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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Free cone today at Ben & Jerry’s in Dayton
The Dayton Ben & Jerry’s at 1934 Brown St. near the University of Dayton is participating in the company’s Free Cone Day.
The offer started at noon and extends through 8 p.m., although an employee of the ice cream shop recommended “getting here before 3,” when elementary schools begin to let out.
The Ben & Jerry’s location inside the cinemas at The Greene does NOT participate in “Free Cone Day,” according to Ben & Jerry’s website.
The site says Free Cone Day is designed to “thank our customers for their support and to celebrate 33 years of scooping the chunkiest, funkiest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet … .”
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TweetBob Evans to close Huber Heights restaurant
HUBER HEIGHTS — The Bob Evans restaurant at 5571 Merily Way will close for good after dinner service on Sunday, April 17, a hostess at the restaurant said this morning.
Margaret Standing, director of corporate communications for the Columbus-based Bob Evans restaurant chain, confirmed the closing Monday afternoon.
“Unfortunately, that restaurant is in an overdeveloped area for us,” Standing said. “Closing the restaurant is a difficult decision, but we have an obligation to ensure the health of all our restaurants.
“Our employees at that location are encouraged to transfer to another of our restaurants in the Dayton market, and guests are invited to visit us at either 7670 Brandt Pike in Huber Heights, 7400 Miller Lane in Dayton, or any of our other Dayton-area locations.”
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TweetMcDonald’s poised to hire 2,800 in single day across Ohio, including 300 in Dayton
McDonald’s restaurants are looking to hire 2,800 new crew and management employees throughout Ohio, including about 300 in the Dayton area, during its “National Hiring Day” next Tuesday on April 19, company officials announced this morning.
Some — but not all — of the jobs will be seasonal, according to a McDonald’s news release, which stated that the new positions will include “a combination of both seasonal and sustaining full-time and part-time positions, based upon individual restaurant needs.”
McDonald’s spokeswoman Kerry Ford said she could not give a range of salaries for the jobs, since they include so many variables of seasonal, part-time, full-time, crew and management positions. But Ford said McDonald’s crew employees are paid a competitive wage that “tends to be above minimum wage.”
The one-day event is part of a nationwide initiative for McDonald’s and its franchisees to hire up to 50,000 new employees at restaurants across the country. The Greater Dayton region has 75 restaurants, and each is expected to hire four employees on average, Ford said.
Those interested in applying should visit participating local McDonald’s or apply online at www.McState.com, company officials said.
McDonald’s “understands the importance of school, life and family” and offers “flexible scheduling options that fit various lifestyles and needs,” its news release said. About three-quarters of McDonald’s restaurant managers started behind the counter, the company said.
Nearly 90 percent of McDonald’s’ 14,000 U.S. restaurants are owned by franchise owner-operators.
“Our business is strong and our customers are responding positively to the variety of choices on our menu and the value and convenience we provide,” Jeff Monfort, president of a local consortium of McDonald’s owner-operators, said in a news release. “As our business continues to grow, we want to provide our customers with an even better experience in all of our restaurants within the Miami Valley.”
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TweetBig cookware sale going on now at Mendelson’s
DAYTON — Bargain-hunter Sandy Mendelson has scored a large shipment of pots, pans and just about every other kind of cookware imaginable for his Mendelson’s Liquidation Outlet at 340 E. First St. in downtown Dayton.
The kitchenware came from a Cincinnati-area distributor who was moving to a new building and wanted to unload some of his inventory, Mendelson said. The liquidation outlet owner estimated prices to be up to 50 percent off regular retail.
One other advantage: Mendelson broke up sets of cookware to make it more flexible for customers. “A lot of people don’t need sets — they want to buy the pan they want to buy,” he said.
Here are some examples of what’s on display:
— Procter Silex 12-inch nonstick skillet, $15.54
— Hamilton Beach Gourmet Pro nonstick cast steel 2-quart sauce pan, $18.95
— Heuck Classics 20-quart stockpot, $22.45
— Hamilton Beach Silhouettes stainless steel 5-quart Dutch oven, $38.99
The outlet store is open Monday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (937) 461-3525.
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