“Bob understands restaurants from a corporate and operations perspective. He has a knack for simplifying complex issues. He has spent his career analyzing data, identifying opportunities and implementing practical solutions that improve profitability"
Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) March 04, 2013
People Report and Black Box Intelligence announced today Bob Rycroft has joined the People Report & Black Box Intelligence team in Dallas, Texas. Rycroft has an impressive 25 year track record in the restaurant industry across a variety of roles. He started his career with Norman Brinker at Steak and Ale Restaurants and spent the majority of his career with Carlson Restaurants Worldwide. He has held Executive Level positions in the following areas:
- Compensation & Benefits
- Real Estate Development
- Marketing
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Strategic Business Development
- Operations
In this newly created position as Executive Consultant Partner, Rycroft’s primary role will be to work with organizations throughout the industry using data and analytics from not only their internal systems, but also from the insights provided using People Report and Black Box Intelligence technology. Some of the projects he will lead include:
Implementing “Best-Practice” compensation programs at the field and corporate levels
Identifying links between human capital metrics and financial performance and developing strategies around them
Business Analysis and Forecasting for organizations in need of a resource across areas such as:
Evaluating effectiveness of advertising, promotion and discount initiatives
Best-practices benchmarking for sales and other key performance indicators
Loyalty and gift card program evaluation – costs vs. benefits
Financial planning and analysis in a variety of areas
Market Development
Market build-out and expansion strategies
Demographic analysis: identifying factors that impact sales
“Bob understands restaurants from a corporate and operations perspective. He has a knack for simplifying complex issues. He has spent his career analyzing data, identifying opportunities and implementing practical solutions that improve profitability. I’ve worked with Bob in many capacities and to have his talent and skills helping our members and non-members alike is a fantastic opportunity for our organization and the industry we serve”, stated Wally Doolin, Chairman and Founder of Black Box Intelligence.
To learn more about how Bob can assist your organization, please contact him at bob.rycroft(at)prbbi(dot)com or visit his LinkedIn Profile
People Report provides service-sector human capital and workforce analytics for its members on a monthly basis. Its sister company, Black Box Intelligence, provides weekly financial and market data for the restaurant industry. Together they report on over 30,000 restaurant units, one million employees and 32 billion dollars in sales.