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Living To Eat

Full course dinner

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I was riding home on the train last night and there was a guy chowing down.  “Eating” would be a gross understatement – he was mechanically stuffing his face for nearly the entire hour of the train ride.  Since it’s Friday, he seemed right on topic for our weekly food theme.

If you walk around at lunch time you might spot a number of people behaving in a similar manner.  They’re focused on something other than their food.  Eating is something they do because at some point we all have to.  I get the sense that if they could take a pill and be done with the eating thing they would.  Then there are the folks that don’t really seem to be enjoying their food but just keep eating it.  When they’re done with one thing – or whatever is on their plate – they’ll move on to the next thing – or to your plate!  Kind of food sharks – they must keep eating even if they’re not hungry.

Which of course prompted a business thought. Continue reading

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All You Can Eat

A Chinese buffet restaurant in the United Stat...

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For our Foodie Friday post I want to talk for a second about “all you can eat.”  I’m not going to spend any time on a debate about whether it’s a healthy approach or not although I think most of us can agree that there’s an obesity problem in the U.S.  Instead, I want to focus on the business approach to it and not just in the food industry.

You might say – oh, I don’t really do the “all you can eat” thing except you do.  Your internet access, for example.  But unlike unlimited “seconds” on the buffet line, AYCE (I got tired of typing the whole thing out) might not work in your business and, more importantly, can have exactly the opposite effect you intend. Continue reading

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