I know this happens in every single industry, in every civilised country in the world but I absolutely hate having an idea that we have had (and subsequently communicated) pilfered by a competitor!
We might make a new menu addition, or "tweet" about a special for the weekend or send a note out on Facebook to followers about a particular dish we've dreamed up.... then seeing it in all its glory on a competitors menu soon after is a great big pain in the neck.....
Let me tell you.... there is absolutely no room for playing nice in the restaurant trade.......certainly not during a deep recession!
Some of our competitors are so caustic they should have a HACCP sheet permanently attached to their being!!
It toughens one up.... so it does, so it does!!
TTFN
M
