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Salaried fast-food managers in California will be entitled to overtime pay under the state’s new minimum wage law that goes into effect next month. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/workforce/californias-new-fast-food-wage-law-will-also-expand-overtime-eligibility As the restaurant industry anticipates record sales in 2024, insurance costs are likely to go up as well. Higher restaurant […]
New York has launched a program to help immigrant asylum seekers find jobs in hotels and restaurants. The pilot program is likely to be monitored by other states. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/workforce/ny-launches-program-turn-more-immigrant-asylum-seekers-restaurant-hotel-workers Jack in the Box and Del Taco chains are among the chains opening up Drive-Thru-Only restaurants, a […]
More delivery and takeout and smaller dining spaces are among the ways the Covid pandemic has changed the restaurant business. Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/13/business/covid-restaurant-industry/index.html IHOP plans to use AI to help customers with their online orders. The move comes as more customers switch to online ordering. Read more here: […]
With diners eating out less because of inflation, fast casual and QSRs (Quick Service Restaurants) are faring better with lower-priced menus. Read more here: https://www.qsrweb.com/articles/inflation-exposes-gaps-in-restaurant-loyalty-physical-experience/ More restaurants across the U.S. are tacking on fees or surcharges to bills to combat higher costs. Upcharging diners beyond the prices stated on […]
A survey shows consumers are more likely to cut spending on clothes and travel instead of eating out at restaurants. Read more here: https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/consumers-spend-40-percent-of-food-budget-on-restaurants-despite-inflation/627327/ Chipotle launches training program focused on the basics of operations – called “Project Square One” – to serve more meals to customers as sales increased […]
Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill location in Augusta, Maine, have filed a petition to hold a union election – becoming the first outlet in the burrito restaurant chain to join the union organizing movement sweeping across the restaurant industry. Read more here: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/23/chipotle-restaurant-in-maine-files-petition-for-union-election-.html Quarterly earnings by Darden Restaurants […]
Big chains like Chipotle are faring much better than small restaurants or independents in the wake of the pandemic’s fallout. Easier access to money is one main reason. Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/30/business-food/restaurant-chains-pandemic/index.html As chains like KFC and Taco Bell take over the restaurant industry, the National Restaurant Association calls […]
Chipotle has formed a new venture to invest in restaurant startups. The venture, Cultivate Next, will have $50 million to invest in early-stage companies that are in line with Chipotle’s “strategic priorities.” Read more here: https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/inno/stories/news/2022/04/19/chipotle-forms-venture-fund-restaurant-industry.html A path toward automation for restaurants is laid out by an industry veteran. […]
The sports bar chain, Wings and Rings, says it will accept bitcoin to sell a franchise – possibly the first restaurant chain offering to sell franchises for cryptocurrency. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/why-wings-rings-accepting-bitcoin-franchisees Chipotle ramps up its technology capabilities to monitor its supplies, food item preparations and even streamlining its […]
Despite restaurant owners clamoring for more federal aid to help offset the impact of the pandemic, no aid seems to be forthcoming. Chances of another round of the Paycheck Protection Program are said to be nil, say Washington insiders. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/no-federal-aid-sight-time-around Chipotle opens its first “digital-only restaurant” […]
The front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden, is calling for the McDonald’s work force to be unionized. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/workforce/joe-biden-calls-unionization-mcdonalds The food and beverage industry once had the lowest average chargeback rates in the business, but now almost one-third of respondents to a recent survey say these forced refunds […]
Chipotle expands its college tuition assistance program for eligible employees in a move to retain and recruit workers. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/workforce/chipotle-expands-its-tuition-assistance-program KFC launches on-line ordering and sees big success right off the bat. The move is part of the chain’s overall technology strategy. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/kfcs-future-online-ordering-more-delivery-artificial-intelligence […]
Chipotle and Shake Shack stocks up by more than 60% so far this year, the two top performers in the restaurant industry where overall stocks are up just 11% because of weak sales and higher labor costs. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/chipotle-shake-shack-lead-restaurant-stocks Subway is expected to provide franchisees with more than […]
Chipotle has launched a new customer loyalty program, part of a comeback strategy for the Mexican grill chain. Read more here: https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/chipotle-launches-new-loyalty-program Struggling restaurant chains are becoming more attractive to investors betting on a brand turnaround. Example: the Rego Restaurant Group which last year bought Quiznos and Taco Del […]
Efforts to achieve greater sustainability and reduce waste are being adopted at Dunkin’ Donuts, Red Lobster, Chipotle, and other eateries. Read more here: https://www.smartbrief.com/original/2018/05/how-sustainability-trends-are-changing-way-restaurants-do-business Chick-fil-A restaurant in Sacramento moves to raise employee pay from $12 to $13 an hour to $17 to $18 an hour, with the aim, says the […]
Global information research group releases study on ways to increase traffic at restaurants. One of its findings: consumers think restaurant prices are too high, so they stay away or cut back on eating out. Read more here: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/new-path-increasing-restaurant-business Trump’s Mexico policy could spell trouble for restaurant chains like Chipotle that […]
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