Did Trendsource lose their restaurant client?

I see the shops on the site of an MSC that specializes in restaurants. No fee and a whole bunch of photos. Lots more work it would seem for reimbursement only.

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If it’s the chain that specializes in steaks and a salad bar, it appears so. The picture requirements for the food (3 pictures) are a bit vague and I asked for clarification from the scheduler. She responded but only quoted the same vague requirements.

I have the steak & salad bar chain on my schedule to do this week where I live.

I did one the last quarter was quite easy

If it is the shop it sounds like I found the job really easy except for the pic requirements which were annoying to me. Trying to get a clear photo of the menu board with only 5 feet or so to back up in and three staff members standing right under the menu taking orders and then in the dining room snapping pics of four different "bars" all very wide views and not close enough to each other to stand in one place with some of the same staff circulating around was difficult. I did it but felt I really stuck out.

What’s unclear in my mind is that they want food pictures exactly as it was delivered to you. However the salad and dessert will be self service from the bar areas. So I just take pictures of those items after I retrieved them? I hope they like my presentation!

I haven't eaten there in 15 years. I'm not sure that I'd even eat there if I was paid to eat there at this point? Most locations closed. I thought for sure they'd never emerge from bankruptcy.

Yes, the steak & salad bar place went over to the same place that has 90 second pizzas. Too many indoor pix + a phone call. Not interested.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2018 10:09PM by Monk-N-Nut.

I am a salad bar lover and their salad bar is more extensive than Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes which has gotten fairly expensive in my mind. I find it a nice vacation from the choices in other places. I ordered a chicken dish with a side full salad bar for a relatively small add on price and just brought the chicken dish home for another meal. The salad bar has a ground beef type taco bar and some other fried meat items on it in addition to some fruit and desserts. I was happy to do the job for two big meals. One was endless! If only the pics were not so intrusive. I enjoyed it on their dime with just a fairly straightforward report due.

If it’s the really old school steak and salad bar place then I haven’t seen them either in a while... and they were super super easy. I believe it was one pic of the entree that was delivered to you... haven’t seen the special burger place either in a while where you had to order to go and see how they did...

I am a bit surprised at the responses. Most of you seem quite content with the change.

1. There is now no shopper pay. Reimbursement went from $25-$30 but it's still for one person only. I rarely used the full $25.

2. There is no app. I used to have the report done before I left the restaurant.

3. There are more requirements.

4. Reimbursement has gone from 2-4 days to 40+ days.

Somehow, I'm not seeing this as a positive change. I did anywhere from 1-4 of these restaurants for Trendsource every month. I see no incentive to do them for the new company.

I used to do 3 of these a month. Will miss them.

I'm not "content" with the change. It's not my call. One thing's for sure - I'm not interested in doing these shops anymore, with the new guidelines. Shop on.

Glad I'm not the only one. They use to fly off the board. The new schedulers are begging in my area. There is a ton left.

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