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Restaurants
Yelp: a 5-star review
Yelp effectively leverages its business and operating models to deliver value on both sides of its two-sided market.
Shake Shack winning in fast casual
Enlightened hospitality > throughput time
Not just for gamblers: The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
The Casino business, restaurants and bars
Haidilao Hot Pot’s Success
It is not usual to relate a fancy word such as 'unstoppable' with a restaurant chain, this traditional business model just does not sound sexy any more nowadays. However, the success of Haidilao Hot Pot, a chain of hot pot restaurant, is phenomenal in the China market, and it is on the way of overseas expansion. The secret recipe of Haidilao lies at the superior dining experience it provides to the customers, and the way it aligns its business model with operation model in order to provide the experience.
Chipotle: The birth of the fast-casual concept
Chipotle’s incredible focus on its operations allowed it to carve out an entirely new segment within the already very mature food industry.
Yume Wo Katare: express your dreams
Yume Wo Katare is a Japanese ramen shop selling authentic hand made Jiro style ramen. From outside, it seems like a regular ramen shop, but there are very unique features about Yume Wo Katare and it operates very efficiently and have very high through cycle time. Their say they are selling more than just ramen. They are selling dreams. Yes, it is very weird, but this concept works very well with the their operations.
Deliveroo: Michelin-starred dining at home
Netflix and chills just got better with Deliveroo; bringing food that you love to your door
In-N-Out Burger: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”
What's in In-N-Out's secret sauce?
Texas Roadhouse: The Recipe for A Successful Affordable Steakhouse
Texas Roadhouse’s employee incentive program, menu-pricing strategy, and commodity hedging allow the restaurant to draw more traffic and capture more profits than its casual dining competitors.