Restaurant News Roundup: Endangered Chains, Labor Shortage, Subway Struggles

  Rising labor costs, changing millennial preferences are crippling restaurant chains like TGI Fridays, Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Chili’s.  Those concepts appeal to baby boomers, according to the Business Insider, but for millennials…..not so much.  Read more here: http://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-heading-for-crisis-2018-5 A shortage of teenage workers is hurting the fast food industry. […]

Restaurant News Roundup: Tips, Minimum Wage Impact, Shrinking Menus

Calls mount to keep the tip credit for restaurants following plans by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to hold hearings to eliminate it.  The argument to keep the credit: it helps restaurants reduce their direct labor costs and survive in a very competitive environment.  Read more here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewrigie/2018/01/15/why-nyc-restaurants-need-the-tip-credit/#507504277b09   CEO […]

Restaurant News Roundup, Casual Dining Struggles; Delivery Apps; Training Line Cooks

Chili’s, Cheesecake Factory and other mid-priced restaurant chains are struggling to find their way back to growth.  Read more here: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-agenda-casual-dining-20170918-story.html   The food delivery business is expanding rapidly, especially with the advent of delivery apps like Seamless, UberEats and Caviar, forcing many restaurants that rely on delivery orders to […]

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