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Future Convenience Food And Drinks: New Opportunities in a Developed Market
Notes from webinar I lead in October. Business Intelligence for the Consumer Goods Industry Business Insights’ portfolio of consumer goods management reports are designed to help you make well i… more →
Convenience Store Food Service Consultant- Dean Dirks: News, Articles, Events
Future Convenience Food And Drinks: New Opportunities in a Developed Market
deandirks wrote 1 day ago: Notes from webinar I lead in October. Business Intelligence for the Consumer Goods Industry Business … more →
Social Responsibility
deandirks wrote 1 month ago: The convenience store industry raises a tremendous amount of money for various causes. Our industry … more →
Webinar: Trends in Eating and Drinking -- High Touch, Some Touch or No Touch, Foodservice Is Key to Future of Convenience Retailing
deandirks wrote 1 month ago: Here is the link to the CSNews exclusive summary of the webinar I participated in “Trends in E … more →
Escaping the Discounting Trap
deandirks wrote 3 months ago: Most industry experts agree that it’s too late to end the foodservice discounting wars. There … more →
Dirks Associates has partnered with Atlas Scinergy to offer a range of COST- SAVING SERVICES called the "Gold Standard Savings Program."
deandirks wrote 4 months ago: Altas Scinergy provides FREE cost-saving analysis to convenience stores across the United States. “A … more →
The Fine Line Between Paranoia and Reality
deandirks wrote 5 months ago: There is always a fine line between paranoia and reality, with the recent swine flu outbreak being a … more →
The Value of Foodservice
deandirks wrote 6 months ago: Recently quoted in this article by Linda Lisanti and Mehgan Belanger Given the depressed state of th … more →
Calorie Count Laws Provide Marketing Opportunities
deandirks wrote 7 months ago: For years, the convenience store industry has tried to get a foothold in the healthy segment. With g … more →
Opportunities for a Challenging Economy
deandirks wrote 8 months ago: Here is an outline of the “Opportunities for a Challenging Economy” speech I gave today at the Conve … more →
Establishing The Right Foodservice Brand
deandirks wrote 8 months ago: Establishing The Right Foodservice Brand By Howard Riell Retailers continue to debate regional and n … more →
Marketing in Today's Foodservice Environment
deandirks wrote 9 months ago: Growing foodservice sales has several challenges in today’s environment. The high price of fue … more →
Fast Food Franchisee Challenges
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deandirks wrote 9 months ago: The fast feeder’s discount strategy is paying off with same store customer counts growing from … more →
Fast feeders and convenience stores could be the big winners in the tradedown game.
deandirks wrote 10 months ago: A good read this month is “The Lowdown on Downtrading” article in CSP magazine’s J … more →
Check out the January, 2009 issue of Convenience Store Decisions Magazine
deandirks wrote 11 months ago: It is always a pleasure to be quoted in one of our respected Industry Magazines. Please check out Co … more →
The 2009 Convenience Store Decisions/National Convenience Store Advisory Group (NCSAG) Foodservice Conference & Exposition Feb. 23-25
deandirks wrote 11 months ago: Las Vegas, February 23-25 I will be speaking at this conference on the 24th of February, 2009. 9:30 … more →
Never Let the Customer Leave Unhappy
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deandirks wrote 1 year ago: In this economy, retailers can’t control gas margins, cigarette legislation, credit card rate … more →
Food Safety Paramount, Especially in C-store Business
deandirks wrote 1 year ago: In a recent Better Business Bureau consumer trust survey, consumer confidence in businesses decline … more →
Foodservice Programs to Build Profits in C-Stores
deandirks wrote 1 year ago: Outline of the “Foodservice – Building Profits in C-Stores” speech I gave at the The Foodservi … more →
Recently Quoted by Convenience Store News Oct. 3, 2008
deandirks wrote 1 year ago: I was quoted recently twice in the Oct. 3′rd Convenience Store News article – The Winds … more →
