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Counting the days till my Dirty Sheed*.

I like the colors and the bar stools. And look, a big window so you can watch the roaster in action.

Robot sees you!

*Dirty Sheed — two shots of espresso, Mexican vanilla syrup, splash of half & half over ice = sweet energy

The Fall Huddle is a seasonal gathering of people from around the ZCoB. We taste new foods, meet people from other Zing businesses, share and discuss topics that make our work easier and more effective.
Here’s but a sampling of what we had to eat…
Zingerman’s Catering espresso bar – Make your own fancy espresso drink with [...]

ZingNet Annual Plan

In: ZAP| Zing Life

27 Aug 2009

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!

It’s a Wrap!

In: ZAP| Zing Life

26 Aug 2009

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.

The [...]

Tilt-o-Whirl

In: ZAP| Zing Life

27 Apr 2009

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. worksheets for each [...]

Begin with a Plan

In: ZAP| Zing Life

20 Apr 2009

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 steps:
1. [...]


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The ZSN-IT site is a central place for the IT department to share the more fun and interesting aspects of our work with our clients and everyone else. This includes links to interesting tech solutions, stories about incidents, food notes, techtips, fitness counters, and whatever else we find interesting.

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