• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.127-145
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• 2014

This study aims to examine the effects of message framing of restaurant menus on customers' perceptions (trust and immersion) and their willingness to pay a premium price. The contents of messages focused on a hypothetical restaurant's cause-marketing activity. Four types of message framing were created: The first two types were varied by the presence and absence of the information about the current cause-marketing outcome, and the second two types were varied by positive and negative framing. The results showed that respondents in general had trust in cause-marketing messages and immersion of cause-marketing message by negative framing lead to positive influence of willingness to pay. Furthermore it had a significant effect on willingness to pay depending on cause-marketing message type and negative message framed messages showed an intention to willingness to pay a premium price. This study compared the difference in messages by type as an extension of the studies of cause-marketing messages in the past. The results of this study will be used for establishing effective marketing strategies for today's foodservice companies and serve as objective data for setting differentiated prices under the circumstance where the importance of companies' social responsibilities is growing.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.23 no.8
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• pp.67-82
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• 2017

The recent increase in the percentage of services industries has dominated in the entire industry. Emotional feeling of service workers is consequently indispensable in service industries in order to facilitate the progression of the service delivery process. In most circumstances, the emotional labor of service in service industries has been increasingly recognized. Although many studies related to emotional labor have been conducted, a precedent study will be needed to find positive factors such as customer orientation and business performance of restaurant employees accompanying emotional labor. This study attempted to practical meaning to food service companies by inquiring into such as positive effects of employee's emotional labor on the customer orientation and business performance. For this purpose, this study established hypotheses and deduced results using literature research and empirical analyses, and found implications to the service companies. The results of this study showed that the higher the emotional labor of the restaurant employees gets, the lower customer-orientation becomes, and the higher the customer-orientation of restaurant employees gets, the higher the performance of the company becomes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.232-242
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• 2005

It is the aim of this study to identify and develop improved management practice and competitive edge through co-branding which has been adopted extensively in the States. There is no universally accepted definition of co-branding. The term has been used interchangeably with labels such as brand alliance and composite branding. This study is exploratory in nature and at best a pilot study as few academic research are found dealing with actual cases between hotels and restaurant companies in Korea. Through related literatures reviews and research findings, this study will provide valuable insight as to the methods and activities of co-branding and a framework to help industry professions identify co-branding opportunities to enhance the productivity.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.164-177
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the service of employees in the foodservice industry and their customers' satisfaction. The study surveyed 310 subjects who are the employees of companies in Busan, Ulsan, City and Gyeongsangnam-do and processed the result using SPSS for Win V. 12. 0. For statistical analysis, Frequency, Factor Analysis and Regression were put into operation. As a result of Factor Analysis on the quality of company food-service, six factors have been extracted. The result of the Factor Analysis of satisfaction revealed one factor. In conclusion, this study shows that the quality of foodservice - food, convenience, menu, kindness, hygiene/cleanliness, facilities - had a positive effect on users' satisfaction. It is expected that the results will provide a base for marketing strategies to be used by the managers and marketers in foodservice companies.

• The Korean Journal of Franchise Management
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.17-35
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• 2023

Purpose: As more and more food franchise companies want to expand overseas, related research is becoming more and more necessary. This study aims to examine the critical factors for successful overseas expansion according to the stages of overseas expansion, derive vital associations, and examine the success factors of overseas expansion through semantic network analysis. Research Design, Data, and Methodology: This study conducted in-depth interviews with three food franchise companies that have experienced overseas expansion and conducted semantic network analysis among crucial associations. The semantic network analysis was conducted using the Textom program. Results: Based on the results of the in-depth interview analysis, the factors considered when expanding overseas were categorized as 1) standardization and localization strategies of overseas franchisees, 2) physical environment of overseas franchisees, 3) entry types of overseas franchisees, 4) constraints of overseas franchisees, and 5) success criteria of overseas franchisees. The semantic network analysis based on the corresponding keywords showed that the importance of local partners is very high in common. Conclusion: This study examined and re-categorized the important factors to consider when a restaurant franchise company expands overseas in a step-by-step manner. In addition, an attempt was made to examine the keywords derived from the semantic network analysis objectively. The results provided theoretical and practical implications for the successful overseas expansion of franchise companies.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.502-511
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• 2006

The purposes of this study were to measure job satisfaction levels of dietitians engaged a in contract food service management company, and to examine the impacts of personal characteristics and organizational characteristics on the job satisfaction of dietitians. The questionnaires developed for this study were distributed to 230 dietitians of contract food service management companies in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, and a total of 187 (81.3%) questionnaires were used for analysis. Statistical analyses were completed using SPSS (Win 11.5) for descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, t-test and ANOVA. The average job satisfaction score of the dietitians was 2.83, which is lower than "not satisfied" and "not dissatisfied" (3), "Marital status" (p < 0.001), "payroll per year" (p < 0.001), "age" (p < 0.05) and "work experience as a dietitians" (p < 0.05) had significant effects on job satisfaction of work and environmental factors. "Operating group" (p < 0.05), "type of menu" and "type of service" also affected the job satisfaction. Overall, it is important that managers of contract food service management companies establish specified human resource management strategies with understandings of the characteristics of their dietitians and companies to enhance the job satisfaction of dietitians, and to achieve their managerial goals.

• The Korean Journal of Franchise Management
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.19-26
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• 2020

Purpose: The old axion to put the customers first (e.g., customers are king, customers are always right) has been taken for granted in the service sector. In addition, many companies in South Korea are providing customer-first education for employees at their contact points to strengthen their competitiveness. However, excessive increase in the psychological power of the customer can lead to a problem of abuse of power, called 'Gap-jil.' Despite these concerns, most companies hardly discard policies to give high priority to customers because of the assumption that it enhances customer satisfaction leading to organizational performance. However, in recent years, some franchise catering companies have posted warnings about the abuse of power by customers, and a movement to pursue a power-balancing between service providers and their customers is spreading. Research design, data, and methodology: This research is conducted to reconsider the principle of the customer-first perspective and to create a basis for arguments that can solve the problem of abuse of power, which is recognized as a serious social problem. In this research, we test and analyze the effect of customers' psychological power in the context of a restaurant on expectation for service and response to service failure. Result: The result of an experimental study shows that the effect of psychological power on customer satisfaction can be somewhat negative. Also, customers with high psychological power are more likely to have high service expectations. Especially high psychological power of customers causes a difference in the expectation level of human factors such as employee attitude, while the difference in expectations of non-human factors such as restaurant atmosphere was not statistically significant. In addition, when customers with high psychological power encounter service failure situation, they are more likely to feel disappointment and regret with a service provider. Meanwhile, the effect of psychological power on complaining behaviors are not significant. Conclusions: The findings of this research provide meaningful implications that the service providers should reconsider their existing corporate culture and management policies that put customers first. In addition, the result of this research is provided meaningful opportunities to review the management philosophy for the company's customers and the education philosophy for the employee education.

• The Korean Journal of Franchise Management
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.13-23
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• 2019

Purpose - The recent franchise industry is rapidly developing. Some franchisees have a low barriers to entry and competition among companies is intensifying. In this dynamic competitive environment, companies need to focus on customer preferences, quality, and technical interfaces to gain competitive advantage. As a result, companies are required to measure the performance of service values in order to provide differentiated services from competitors. In the franchise industry, customer experience marketing of service values will enable companies to create new businesses. Franchise firms should explore a variety of services to increase service value and reduce failures. Research design, data, methodology - The questionnaire of this study was based on the previous research. Surveys were conducted on panels of online surveys. Surveys were conducted on the panel who had visited the restaurant franchise within the past month. The survey was conducted for about 7 days from February 13, 2019 to February 19, 2019. Total 300 samples, 293 were used in the analysis except for seven unfair questionnaires. Results - The findings of this study are as follows: Emotional, monetary, and reputation values have positive effects on cognitive and affective attitudes. Quality value and behavioral value did not effect cognitive attitude and affective attitude significantly. In addition, affective attitude has positive effect on loyalty, but cognitive attitude did not significant effect on loyalty. Conclusions - First, food-service franchise company should develop a service that enables customers to use the store conveniently. We need to develop a comfortable environment for our customers and provide intangible services. Second, food-service franchise company should provide a reasonable price service. Food-service franchise company needs to sell a high quality menu at a reasonable price to generate profits. Third, food-service franchise companies need to strategically respond to their reputation. In other words, food-service franchise company needs to constantly monitor the reputation of its customers and respond appropriately to market conditions. Fourth, food-service franchise company needs to develop a service method capable of emotional interaction with customers. Food-service franchise firms need to develop ongoing service methods and educate their staff.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.975-986
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• 2010

College students represent a substantial market for fast food restaurant companies. In this sense, this research aims (1) to identify the attributes that influence college students' fast food restaurant selection, (2) to analyze how fast food restaurants perform with regards to those attributes using importance-performance analysis, and (3) to examine which attributes influence college students' satisfaction in a fast food restaurant context. Based on a literature review, 13 attributes that influence college students' fast food restaurant selection were derived. Then, using importance-performance analysis, it was found that among the 13 attributes, college students highly considered seven of them. Additionally, data analysis indicated that, currently, fast food companies perform well with regards to these seven attributes. More importantly, according to multiple regression analysis, among the seven attributes, value-related attributes (price, speed, location, and friendliness) were significantly related to college students' overall satisfaction.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.33-44
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• 2021

This study was intended to suggest the future direction of catering companies in line with the new normal in the era of COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of image and awareness of signs for safe restaurant on behavioral intentions. As a result of testing the hypothesis, first, it was found that the image of the sign for the safe restaurant had a significant effect on the recognition. Second, the image of the safe restaurant sign has a significant effect on trust. Third, it was found that the awareness of the signs for the safe restaurant had a significant effect on trust. Fourth, trust had a significant effect on behavior intention. Fifth, it was found that the image and awareness of the sign in the safe restaurant did not have a statistically significant effect on the behavioral intention. Sixth, it was found that the image of the sign at the safe restaurant and the awareness of the sign at the safe restaurant completely mediate trust and have a significant effect on the behavioral intention. The results of this study show the need for publicity activities to raise awareness of the safe restaurant certification and the importance of giving trust to consumers.