is dominated by women, female executives remain few and far between.