Job Market Heating Up for Fast-Food Workers
In today’s tight labor market, restaurants are embroiled in a full-on food fight over workers. The rank-and-file is winning referral…
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6 Ideas to Turn Your Restaurant Employees into Rock Stars
Every bar or restaurant owner understands how critical their employees’ performance are to their business. Just watch any episode of…
White Castle VP: Wage Hikes Would Impact Jobs for Young Workers
White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson on the impact of a minimum wage hike on the business.
Not Enough Cooks: Restaurant Industry Faces Talent Crisis
Joe Kindred’s cooking career has taken him through top kitchens in San Francisco and Chicago, but when he decided to…
Fast Food Workers Plan Strike in 270 Cities
Fast-food workers in nearly 300 cities plan to walk out at 6 a.m. Tuesday in a bid to leverage their…
New York State Approves $15 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers
New York state will gradually raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour – the first time…
Could Rising Minimum-Wage Bring Robots to the Restaurant Workforce?
Crowded. That’s how Ed Rensi remembers what life was like working at McDonald’s in 1966. There were about double the…
Restaurants Are Facing a Serious Chef Shortage
Even America’s finest restaurants say hiring has become incredibly difficult. “There aren’t enough qualified cooks — or unqualified cooks,” says…
Restaurants: Serving Up Opportunity for America’s Young People
As summer winds down and students head back to school, the National Restaurant Association is highlighting the restaurant industry’s role…
Over 29k Restaurant Jobs added Across Segments in July
Restaurant industry job growth remained steady and solid in July, according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Revolutionary App for Video Job Applicants Introduces Hispanic Version
For franchise restaurants and similar service companies with high employee turnover rates, a new mobile app now gives hiring personnel…
Study: Raising wages to $15 an hour for limited-service restaurant employees would raise prices 4.3 percent
Raising wages to $15 an hour for limited-service restaurant employees would lead to an estimated 4.3 percent increase in prices…
New York Plans $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers
The labor protest movement that fast-food workers in New York City began nearly three years ago has led to higher…
Restaurants Add 30K Jobs in June After Choppy Performance This Year
The National Restaurant Association’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends from today’s Department of Labor jobs…
Higher Minimum Wages Chomp into Restaurants
Labor’s victories in hiking minimum wages stand to “eat into” restaurant profitability, warned Moody’s Investors Service Thursday, confirming the fears…
Restaurants to Add More than Half-Million Summer Jobs
Travel and tourism drive seasonal hiring Restaurants are expected to add 522,000 jobs this summer season, according to National Restaurant…
Restaurants Among the Leaders in Post-Recession Job Growth
The National Restaurant Association‘s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends: “The restaurant industry continued to add…
High School Students Named Champions Of High Stakes National Culinary Arts And Restaurant Business Competition
Nearly 400 Students from Across the U.S. Competed for Tens of Thousands in Scholarships and National Acclaim Students enrolled in…
Restaurants Expand Payrolls Despite Winter Storms
The National Restaurant Association’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends: “Despite the challenging winter weather conditions…
Fast-Food Workers Planning Civil Disobedience in Wage Fight
The next round of strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages is scheduled for Thursday, and this time labor organizers…
National Study Shows Majority Of Restaurant Workforce Sees Industry As One Of Long-Term Career Potential And Upward Mobility
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Unveils Most Comprehensive Restaurant Industry Workforce Study in Decades Nine out of 10 restaurant employees…
Restaurants Add 18,600 Jobs in July Despite Challenging Regulatory Environment
The National Restaurant Association‘s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends: “The restaurant industry remains among the…
Restaurant Job Growth Remains Broad-Based and Robust in 2014
The National Restaurant Association‘s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends: “The national labor market continued to…
Outlook for Restaurant Job Growth at a 2-Year High
The National Restaurant Association‘s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends. “The restaurant industry continued to register…