News & Events
STAFFING – STAFFING AND RETENTION 2023
A high turnover rate typically means that our employees are unhappy or unsatisfied with their work environment or unhappy working as part of your team. This may be because they are overworked, they feel like they are treated differently to other employees, there is no career development opportunities, or because the culture within your restaurant is not a pleasant one to work in. We can slow down turnover by adopting the plan below. Have your [...]
POINT-OF-SALES
Hello again from the POS world! I first want to thank as always everyone in the stores for what you do by keeping BurgerBusters a successful business. I also want to thank Tassos and the VPs for their continued support in keeping us well equipped to deal with any issues that the POS Department may face. With the mandates from Corporate, remodels, and new builds we have continued to evolve and roll with the [...]
FACILITIES & LOSS CONTROL – NEW LOOK, CHALLENGES, BUT SAME FOCUS
Any leading brand must evolve and look for innovative ways to improve its customer and employee experience and Taco Bell has always excelled in doing so. Below I have outlined several recently introduced or upcoming brand mandates and innovations that improve the day-to-day store operations as well as enhance our customers’ experience at our restaurants. Touch KDS (Kitchen Display System) – With this new technology, Food Champions can now look at eye-level tablets that have [...]
FROM OUR CORNER OF THE WORLD TO YOU – JENNIFER KORBELY & PEPPER SEAVER
In every newsletter we like to introduce an employee from the Corporate Office. In this issue we would like to introduce two employees, Jennifer Korbely and Pepper Seaver. Jennifer Korbely is the Controller for BurgerBusters Inc. and lives in Virginia Beach, VA with her two dogs. She joined the company in January of 2017 after working for 6 years in corporate accounting. Her responsibilities involve leading a team in full cycle accounting functions including in-house [...]
HEALTHY, STRONG, AND DETERMINED: BURGERBUSTERS KEEPS MOVING FORWARD
For those that may not be aware, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the new BurgerBusters. In December of last year, BurgerBusters sold its Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Harrisonburg, Virginia stores along with all of its North Carolina stores to Charter Foods. This geographical adjustment has allowed us to continue operating in a more narrowly focused area as a lean and mean 80-unit system. I would like to take this opportunity [...]
OPERATIONS – OPERATIONS METRIC 2022
Very little has changed in 2022 as it pertains to the operations metrics and brand standards, which is great news for the Operators! Daily communication to all team members as to why the standards exist is vital as it will drive each store to achieve or exceed each brand standard. A store that achieves the brand standard historically has a larger sales growth than stores that fall below the goals. It sounds so simple, a well [...]