There’s Only One Task For Any CEO

I know many CEOs who believe they have four ‘audiences’ for their concern: Wall Street, regulatory agencies, customers, and employees. (Usually in that order). I believe this to be misguided; I feel that if CEOs make their employees their only priority, all other corporate needs and accomplishments will fall in line. While many in business… Continue reading There’s Only One Task For Any CEO

Cary, IL – Tracks Bar and Grill Review

Sorry for the delay on this one, misplaced the pix for a couple months.  I was heading out to Woodstock, IL (left) (where they shot “Groundhog Day”) to look at a couple of horses for sale.   A pal said, ‘since you’re headed that way, stop at the Tracks Bar and Grill in Cary, and… Continue reading Cary, IL – Tracks Bar and Grill Review

John Morrell Little Smokies Review

I continue my quest for the world’s tastiest Little Smokies.  So far, by a wide margin, Hillshire Farms Beef are my favorite….in the number two slot is the in-house brand at discount grocer Aldi.   It’s not a close second as far as the primary criteria, flavor and texture, no, Aldi places for value… regularly… Continue reading John Morrell Little Smokies Review

One Word Branding

The One Word Company Rebrand In my last piece, about the impatient and spoon fed message generation, I opined that growing up with burst messages, no matter the medium, has created a class of employees who basically have a rather short attention span and abbreviated decision making process. Neither is necessarily bad in all cases,… Continue reading One Word Branding

The Trouble With Digiorno’s Twitter Move This Week

There were a couple of Twitter gaffes this week by companies that should know better. Both used the Ray Rice domestic violence story as the basis for a “humorous” tweet. Neither were funny, of course, there’s no humor in the issue. Domestic abuse, no matter the age or sex of the victim is one of… Continue reading The Trouble With Digiorno’s Twitter Move This Week

Tyson Buffalo Chicken Strips Review

I have often written on the subject of my bewilderment that after frozen, fried foods being around for over fifty years, they haven’t figured out how to make it truly crispy yet.  Pre-cooked/fried at the factory, no matter how you screw around with it at home (following the manufacturer’s instructions), you can’t get that crisp… Continue reading Tyson Buffalo Chicken Strips Review

The Idiocy of Multi-Billion $ Evaluations

 Part  Deux –  In Which I Continue My Rant On Valuations The other day, I penned my thoughts about private equity. Amplifying on that theme, there are a lot of unprofitable companies out there funded by private equity or venture money, with multi-billion dollar valuations. Oh yeah? Sez who? Apparently only the people who hope… Continue reading The Idiocy of Multi-Billion $ Evaluations

Bridgford Thick Sliced Pepperoni

Bridgford Thick Sliced Pepperoni was on sale this week, and I try and stock up when those little delightful discs of processed pork are discounted. Bridgford started about 80 years ago in Southern California; its still a family business and headquartered in Anaheim.  They were primarily in the bread dough for consumers business (dough, heat… Continue reading Bridgford Thick Sliced Pepperoni

Mutti Pizza Sauce Review

Imported from Italy from a company that for the last hundred years has focused on processing tomato products and only tomato products, you can’t get much more straightforward than these ingredients:  tomatoes (99%), salt, basil, oregano, onion. Mutti is located in Parma.  In addition to pizza sauce, they make peeled tomatoes, puree,  pulp and concentrate. I… Continue reading Mutti Pizza Sauce Review