Sentences with phrase «chains driven by»

Batman: Arkham Knight One of the things that kept me so invested and addicted to Arkham Knight was how so many of the sidequests were chains driven by villains.

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The most critical person to hire in the customer service schema is the manager, says Andy Fromm, president of Service Management Group, a Missouri - based firm that works with retail and restaurant chains on improving customer service, since employee turnover is directly driven by manager turnover.

At constant exchange rates and business scope, year - on - year sales increased 5.2 %, driven by a 6.0 % positive price effect reflecting ongoing actions to raise selling prices along the entire acrylic chain.

As the Harris Poll statement explained, the U.S. chain «has yet to fully recover from its decline driven by issues with food - borne illness.»

Commenting on the Company's first quarter results, Ryder Chairman and CEO Robert Sanchez said, «Our results were at the high - end of our expectations in the first quarter, driven by stronger than expected results in our rental, supply chain, and dedicated businesses.

In a press release, the company touted that it was the first major fast - food chain to offer an all - natural beef burger and that its decision was driven by a «growing demand for «cleaner,» more natural food, particularly among Millennials.»

Compound annual growth rates of the overall fashion industry have been flat or grown by 1 % to 2 % over the last 20 years, but fast fashion — driven by chains like H&M, Zara, and Forever 21 — has grown by more than 12 % each year.

drive - in fast - food restaurant chain reported adjusted earnings of 45 cents per share, beating estimates by 1 cent.

In fact, Repole says a greater focus on calorie counting by other chains will only drive more people to Energy Kitchen and prepare the way for a national expansion.

According to a 2016 annual drive - thru report by QSR Magazine, Chick - fil - A was voted the most polite chain restaurant.

Cyber-crooks did a drive - by on drive - thru chain Sonic, and are poised to pig out on millions of stolen credit and debit cards.

McDonald's, one of the chains hit the hardest by long wait times, has cycled through several concepts to cut the time, including cutting time - consuming menu items and installing a third drive - thru window.

It started as a chain of drive - in theaters, founded by Sumner Redstone's father Michael in 1936, a company that the younger Redstone took control of in 1987 after finishing law school.

The nation's largest chain of drive - in restaurants saw system - wide same - stores sales rise 2.2 percent during the first quarter, powered by a 2.3 percent increase at franchise drive - ins, the corporation reported Monday.

By leveraging technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to drive inventory transparency (a key tenet of omnichannel success), Lululemon uses stores as distribution centers to optimize the supply chain and improve inventory turns while enabling an elevated in - store experience for educators and guests.

Shares of the world's biggest fast food chain by revenue rose more than 5 percent as global same - restaurant sales topped Wall Street forecasts, driven by the strength in mature markets especially the United Kingdom and Germany.

Some make it a game: At Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the fried - chicken chain owned by AFC Enterprises Inc., the company pits franchisees against each other in a friendly competition for the fastest drive - thru times.

She pointed to consumer - driven decisions by major European food chains such as Tesco to not stock genetically - modified foods.

In fiscal 2017, the company expanded these cost savings initiatives by further optimizing its supply chain network, primarily in North America, continuing to evolve its operating model to drive efficiencies, and more fully integrating its recent acquisitions.

Cost of goods sold (COGS) per hectoliter decreased 2.5 percent for the year and 2.8 percent for the quarter, driven by supply chain cost savings and lower commodity costs, partially offset by lower fixed - cost absorption due to lower volumes.

Segment operating earnings declined from a loss of $ 3 million to a loss of $ 11 million, reflecting a lower gross margin percentage driven primarily by an increase in supply chain costs as well as higher carrot costs.

OntarioBuys makes investments to support innovation and to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of integrated supply chain, back - office leading practices and operational excellence by driving collaboration and improving supply chain processes in Ontario's broader public sector.

And, by definition, it means the company (and competitors like OfferPad) are involved with the transaction that drives the value chain — the actual buying and selling of homes.

Second, the company appears to be hedging its bets on its partnerships by owning more of the self - driving value chain.

So as the global economy struggles towards escape velocity growth, the moves by these companies are speaking loud and clear: the next generation value chains will increasingly focus on the use of technology to drive returns.

This can be a much easier path of entry since it facilitates quicker participation by the large chain store companies in the space without ever enduring the risks faced by startups to drive this industry.

«Powered by an industry - leading portfolio of premium multi-use flours, whole grains, organic grains, sprouted grains, specialty products and custom blends,» Dye says, «we will illustrate how we are the go - to resource for restaurant chains and foodservice operators to develop insight - driven, nutritious menu solutions.»

Standard Distributing serves a Delaware market that isn't driven by large chain stores.

In a turbulent industry driven by constantly evolving consumer demands, retailers should be able to find solace in the fact that the supply chain managing the performance of their perimeter aisles is just as efficient as that managing the center store.

Through the Consumer Goods Forum, the CDP / We Mean Business Coalition, and the public - private Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, hundreds of major companies have committed to eliminating commodity - driven deforestation from their supply chains by 2020, including companies that account for 90 percent of the global trade in palm oil.

The wider issue highlighted by the scandal is how demand for cheap meat of all kinds is lowering standards across the board, and is being driven by large supermarket chains.

A former chief executive of Foster's Group, Trevor O'Hoy, told Fairfax Media on Thursday morning the wave of mega-mergers was being driven by two main factors, the declining appeal of commercial, mainstream beers around the world and the rising power of retail chains who are increasingly calling the shots when it comes to pricing.

«America's food manufacturing network is the envy of the world because our supply chain works cooperatively across all fifty states, but today that system is being put at - risk by activists supporting a patchwork of laws that would only confuse consumers and drive up their food costs.

Fast - food chains are the cornerstone of the restaurant industry, driving frequent traffic by meeting demands for affordability and convenience.

Giant restaurant chains have responded to this trend by re-branding their menus to offer «artisanal» products, such as Starbucks» purchase of La Boulange's recipes, which helped drive a 16 % increase in their food sales.

Metcash said the result was driven by improved performance of its joint venture stores, supply chain efficiencies and tight cost control.

Through our policies and actions, PepsiCo seeks to uphold standards for sustainable palm oil by addressing our own supply chain first and then partnering with others to drive improvement more widely.

The director - general of the International Dairy Federation, Caroline Emond, says that the dairy sector's ongoing commitment to animal health and welfare was driven by a steadfast dedication to the continuous improvement of best practice across all levels of the dairy supply chain.

«By leveraging our vertically integrated business model, our sustainability efforts drive efficiency throughout our operations and yield benefits all along our supply chain.»

Both types have a chain driven electric motor powered by built - in rechargeable batteries.

All of them are powered by chain - driven electric motors and require rechargeable batteries, which typically come with the scooters and, in some cases, are built right in to the product design.

Or like the other day when I was driving and «Man in the Box» by Alice in Chains came on the radio and I was really psyched, but then it was followed by «Bennie and the Jets» which kinda ruined my entire afternoon.

«There are major constraints in the medication supply chain that are primarily driven by the need for strict temperature control for vaccines from the beginning to the end of the supply chain.

The researchers are working together to develop new biomaterial applications within the Design Driven Value Chains in the World of Cellulose (DWoC) 2.0 project coordinated by VTT.

Research led by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes has identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death of most of the immune system's CD4 T cells as an HIV infection leads to AIDS.

Because air motions in these clouds are driven primarily by processes tied to the presence of liquid, when water droplets competing for water vapor lose to ice crystals, an ensuing chain of events drives the cloud toward collapse.

Jimenez de Oya N *, De Giovanni M *, Fioravanti J, Ubelhart R, Di Lucia P, Fiocchi A, Iacovelli S, Efremov DG, Caligaris - Cappio F, Jumaa H, Ghia P, Guidotti LG, Iannacone M. Pathogen - specific B cell receptors drive chronic lymphocytic leukemia by light chain - dependent cross-reaction with autoantigens.

Also, by the time I began lifting 135, my hands and posterior chain were thoroughly pre-exhausted and I had to put in more effort and drive in order to finish the set how I wanted.

Yet, driven by Moore's Law and the rapid advancement of processors, screens and other commodity components coming out of the smartphone supply chain, VR and AR are finally poised for mainstream adoption with some calling them nothing less than a «new medium of human experience.»

It's common knowledge that the mass majority of «black» men are trash at a moral level, yet black women still chase black men with gold chains or a luxury vehicle... I understand that women are driven by their need for security, and men are driven by their need for sex, but there can be no middle ground without a moral compass.