I-J. Kings Foodservice Professionals Inc. ibisebhizinisini kusukela ngo-1974 ngenkathi isungulwa ngu-John King, futhi ibilungisa izithelo nemifino esanda kusikwa iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye edlule. Ngaleso sikhathi, isidingo semikhiqizo eyengeziwe enikeza ukunethezeka nokuphepha sikhule kakhulu kangangokuthi inkampani isanda kunwetshwa endaweni entsha ehlinzeka ngendawo ephindwe kane.
Le nkampani ibino-$160 million ekuthengisweni ngonyaka odlule, kanti umkhiqizo ubalwa ngamaphesenti angama-35 okuthengiswayo, kusho uPanagakos. Ukusebenza kwenkampani okusha, i-Kitchen Cuts, sekuneminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye edlule futhi ukwanda kwakamuva kugxile ekukhuleni okuqhubekayo. I-J. Kings yaqala inqubo esakhiweni sayo esisha e-Holtsville, e-Long Island eNew York, ngo-2000 futhi indawo entsha yaqedwa ngekwindla edlule endaweni engaba amamayela ayisithupha noma ayisikhombisa ukusuka endlunkulu yenkampani. Isitshalo esisha siphethe ulayini we-Kitchen Cuts kanye neminye imisebenzi yokulungisa ukudla. Le nkampani isebenzisa i-330 futhi inohlelo lwe-HACCP, ivunywe yi-American Institute for Baking futhi iqinisekiswe yi-USDA embonini yokucubungula inyama. Le nkampani iyilungu le-PRO-ACT, umsabalalisi wezinsiza zokudla ezweni lonke, ngakho-ke ukuhlolwa kwamabhuku okuvela eceleni nakho kwenziwa njalo.
"Kusisiza kakhulu ohlangothini lokuphepha kokudla," kusho uJoel Panagakos, iphini likamongameli we-Westbrook Produce e-J. Kings Foodservice.
Usuku ngalunye, u-J. Kings akagcini nje ngokulungisa imikhiqizo esanda kusikwa kanye nemikhiqizo yenyama kanye namaphakethe omkhiqizo ophelele; futhi inekhishi elisesitezini elilungiselela izisebenzi ezingaphezu kuka-300 ukudla. Inkampani ayizange iqale ngokuphakela abasebenzi, kodwa abapheki abasebenza ngezinto ezintsha zemenyu babenikeza izisebenzi zasebusuku ukudla, futhi ekugcineni indawo esakhiweni yaphendulwa indawo yokudlela. Lowo mbono unwetshiwe waba yizisebenzi zosuku ezinendawo yokudlela yokuhlala ehlinzeka ukudla kwasemini kwamahhala kubo bonke abasebenzi. Ngosuku lomsebenzi lwakamuva, abasebenzi bakwa-J. Kings babe nethuba lokuzama iresiphi ye-filet mignon abapheki ababeyenzela iklayenti elisezingeni eliphezulu, kusho uPanagakos.
Amakhishi Ekhishi
Indawo entsha esikiwe icishe ibe ngamamitha-skwele ayi-11,000 futhi njengamanje yenza amaphawundi angama-70,000 kuye kwangama-80,000 ngesonto, kusho uPanagakos. Uhlelo olusha lwenza izinto ezingaba ngu-350 kumakhasimende anhlobonhlobo, kusukela kumakhasimende ezivakashi nakwezokwelapha kuya ezindaweni zokudlela ezimhlophe zendwangu yetafula.
Igumbi elisha lokusekela laklanyelwe ukuvimbela noma yiziphi izinto zangaphandle ukuthi zingangeni endaweni yokucubungula. Yonke imikhiqizo ikhishwa emigqonyeni noma emabhokisini ifakwe ohlelweni lokuthutha, oluthatha umkhiqizo oluhlaza uwuyise endaweni yokusika. Imfucuza yenziwa nge-flume system, bese ihlanganiswa bese idayiselwa amapulazi aseduze.
Ukusika kwenziwa ngokuyinhloko ngemishini. Cishe amaphesenti angu-75 ezinto ezisanda kusikwa zidlula emishinini ye-Urschel, kanti ezisele zisikwa ngesandla ukuze kucelwe izicelo ezikhethekile ezivela kumakhasimende. Izicelo zokusikwa ngesandla zivame ukuvela ezindaweni zokudlela ezisezingeni eliphezulu - abapheki abafuna iphrofayili ethile - kusho uPanagakos, kodwa lokho kwehlile kancane ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho kwakamuva.
Kodwa enye indawo ebilokhu ikhula isevisi yokudla embonini yezokunakekelwa kwempilo. Ngenxa yezidingo eziningi zokudla zeziguli ezibhedlela noma ezikhungweni zokunakekela isikhathi eside, ukulungiswa kokudla kungadlula amakhono abasebenzi basesibhedlela, ngakho izinkampani ezifana no-J. Kings zigcwalise leyo niche. Ngokwesibonelo, amasobho angase abe nezithako ezintathu noma ezine kufika kweziyisishiyagalombili, kuye ngemikhawulo yokudla yesiguli.
"Ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, ukuphepha kokudla kuyingxenye enkulu yakho, kodwa futhi kuyisici sabasebenzi," kusho uPanagakos.
Isikhala esisha kanye nolayini wemishini emisha uvumele i-Kitchen Cuts Division ye-J. Kings ukuthi yakhe imikhiqizo emisha, enezela ohlwini lwayo olude kakade lwezinto ezisanda kusikwa. Le nkampani isebenzela ekuhlanganiseni okusha kwe-coleslaw kanye nolayini wamazambane athosiwe asanda kusikwa.
Ukumaketha Inkampani
Enye indlela u-J. Kings asiza ngayo amakhasimende ayo esevisi yokudla iwukuba nompheki omkhulu, uChris Neary, kubasebenzi. Usiza izindawo zokudlela ukuthi zithuthukise izinto zemenyu entsha futhi uyingxenye ebalulekile yenqubo yokuthengisa ngokusebenzisana nompheki omkhulu wendawo yokudlela ukuze anqume ukuthi iyiphi iphrofayili yokusika noma yokunambitheka edingekayo entweni yemenyu.
“Kunokwethenjwa okwengeziwe. Ngizohlale nginikeza iziphakamiso ezingcono kakhulu, kodwa umpheki angangena akhulume nomphathi wokupheka futhi bakhulume ulimi olufanayo,” kusho uPanagakos.
Enye indawo yokudlela enamandla kanye namanye amakhasimende ezinsiza zokudla ayifunayo ukusimama, okuvame ukuchazwa ngendawo.
"Ekukhiqizweni ikakhulukazi, kunogqozi olukhulu 'lokuhamba endaweni'," kusho uPanagakos.
Abalimi bendawo - abavela e-Long Island kanye nesifunda - banomkhiqizo omusha ovuniwe othathwe iloli le-Kings ntambama bese uthunyelwa kumakhasimende ngakusasa ekuseni. Ukunyakaza kwasendaweni kungenye yezindlela inkampani “eba luhlaza ngayo” – kukhona ngisho nohlu lokuhlola lwe-Go Green olwazisa amakhasimende ngezindlela ezehlukene inkampani egxile ekuzigcineni. Izinto ezisohlwini lokuhlola zihlanganisa:
• Ukugaywa kabusha kwamakhadibhodi, amaphepha, amabhokisi obisi namabhodlela engilazi namabhodlela e-aluminium.
• Ukwandisa ukonga kwamandla ngokucisha izibani namakhompyutha ebusuku.
• Ukunciphisa igesi nokukhishwa kwemikhumbi ngokuhlela kahle, amaloli afakwe i-GPS nokuguqula uxhaxha lwamaloli abe yi-Dodge Sprinter, ethola amamayela angu-22 ilitha ngalinye.
• Ukunciphisa igesi nokukhishelwa ngaphandle kwabasebenzi ngokuphakela ukudla endlini yokudlela kanye nokuhlinzeka nge-ATM esizeni, ukuhlomisa izimoto ezidayiswayo nge-GPS nokuxhumanisa imihlangano ezindaweni ezimaphakathi ukuze kuncishiswe uhambo lokuya nokubuya ehhovisi elikhulu.
• Ukunciphisa imfucuza yamaphepha ngokuqhuba amabhizinisi amaningi ku-inthanethi ngangokunokwenzeka - ukusuka ebhange ukuya ekufakeni izicelo zomsebenzi.
Ukwengeza, inkampani ibheke ukuguqula uxhaxha lwezimoto ezidayiswayo zibe ezimotweni ezixubile, ifake imishini yamandla elanga neyomoya emahhovisi ayo, iqhubeke nokunciphisa amaphepha ngokusebenzisa amasistimu kagesi nokuhlinzeka abasebenzi bayo izinkomishi ezinegama lenkampani namabhodlela amanzi ukuze kuncishiswe isitsha. imfucuza.
U-J. Kings uphinde waqasha abeluleki ukusiza amakhasimende ezindawo zokudlela ukuthi asebenzise ngokugcwele amamenyu awo. Abeluleki basize ukuthuthukisa izingxenye ezifanele nezinhlobo zeminikelo, kanye nendlela izinto ezazihlelwa ngayo epuletini ukuze kukhishwe iphrofayili yokunambitheka kwesitsha esikhulu, kusho uPanagakos.
Ngonyaka odlule, i-J. Kings yethula umkhankaso omusha wokuhlomulisa amakhasimende ayo ezindawo zokudlela owaba yimpumelelo kakhulu, kusho uPanagakos. Le nkampani yethule isizindalwazi esisha, www.greatrestaurantsNY.com, esinikeza izivakashi zesizindalwazi oluseshekayo lwezindawo zokudlela e-Long Island kanye nezixhumanisi zamamenyu nezindawo zokudlela. Amanye amaloli e-J. Kings nawo abe nezimpawu zezindawo zokudlela zamakhasimende esikhundleni sophawu lwe-J. Kings.
“Besikhangisa amakhasimende,” kusho uPanagakos.
Lolu hlelo lunwetshwe ngokuphindwe kahlanu kulo nyaka. Phakathi kwezindawo zokudlela ezingu-150 nezingu-200 sezivele zingenile ohlelweni.
“Kunzima kulaba bafana ukukhangisa, kodwa ngokuhlanganisa izinsiza zabo bangakhipha igama labo,” kusho uPanagakos.
Njengomsabalalisi ogcwele wemikhiqizo emisha nenyama, umdidiyeli ogcwele wezithelo nemifino, u-J. Kings uye wanda ukuze afake nomnyango wokumaketha ozuzisa amakhasimende. Ngokusiza ukuletha izidlo ezindaweni zokudlela, uPanagakos uthe usiza amakhasimende akhe ukuthi aphumelele futhi usiza ibhizinisi le-J. Kings ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.