Dallas, Texas 10-10-2011 - People Report and sister company
Black Box Intelligence announce the finalists for the 2011 Best
Practices awards to be presented on November 3rd, at the annual
"People, Profits, Planet" summit for its members. The following
twelve companies are being recognized and are to be congratulated
for their achievements in creating workplaces that are thriving and
making a difference: BJ's Restaurants, Inc.; California
Pizza Kitchen; The Capital Grille; The Cheesecake Factory; Corner
Bakery Café; Eat'n Park Restaurants; la Madeleine; Logan's
Roadhouse; McDonald's, Inc.; Monical's Pizza; Red Lobster; White
Castle.
"These companies represent every segment of the industry, and
range widely in number of restaurants, geographic locations, and
numbers of employees. However they are all making their workplace
practices a cornerstone of their overall market presence," said
Joni Thomas Doolin, Founder & CEO of People Report. "The
finalists are all leaders in their segments of the 100+ company
People Report consortium, in the areas of management and hourly
retention of employees, workplace diversity, and year over year
improvement in those results. Additionally, this year's finalists
have submitted questionnaires detailing their practices in the
areas of community involvement, corporate responsibility, employee
funds and foundations, and initiatives in the broad category of
sustainable business practices."
Bill Schaffler, COO and CFO of People Report and Black Box
Intelligence commented, "It is no coincidence that these twelve
companies are also growing and adding new jobs in such a difficult
economic environment. Every one of them believes that the
commitment to their people and their communities are key reasons
for their success." The four "Best Practices" winners will be
announced at a special awards luncheon during the consortium's 16th
annual conference, held in Dallas, Texas, on November 3rd at the
Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum.