Sentences with phrase «cost savings initiatives»

Collaborated with various department personnel on work study teams, focused on guest experience and strategic cost savings initiatives

Introduced Cost Savings Initiatives; Hospital Waste Program, Safety Program, Budget Management

Provided financial support and analysis to operations and marketing departments for strategic business decisions and cost savings initiatives.

Designed and implemented financial control system to ensure cost savings initiatives were attained.

27 Oct 2017 — The Hershey Company has reported its sales and earnings for the third quarter which beat analysts expectations as the chocolate giant benefited from reduced cocoa prices and cost savings initiatives.

We anticipate lower restaurant labor expense and restaurant expenses as a percentage of sales this fiscal year from same - restaurant sales leverage and our transformational cost savings initiatives.

Excluding the impact of currency, the increase in Adjusted EBITDA reflected incremental gains from cost savings initiatives (2) that were partly offset by a combination of factors that included higher input costs, lower net sales as well as business investments in Rest of World markets.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

The inflation numbers, you've got to remember we have very robust cost savings initiatives as well that have continued to deliver for the last 4 to 5 years here.

Excluding the impact of currency, Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily due to gains from cost savings initiatives (2), lower overhead costs and favorable pricing, which was partially offset by higher input costs and lower volume / mix.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

United States Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.2 percent versus the year - ago period to $ 1.6 billion, driven by gains from cost savings initiatives that were partially offset by unfavorable key commodity (3) costs, particularly in cheese and coffee, as well as lower net sales.

Marketing and selling expenses decreased 5 percent to $ 228 million primarily due to lower advertising and consumer promotion expenses, as well as the benefits from cost savings initiatives, partly offset by investments in e-commerce.

Restructuring charges, implementation costs and other related costs associated with cost savings initiatives

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.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 21.3 percent versus the year - ago period to $ 2.0 billion, despite a negative 6.0 percentage point impact from currency, primarily due to gains from cost savings initiatives (4) and favorable pricing net of commodity costs.

United States Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 32.9 percent versus the year - ago period to $ 1.5 billion, driven by gains from cost savings initiatives and favorable pricing net of commodity costs that were partially offset by volume declines in ready - to - drink beverages and frozen nutritional meals.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Adjusted EBITDA growth was driven by gains from cost savings initiatives and favorable pricing net of higher local input costs that were partially offset by unfavorable volume / mix.

«Bright spots in the quarter included the sales performance of Global Biscuits and Snacks, particularly Pepperidge Farm and Kelsen, as well as our multi-year cost savings initiative.

Met cost savings initiative, eliminating use of vendors and enabling building of all training assets in house.

Not exact matches

These cost cuts largely haven't flowed through to the bottom line, as Best Buy has taken the savings and invested them in various initiatives.

Finally, the PBO expresses concerns over the lack of detailed costing information for new policy initiatives and a plan to secure the spending restraint savings announced in the 2010 Budget.

Examples of forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's plans, objectives, cost savings, initiatives, opportunities, capabilities, investments, execution and growth.

The company stated the revenue which the wines have been bringing in will be covered by cost of goods sold savings from its supply chain optimisation initiative and continued strong earnings growth from TWE's international Luxury and Masstige portfolios.

Ms Watkins also announced a flatter management structure at CCA and detailed plans to cut costs by $ 100 million within three years, with the savings to be reinvested in brand - building and revenue management initiatives.

Although professional lactation support can improve the duration of overall breast feeding, its effect in improving exclusive breast feeding is unclear.11 18 22 Thus far, studies that report improvement of rates of exclusive breastfeeding have involved mainly community based peer counselling strategies.23 24 25 Even then, a randomised trial in the UK recently cast doubt on the efficacy of this approach.26 There are current recommendations from NICE for the UK - wide implementation of the baby friendly initiative.4 5 6 The 2006 NICE costing report on routine postnatal care of women and their babies estimates that efforts to improve rates of breast feeding will result in substantial cost savings for the NHS.6

It can lead to major efficiency savings on big projects; for example, design - build has been credited with paring $ 1.7 billion off the cost of the governor's signature infrastructure initiative, the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

Most of the new initiatives proposed by the Council on Tuesday would cost $ 406.9 million, which is expected to be offset by savings on interest paid on the city debt.

«The 80 by 50 challenge is a significant goal and will require fundamental changes, which means that the early cost savings and sustainable applications of Schenectady and National Grid initiatives could serve as a model for other communities and utilities,» McCarthy said.

Dipping into reserves for reoccurring expenses would rapidly deplete the savings previously built through cost - cutting initiatives.

-- Not later than July 1, 2013, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the extent by which the initiative has been enacted and the actual and projected effectiveness of the program under this section, including the energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, cost savings, and safety benefits at manufacturing facilities, power plants, refineries, hospitals, universities, government buildings, and other commercial and industrial locations.

The other is a term we may be familiar with called, «life cycle management», which when planned effectively can offer cost savings, reduce resource burdens and eliminate waste costs, helping to ensure schools contribute to sustainability and recycling initiatives as good community citizens.

While not mandated, the initiative encouraged schools to make the switch from print to digital materials based on estimated cost - savings and academic improvement — because print textbooks are expensive and digital content can be more personalized.

Or the Energy Department could support the greening of school infrastructures, replacing boilers, windows and roofing, an initiative that also would generate savings against heating and cooling costs.»

While I am a gambling woman, and I would bet my savings on the historically - rooted predictions above, should anybody want to take that bet, I would walk away from this one altogether in that in the state of Arizona, alone, this «initiative» is set to cost taxpayers more than $ 22.5 million a year, $ 9 million more than the state is currently paying for its NCLB testing program (i.e., the Arizona Instrument to Measure Statndards [AIMS]-RRB-.

Technology: Many districts channel their savings into 1:1 initiatives to enjoy the sustained savings from tech - enabled classrooms; districts with devices for each student can use the digital version of our curricula, avoiding printing costs.

There are so many benefits to engaging faculty, staff and students in energy conservation initiatives: significant cost savings, reduced environmental impact and expanded opportunities for student learning and leadership, in addition to positive effects extending beyond the immediate school community.

According to a statement issued by the company: «'' Today, we had to make some difficult changes at HBG as part of a cost - savings initiative that will improve our company's resilience to a changing marketplace and position HBG for future growth.

This initiative, which was announced during the Governor's Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainable Development and Collaborative Governance Conference, is projected to reduce each participating municipality's electricity costs by up to 65 percent which could result in more than $ 6 million in energy savings.

Identifying cost savings, such as our paperless initiative which will save up to # 350k per year, improving customer service, greater automation, and reducing or limiting administration or other operating expenses will all assist profitability.

In this Primer, Peter Eilhauer and Matt Todd of Elevate introduce the Legal Procurement Matrix and detail the pros and cons of different cost - savings initiatives.

Each initiative can deliver cost savings for the company and offer certain performance benefits.

«My deciding factors were the initiatives to improve operations for considerable benefits to the business (efficiency gains and cost savings), and to undertake the comprehensive review and redesign of a number of processes that had measurable impact through the businesses.»

«The LPMG's initiatives have streamlined and strengthened BMO's legal processes, and resulted in significant cost savings,» says Elharrar.

Spearheaded savings initiatives that led to an overall cost reduction of 5 % for the entire department.

It is not sufficient to merely describe a new initiative you introduced, but describe how it benefited the organization in cost savings, product / service improvement, or other tangible ways.

Successfully completed timely enhancements to support US T - 100 and Shared Success initiatives resulting in major cost savings for Avon.

LEAN initiatives and implementation for inventory controls, cost savings, and department efficiencies

Supported Production System Efficiency Investigation and Implementation groups for cost - savings initiative