Assignment:
"Types of Restaurants" Please respond to the following:
• From the different types of restaurants highlighted in this week's reading, classify two (2) restaurant types that are becoming more popular and two (2) restaurant types which are on the decline. Examine the primary manner in which the two (2) declining restaurants types you identified could evolve in order to increase their popularity within the next five (5) years. Provide justification for your response.
"The Structures of the Hotel Business" Please respond to the following:
• From the e-Activity, determine which position would be the most difficult to execute correctly. Provide specific examples of the challenges that position would present, as well as how you would address those challenges.
• Analyze the building structures of the hotel industry and predict where things will be five to 10 years from now. Please give specific examples and explain your reasoning.
"Forces Affecting the Distribution Systems" Please respond to the following:
• Analyze the three (3) different distribution systems and determine in which it would be easiest for retailers to buy directly from sources (as opposed to intermediaries). Explain your reasoning.
• Select a product you use every day (or almost every day) and trace its progress through the distribution chain, explaining when and how value is added to the product.