In this episode of the OrderUp Show Tommy recaps his blog on the big money that has been funneled into 3rd party delivery companies that has been used to convince restaurant operators that delivery will solve all their problems. Well the data suggests otherwise. Take a listen below.
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The Tight Labor Market is Causing Some Restaurant Managers to Make Poor Short-term Decisions
This is one of the most robust labor markets in the last 50 years. Typically low unemployment in the overall economy is bad for the restaurant industry because of our lower base pay and how demanding restaurant jobs are. Restaurant turnover is at 100%. Look at these restaurant labor stats from the 7 Shifts Blog …
Podcast – Ari Weinzweig visits the OrderUp Podcast
Ari Weinzweig fell into the restaurant industry in the early 80’s because he didn’t want to move home after college and wasn’t particularly fond of driving a cab. His business started out with a deli and has now grown to a community of 15 businesses under the Zingerman’s brand including a mail order service, creamery, …
Restaurant Delivery Services
I came across two articles today discussing restaurant delivery services, specifically in Seattle. One on Geek Wire and the other on The Stranger. Both of them were very different in the story they were telling which was interesting. The Stranger talks about how Postmates is reeking havoc on the restaurant industry. Mainly causing “resentment” between …