Monday, July 26, 2010

See what happens when you devalue

You need revenue to pay bills - it's that simple. I know it's easy to say, but discounting and cutting your margins are a recipe for a fail.

See the results.

Hang in there.

Don't DEVALUE

Stop discounting - Stop now, you may not be able to recover.

This guy agrees.

If it's priced right; they will come. FOOD OF DREAMS.

School Districts are getting hosed!

Article here.

This has been going on forever. We won't participate. It has held us back, but ultimately, doing the right thing, for the right reason, will always prevail.

It may not help. They will pay the money and keep going. Hopefully, someone will notice.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Finally, someone said it aloud

Here is a quote from a finance guy in regards to the impending Sara Lee Bread division sale,

"The bread business is low margin, zero-growth, and running at a competitive disadvantage in our opinion because of its high labor and benefit costs.

Hope people understand what we deal with everyday.