Employee productivity has never been more important than it is now for restaurant operators squeezed by high food and labor costs and tight credit. Besides proper training and efficient scheduling...
The tight credit market and high labor and food costs are putting a severe squeeze on middle-level management positions in the restaurant industry, both in corporate headquarters and in the field, according to...
If MTV opened a juice concept, it would probably be a lot like Dlush Beverage Joint, says founder Jeff Adler, whose title of CEO doesn’t stand for chief executive, but rather chief empowerment officer...
A couple of weeks ago, I was reading a column on the online version of one of the Denver dailies about a local restaurateur who had decided to close his two upscale restaurants. The operator, who will remain nameless...
National unemployment at a five-year high, struggling financial markets, a severe credit crunch—times are tight right now for restaurants that also are dealing with high labor, energy and food costs. It’s also a tough...
Next year could be a big one for unions, and that possibility is striking fear into the hearts of many restaurant operators.If a Democrat moves into the White House in January, union activity and the amount of union...
After running a couple of online job ads, independent chef-restaurateur Bob Finigan and his wife, Karen, had plenty of applicants to choose from for the opening of their new Blue Rooster Bakery & Café in Cranbury, N.J...
Charley’s Grilled Subs franchisee Marcus Gilbert is only able to offer health insurance to full-time employees at his two stores in Utah, but that didn’t stop him from going all out for one of his teenage workers...
Employers should expect to see more workplace lawsuits under the newly amended American with Disabilities Act, according to labor lawyers who advise restaurant operators.Unhappy with strict interpretations the U.S...
