Jack In The Box 2005 Annual Report Download - page 23

Advertising and Promotion
The Company builds brand awareness through its marketing and advertising programs and activities. These activities
are supported primarily by contractual contributions from all company and franchised restaurants based on a percentage of sales.
We use regional and local campaigns on television, national cable television, radio and print media, as well as Internet
advertising on specific sites and broad-reach Web portals, to advertise restaurant products, promote brand awareness and attract
customers.
Employees
At October 2, 2005, we had approximately 44,600 employees, of whom 42,700 were restaurant employees, 800 were
corporate personnel, 500 were distribution employees and 600 were field management and administrative personnel. Employees
are paid on an hourly basis, except most restaurant managers, operations and corporate management, and certain administrative
personnel. A majority of our restaurant employees are employed on a part-time, hourly basis to provide the flexibility necessary
during peak periods of restaurant operations.
Our vision is to build an organization of people who are passionate about creating a superior restaurant experience for
our guests by engaging our employees through providing them with great internal service. We have not experienced any
significant work stoppages and believe our labor relations are good. In fact, over the last few years we have realized
improvements in our hourly restaurant employee retention rate and in 2005 we received the first annual Spirit Award, an honor
awarded by Nation’ s Restaurant News and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to the restaurant
companies with the most innovative workforce programs for enhancing employee satisfaction. We support our employees,
including part-time workers, by offering competitive wages, competitive benefits, including a pension plan and medical insurance
for all of our employees meeting certain requirements, and discounts on dining. Furthermore, in September 2004,
JACK IN THE BOX began offering all hourly employees access to health coverage, including vision and dental benefits. As an
additional incentive to crew members with more than a year of service, the Company will pay a portion of their premiums. Late
in fiscal 2005, we also introduced a program called “Sed de Saber” (Thirst for Knowledge), an electronic home study program to
assist Spanish-speaking restaurant employees in improving their English skills. We expect these programs will further reduce
turnover, as well as training costs and workers’ compensation claims. We also attempt to motivate and retain our employees by
providing them with opportunities for increased responsibilities and advancement, as well as performance-based cash incentives
tied to sales, profitability and certain qualitative measures.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the name, age (as of December 31, 2005) and position of each person who is an executive
officer of Jack in the Box Inc.:
Name Age Positions
Linda A. Lang 47 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Paul L. Schultz 51 President and Chief Operating Officer
Jerry P. Rebel 48 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lawrence E. Schauf 60 Executive Vice President and Secretary
Carlo E. Cetti 61 Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Strategic Planning
David M. Theno, Ph.D. 55 Senior Vice President, Quality and Logistics
Pamela S. Boyd 50 Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis
Stephanie E. Cline 60 Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Terri F. Graham 40 Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Paul D. Melancon 49 Vice President, Controller
Harold L. Sachs 60 Vice President, Treasurer
Gary J. Beisler 49 Chief Executive Officer and President, Qdoba Restaurant Corporation
Ms. Lang assumed the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer effective October 3, 2005 from
Robert Nugent upon his retirement from the Company. She was President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2003 to
October 2005, Executive Vice President from July 2002 to November 2003, Senior Vice President, Marketing from May 2001 to
July 2002, Vice President and Regional Vice President, Southern California Region from April 2000 to May 2001, Vice
President, Marketing from March 1999 to April 2000 and Vice President, Products, Promotions and Consumer Research from
February 1996 until March 1999. Ms. Lang has 18 years of experience with the Company in various marketing, finance and
operations positions.
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