Rollout Complete
Sagittarius Brands of Lake Forest, California has licensed the Sysdine hiring management system. The roll-out of Sysdine into each of Sagittarius' company-owned Captain D's Seafood Kitchen restaurants was completed ahead of schedule, in late October.
Results Rolling In
Jim Lynde, Chief People Officer for Sagittarius, noted that in the first year of Sysdine operation in a pilot market, hourly employee turnover was reduced by more than 100 percentage points. Substantial improvements were also achieved in management turnover.
"And it's not just turnover reduction," added a Captain D's human resources manager. "We've had consistently positive feedback from our operators on the friendliness, learning speed and performance of new hires, as well as Sysdine's ease-of-use."
"New hires perform like they have been with us five weeks instead of five days," observed a restaurant operator. "The quality of the new hire's work is better than our existing crew members who have been with us over one year," added another. "There has been an almost immediate impact on operational results as we gain more Sysdine hires into the market."
"Our choice of Sysdine began with a list of 10 well-known vendors," said Lynde. "We researched and interviewed each of them. Based on simplicity, likely effectiveness, functionality and cost, we narrowed down to two vendors. We then selected Sysdine due to its overall potential value and greater functionality. It's proven to be a great choice."
About Sagittarius Brands
Sagittarius acquired Captain D's in 2005. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Captain D's owns, operates and franchises some 600 restaurants in 26 of the United States and the Caribbean, plus military bases around the world. Captain D's restaurants serve a widely varied seafood menu that includes freshly prepared entrees, delectable pasta dishes and the company's signature fried fish. More information is available at www.captainds.com.
In 2006, Sagittarius acquired Del Taco, a southern California Mexican quick serve icon that was founded in 1961. Del Taco has more than 500 restaurants in 14 states and offers a wide variety of made-to-order Mexican menu items such as tacos, burritos, quesadillas and American fare such as burgers, fries and shakes. More information is available at www.deltaco.com.
