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...Unfamiliarity with Chinese cuisine will be the biggest challenge for P.F. Chang's, the largest Chinese restaurant chain in the U.S., as it heads south of the border. Up until the financial crisis, the $1.2 billion company had a fantastically successful run at convincing Americans to pay upmarket prices for a version of Chinese food designed for American taste buds. But with business slowing down in the U.S. due to the recession and pressure from investors to increase sales, the company is now embarking on an expansion plan to sell its flavor of Chinese fare in several emerging markets. Over...
...study by the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs. The same study presented information on comparative costs for common procedures: a hip replacement costs between $43,000 and $63,000 in the U.S., compared to $12,000 in Mexico, according to Texas-based hospital chain Christus Muguerza, which also operates in Mexico; a coronary bypass in Mexico costs an average of $21,000 compared to $149,000 in the U.S. Citing statistics from the U.S. census and State Department, Crist estimates approximately 200,000 of the 1 million U.S. citizens living south of the border are Medicare-eligible...
...don’t have to go all the way up the ladder to get an answer to change something,” she said. “They can react more quickly to a shifting economy in how to cut back hours, how to hire, than the larger chain stores...
Employees of the chain agreed, citing the customer loyalty of students and visitors who continued to order online after leaving the Square...
Caitlin C. Leibert, the New England marketing manager for Chipotle, said that the chain decided to set up a tent for the first time this weekend because “the regatta is a classic Boston event and represents a great opportunity to meet our customers...