You had to know that this was coming. Once Walmart committed to raising wages it’s only a matter of time before others have to follow suit in order to remain competitive in attracting employees as well as public perception. Walmart employs roughly 500,000 people so when they unilaterally raise their base wage it’s going to …
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Dozens sickened at banquet
So probably not the best banquet to have a foodborne illness outbreak at considering the attendees. With 100 of the 250 attendees being lawyers and law students this is not going to go away anytime soon. This article from Philly.com will be forever and will pop up decades from now if you Google search “foodborne illness …
Restaurant workforce demographics are shifting
No real surprises in this article from the Missouri Restaurant Association with the way the economy performed between 2007 and 2014. Here are some of the stats from the article about the shifting demographics in the restaurant association: At its peak in the late 1970s, roughly 58 percent of 16-to-19-year-olds were in the labor force …
Proposed grading system concerns some restaurateurs
Posting health inspection letter grades in the front window or on the door of the restaurant seems to be picking up steam everywhere. California has been doing it for years. I don’t think it’ll be long before this is the norm. From a consumer perspective it’s great. There are a bunch of apps that you …
Technology that puts the ‘fast’ into fast casual
It seems as if quick service and fast casual brands will be relying more on technology to help cut labor costs as drastic minimum wage and health care changes are on the way. Since their employees don’t rely on tips this makes sense (although there are changes in the works for tipped employees as well). …
Millennial eating demands are splitting in two
I have seen and read a bunch of articles about millennials in the workplace and how to manage them etc. But this is the first I have seen about their eating habits and it’s potential effect on the restaurant business. The Indy Star had an article on this topic that was very interesting. Here are …
Tipping the scales: Wage increase gets mixed reaction from restaurant industry
Read another article today, kind of a follow up to the Glens Falls article we discussed a week or so ago, about the effects of NY State upping tipped workers’ minimum wage by 50% by the end of the year. The Saratogian talked to restaurant owners, tipped workers, and customers to get a perspective on …
New rules for servers worrying restaurant owners
The article below from the Glens Falls Post-Star showed up in my feed. Glens Falls is a small resort town in the Adirondack mountains in NY. Very heavy summer traffic. The rest of the year is sporadic. Foliage in the fall, some ski traffic in the winter and that’s about it. The article is focusing …
Restaurant Industry Added 58,700 Jobs in February
The good news keeps on rolling in for the restaurant industry. Preliminary figures estimate that 58,700 jobs were added by the restaurant industry in February. Here are some of the highlights: 60th consecutive monthly increase and strongest gain since December 2012 December – February will represent the strongest three-month payroll expansion on record if the figures …
Restaurant Industry Remained in Growth Mode During January
The good news continued through January for the restaurant industry. Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine posted an article on the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index for January 2015. The restaurant industry again showed expansion in January with an RPI of 102.7. Here are some of the highlights from the article: Seventy percent of restaurant …