Restaurant News Roundup, 11/20/2023

A number of major restaurant chains have been making significant reductions in their locations, including Burger King, Applebee’s and Steak ‘n Shake.  Read more here: https://en.as.com/latest_news/what-restaurant-chains-have-been-forced-to-close-locations-in-2023-n/   Jobs for restaurant cooks are expected to grow by 20% over the next ten years as the leisure and hospitality industry expands to […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 11/07/2023

Restaurants lose thousands of jobs in October, another indication that the restaurant industry still hasn’t recovered from the pandemic.  Read more here: https://www.tastingtable.com/1438923/restaurants-lost-thousands-jobs-in-october/   Outback Steakhouse sales drop by more than 1% as customers pull back on spending, causing the chain to ease up on price increases.  Read more here: […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 02/14/2023

Subway says it is considering a potential sale of the company.  Tuesday’s announcement comes after weeks of rumors about the future of the sandwich chain.  Read more here: https://www.nrn.com/news/subway-announces-potential-sale-company   Mixed picture in latest jobs report, but good news in the hiring upsurge of restaurant and bar workers.  Read more […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 06/04/2022

Restaurant and bars added just over 46,000 jobs in May, according to the U.S. Labor Department, continuing a run of steady hiring for the industry.  Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/restaurants-continued-adding-jobs-may   America’s last surviving Howard Johnson’s restaurant has closed.  The chain once had more than one-thousand restaurants but the last one, in […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 10/10/2021

The latest job numbers show restaurants and bars added just 29,000 jobs in September, a far lower number than the average monthly gain of 197,000 jobs from January to July.  The sharp decline is worrying the restaurant industry.  Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/08/restaurant-job-growth-slows/   A national food chain mobilizes its corporate […]

Restaurant News Roundup, 1/14/19

Latest federal jobs report says the restaurant industry added almost 41,000 jobs last month, bringing the number hired in 2018 to more than 235,000.  Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/restaurants-added-41000-jobs-last-month   Carl’s Jr. offers non-meat burger at 1100 of its eateries, an experiment that will last through the end of this month.  […]

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