Why go on the treasure hunt now?  If you operate a convenience store, the answers may be obvious.  Margins in what were previously money making categories, fuels, cigarettes and groceries, have been steadily declining due to competitive pressures from other industries, namely High Volume Retailers, Drug Stores, Dollar Stores, Tobacco Shops and other "chain" convenience store operators. At the same time, operating expenses have been steadily increasing, with labor expenses, energy costs, and credit card fees leading the way. The same pressures are being felt in other industries as well. Grocery stores, small cafes and restaurants, and regional fast food operators may also be losing valuable profits due to increased competition and pricing pressures from national Quick Service Restaurants. The answer to these escalating pressures may be lost in the food service operations that many of these retailers have added to increase the profitability of their operations. That is what the Where Is Marge treasure hunt is all about. As a business operator, you need to hunt for, find and keep the higher margin treasures found in your food service operation.

In your detective work, there are several clues that will help you to find your lost or missing treasure of higher food service margins. We have available for you a map (Where Is Marge? - The Food Service Financial Management Computer Based Training Module, CBT). It contains what we believe are the top clues to help you in your journey to find the missing margin treasure. There are no doubt other clues that you may uncover along the way. You should make note of them, and write them on your map so you can remember them should you need to make the journey again. We also have available a very comprehensive and powerful tool that has been proven to be a very valuable aid in the search for higher margins. This tool, The In-Store™ Food Service Management Software System, can be the magnifying glass that you can use to inspect much more closely the clues that will help you find the missing treasure of higher food service margins.

For information on the Where Is Marge treasure hunt, and the tools we have available for you,