Restaurant News Roundup, 04/11/2024

California restaurants are now dealing with the ripple effect of the minimum wage hike for fast food workers.  Restaurants of all sizes are reassessing their operations to adapt to the changed economic climate.  Read more here: https://www.nrn.com/workforce/delivering-digital-restaurant-california-wage-law-sends-ripples-through-restaurant   Chick-fil-A’s non-mall eateries last year generated average unit revenues of $9.4 million, according […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 04/07/2023

Robot waiters: gimmick or future trend? Some restaurants are trying them out as a potential solution to the industry’s labor shortages.  Read more here: https://apnews.com/article/robots-waiters-restaurants-84336d32667219776d4d0942c28caa46   Restaurants and bars added 50,000 jobs in March, according to the latest U.S. Labor Department statistics – with March marking the 27th consecutive month […]

Restaurant News Roundup: 1st Quarter Sales, Millennial Families, & Bourdain Impact

Quick serve, fast casual, casual and pizza restaurants all saw increases in same-store sales in the first quarter of 2018, according to this analysis.  Read more here:  https://www.fastcasual.com/blogs/the-counter-restaurant-industry-scorecard-for-q1-2018/ As millennials become parents, family-friendly chains and concepts are likely to benefit. Chick-fil-A and Cicis are among those that could emerge as […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 10/5/16

Chick-fil-A beats Kentucky Fried Chicken, selling on average almost four times as much fried chicken in its eateries than KFC. Read more here: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-chick-fil-a-is-so-successful-2016-10 “We could use some inventory to come out,” says Darden CEO Gene Lee referring to the need for some bloodletting in the restaurant industry to make […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 5/9/2016

  Red Lobster resonates with millennials after making menu changes and is now the top choice for the 18-24-year-old crowd, according to a recent restaurant survey. Read more here. Business Insider, Restaurant Business and a group of experts rank the 25 best fast food chains in America, based not just […]

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