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05.26.2016
2016 NRA Show Highlights
This year’s National Restaurant Association trade show was eye-opening in several ways. Here are three observations that I'm taking away from the event: 1) Coca-Cola is really worried about what restaurant operators may do about the decline in carbonated soft...
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05.10.2016
Coke Freestyle vs. Pepsi Spire. The Cola Wars Re-ignite!
The Winner? Smart Businesses Looking for Leverage on their next Exclusive Pouring Rights Contract. The Coca-Cola Company launched Freestyle, its revolutionary, make-it-yourself, customizable fountain drink dispenser, in 2009 to mixed reviews. In 2014, PepsiCo launched Spire, its competing touch-screen fountain...
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02.24.2016
How Coke’s Big Restructuring Will Positively Affect Exclusive Beverage Deal Making
Even casual readers of the nation’s major newspapers and business trade press have probably seen articles on Coca-Cola’s recent—and newly accelerated—moves to divest itself of all of its bottling operations nationwide. By the end of 2017, Coca-Cola corporate plans to...
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01.5.2016
RESTAURANT CHAINS: Enliven’s Core Value Proposition
If you are a trying to cut operating costs without sacrificing quality, and if you are trying to find the money you need to pay for new initiatives, you need to call us. If you work for a large chain,...
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01.4.2016
Enliven Adds New Practice Areas and New Expert Team Members
I’m very happy to announce that we are expanding our focus beyond healthcare. Some smart people in the restaurant and aviation sectors asked us to “do what we do” for them and their peers. After a lot of due diligence,...
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05.26.2016
2016 NRA Show Highlights
By enliven
This year’s National Restaurant Association trade show was eye-opening in several ways. Here are three observations that I'm taking away from the event: 1) Coca-Cola is really worried about what restaurant operators may do about the decline in carbonated soft...
Read Full Post05.10.2016
Coke Freestyle vs. Pepsi Spire. The Cola Wars Re-ignite!
By Tim Richardson
The Winner? Smart Businesses Looking for Leverage on their next Exclusive Pouring Rights Contract. The Coca-Cola Company launched Freestyle, its revolutionary, make-it-yourself, customizable fountain drink dispenser, in 2009 to mixed reviews. In 2014, PepsiCo launched Spire, its competing touch-screen fountain...
Read Full Post02.24.2016
How Coke’s Big Restructuring Will Positively Affect Exclusive Beverage Deal Making
By Tim Richardson
Even casual readers of the nation’s major newspapers and business trade press have probably seen articles on Coca-Cola’s recent—and newly accelerated—moves to divest itself of all of its bottling operations nationwide. By the end of 2017, Coca-Cola corporate plans to...
Read Full Post01.5.2016
RESTAURANT CHAINS: Enliven’s Core Value Proposition
By Tim Richardson
If you are a trying to cut operating costs without sacrificing quality, and if you are trying to find the money you need to pay for new initiatives, you need to call us. If you work for a large chain,...
Read Full Post01.4.2016
Enliven Adds New Practice Areas and New Expert Team Members
By Tim Richardson
I’m very happy to announce that we are expanding our focus beyond healthcare. Some smart people in the restaurant and aviation sectors asked us to “do what we do” for them and their peers. After a lot of due diligence,...
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