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confirmation screens. Qdoba restaurants use POS software with touch screens, accept debit and credit cards at all
locations and use back-of-the-restaurant software to control purchasing, inventory, food and labor costs. These
software products have been customized to meet Qdoba’s operating standards.
Advertising and Promotion
We build brand awareness through our 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. Activities to advertise restaurant products, promote brand awareness and attract customers
include, but are not limited to, 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.
Employees
At September 28, 2008, we had approximately 42,700 employees, of whom 40,800 were restaurant employees,
900 were corporate personnel, 500 were distribution employees and 500 were field management and administrative
personnel. Employees are paid on an hourly basis, except certain restaurant managers, operations and corporate
management, and certain administrative personnel. We employ both full and part-time restaurant employees in
order to provide the flexibility necessary during peak periods of restaurant operations.
We have not experienced any significant work stoppages and believe our labor relations are good. Over the last
several years, we have realized improvements in our hourly restaurant employee retention rate. In 2005 and 2008,
JACK IN THE BOX and Qdoba, respectively, received the 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 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 meeting certain minimum service requirements access to health
coverage, including vision and dental benefits. As an additional incentive to team members with more than a year of
service, we will pay a portion of their premiums. We also provide our restaurant employees with 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.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the name, age (as of September 28, 2008), position and years with the Company
of each person who is an executive officer of Jack in the Box Inc.:
Name Age Positions Years with
the Company
Linda A. Lang ......... 50 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 21
Paul L. Schultz ........ 54 President and Chief Operating Officer 35
Jerry P. Rebel ......... 51 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer 5
Carlo E. Cetti ......... 64 Senior Vice President, Human Resources and
Strategic Planning 27
David M. Theno, Ph.D. . . 57 Senior Vice President, Chief Product Safety Officer 15
Phillip H. Rudolph...... 50 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary 1
Terri F. Graham ........ 43 Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer 18
Carol A. DiRaimo ...... 47 VicePresident, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications —
Gary J. Beisler......... 52 Chief Executive Officer and President, Qdoba
Restaurant Corporation 5
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