Case study
Outback Steakhouse
Dated:10/18/2007
Submitted by
Bharat Koganti
Outback Steakhouse was one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in North America that maintained high quality of food and service, and a relaxed ambience.
The major role, I would say, of Outback in the industry is ?being more of an analyzer'. It has gone around the world and seen that many of the companies that have gone global did not actually have a set strategy. It has also adopted an Australian theme by providing not only excellent food but also a cheerful, fun, and comfortable experience. It has learnt from its competitors, the industry, and its local and international customers who have variety of preferences. This as a result, has made them form their own strategy or their own way of doing business that actually has no rules but what is done should be right so as to meet the needs and preferences of customers. Outback does not start up business anywhere. It is basically located in residential areas(rather than downtown) but only where there is enough transportation and communication so that they don't run out of customers, raw materials and make unnecessary delays. It realized that it would be facing market saturation soon and so it analyzed its future in the international business as it saw some casual restaurants that have gone outside the United States and consequently hiking up their average sales, which was in fact way above their average sales in the United States.
Outback's Strategy:
Outback has positioned itself as a place providing not only excellent food but also a cheerful, fun, and comfortable experience. It has differentiated its restaurants in many quality ways.
It offers enough and generous quantity in each of thei ...