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- Not so entertaining after all? Recent moves to revamp thePlanet Hollywood restaurant chain underscore the public’sapparently diminishing appetite for theme restaurants in general.Sure, the classic Hard Rock Cafe looks to be rockin”n’ rollin’ for many years to come-but upstarteatertainments like Rainforest Cafe and Fashion Cafe may prove tobe merely flashes in the pan.
- Make-believe it or not: It seems an eating establishment inIsrael actually specializes in serving nothing-literally. In a movethat would surely please Jerry Seinfeld, architect of the mostfamous TV show in history about nothing, Cafe Make Believe offersup empty plates to patrons. Presumably, diners get their fill bybeing hip.
- Money makes the world go ’round, right? Well, maybe not.According to a recent Gallup study, some 70 percent of employeessurveyed favor nonmonetary recognition over cold, hard cash. Thestudy, commissioned by the Carlson Marketing Group, also revealedthat employees prefer private commendations instead of publicpraises. More than 80 percent say kudos for a job well doneinspires them to do even better.
- Not so entertaining after all? Recent moves to revamp thePlanet Hollywood restaurant chain underscore the public’sapparently diminishing appetite for theme restaurants in general.Sure, the classic Hard Rock Cafe looks to be rockin”n’ rollin’ for many years to come-but upstarteatertainments like Rainforest Cafe and Fashion Cafe may prove tobe merely flashes in the pan.
- Make-believe it or not: It seems an eating establishment inIsrael actually specializes in serving nothing-literally. In a movethat would surely please Jerry Seinfeld, architect of the mostfamous TV show in history about nothing, Cafe Make Believe offersup empty plates to patrons. Presumably, diners get their fill bybeing hip.
- Money makes the world go ’round, right? Well, maybe not.According to a recent Gallup study, some 70 percent of employeessurveyed favor nonmonetary recognition over cold, hard cash. Thestudy, commissioned by the Carlson Marketing Group, also revealedthat employees prefer private commendations instead of publicpraises. More than 80 percent say kudos for a job well doneinspires them to do even better.
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