Restaurant News Roundup: Keeping Workers, Sales Up & Marijuana

With low profit margins leaving little room to raise pay, restaurants are offering incentives, including flexible schedules and faster advancement up the ranks, to keep workers in an increasingly tight labor market. Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/dining/labor-shortage-restaurants-employment.html

Restaurant sales rebounded in March, offsetting disappointing results from January and February.  Read more here: http://www.nrn.com/sales-trends/restaurant-sales-rebound-march

A survey shows almost one third of workers in Colorado’s restaurant and hotel business use marijuana – the highest of any industry.  Read more here: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/restaurant-hotel-workers-lead-pack-marijuana-use-n865391