Persistent chains plan growth in spite of economic troubles
Persistent chains plan growth in spite of economic troubles
Oct 06, 2008
Although the slowed economy has many operators shuttering units, a handful of Southeastern chains are bucking that trend and taking advantage of the depressed market’s cheaper labor and real estate. Fatz Cafe, Tijuana Flats, Brixx Wood...
Labor lawyers: Changes to Americans with Disabilities Act may lead to more workplace discrimination suits
Oct 06, 2008
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. Supreme Court has made since the...
Operators can shield their businesses from theft with updated, cost-effective security technology
Oct 06, 2008
Over the years, hospitality industry executives have focused more attention on identifying better security measures. Restaurant and hotel managers and operators increasingly are using security cameras in an effort to shore up facility safety by...
GE Capital tightens reins amid credit crunch
GE Capital tightens reins amid credit crunch
Oct 06, 2008
Restaurant financing has slowed to a trickle as lenders re-evaluate loan portfolios amid the financial uncertainty roiling the economy.Most notably, GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance, which is the largest lender in the restaurant space in...
Restaurant stocks outstrip market’s decline on darkening outlook
Oct 06, 2008
NEW YORK Bleaker analyst expectations for restaurant companies’ third quarter and continued concern over the availability of financing, especially for franchisees, stoked a deep dip in restaurant stock values Monday before the damage was tempered...
Charley’s franchisee donates kidney to ailing employee
Oct 06, 2008
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. Last month he gave one of his...
Stormy economy floods labor pool for recruiters in affluent markets
Stormy economy floods labor pool for recruiters in affluent markets
Oct 06, 2008
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., an affluent community with...
Under the Toque: Atwood Café grows from Terhune’s Midwestern roots
Under the Toque: Atwood Café grows from Terhune’s Midwestern roots
Oct 06, 2008
Diverse roots, an almost insatiable interest for discovery and love for the kitchen combined to drive Heather Terhune to the executive chef post at Atwood Café in Chicago’s Hotel Burnham in 1999 at the tender age of 27.Terhune was born in Vermont...
Take a Bao puts the spotlight on Chinese-style steamed buns
Take a Bao puts the spotlight on Chinese-style steamed buns
Oct 06, 2008
LOS ANGELES —Bao, a new offering in the upscale food court of the Westfield Century City mall here, is being introduced by food-service newcomer Brent Stein and industry veterans Bob Spivak and Chuck...
‘Trading down’ puts more hiring pressure on QSRs, People Report says
‘Trading down’ puts more hiring pressure on QSRs, People Report says
Oct 02, 2008
DALLAS The People Report Workforce Index, a quarterly barometer of market pressures on foodservice employment, registered an overall reading of 63.1 for the third quarter of 2008, posting its first increase in a year. Of particular interest in...
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