Restaurant News Roundup: Applebee’s, Big-Name Chefs, Surcharges

Business Posts, Latest Restaurant News March 11, 2017

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Applebee’s parent company is closing up to 60 restaurants as the chain suffers from an industry-wide slowdown that some analysts fear could be the start of a restaurant recession. http://www.businessinsider.com/applebees-restaurants-are-disappearing-across-the-us-2017-3

Boutique hotels signing up big-name chefs as a way to gain recognition. Read more here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/dining/hotels-restaurants-big-name-chefs.html?_r=0

Restaurants imposing surcharges to offset state-mandated minimum wage hikes face growing wrath from customers. Read more here: http://www.businessinsider.com/restaurants-add-minimum-wage-surcharge-2017-3

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