The Zingerman’s Annual Planning cycle has begun! Of course, we kick things off with plenty of delicious food. The businesses presented some inspiring goals that will help us achieve our collective vision for the year 2020. Some things that we heard: Bakehouse wants to be a Zero Waste business by 2012. Going for a completely [...]

Presenting our Annual Plan! ZingIT (that’s us!) Marketing and Graphics Donations Human Resources It’s going to be one fun and challenging year ahead!

The Zingerman’s Annual Planning process concluded last Tuesday with the ZAP Wrap. It’s an extravaganza of food, films and fun. Every business presents the highlights of their annual plan in an engaging and informative way. To add spice to the event, we also compete for the Coveted Golden Z and the Somewhat Desired Silver Ing. [...]

Tilt-o-Whirl, noun: Half-day event during the Zingerman’s Annual Planning process in which representatives from each business meet to discuss overlapping points of their visions. A week before the Tilt, everyone receives a packet that includes: 1. a very handy Tilt matrix that details who is meeting with whom at which table at what time, 2. [...]

We’ve just started our Zingerman’s Annual Planning (ZAP) process. It’s a period every year from mid-March through July when the entire Zingerman’s Community of Businesses (ZCoB) writes our plan for the next 2-3 years out. It’s a comprehensive and collaborative process that helps us come up with a roadmap for our business. These are the [...]