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California fast food workers form a union, the first of its kind for the restaurant industry. The union will be demanding better pay and working conditions for its members. Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/09/fast-food-union-california/ The National Restaurant Association predicts sales to exceed $1.1 trillion this year, a record high, while restaurant […]
More restaurants around the country are imposing extra service fees on customers, despite complaints. Restaurant owners say they have no choice following passage of minimum wage increases in some cities. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/restaurants-keep-adding-service-fees-even-customers-say-they-dont-them A bill introduced in Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour […]
Higher menu prices and continued pent-up demand will drive up food industry sales by over 6% in 2023, according to a forecast by the National Restaurant Association. Read more here: https://www.nrn.com/operations/foodservice-sales-hit-997-billion-2023-national-restaurant-association-forecasts McDonald’s CEO has lashed out against regulatory efforts at the state and federal levels that he says could […]
The National Restaurant Association says new data shows restaurant sales declined in December and November, though the downward trend is not driven by a lack of demand. Read more here: https://www.nrn.com/consumer-trends/restaurant-sales-and-traffic-declined-december A new survey indicates up to one-third of the nation’s full-service and quick-service restaurants are using cheaper ingredients […]
Breakfast is becoming the most important meal of the day for fast food, or so-called quick-service restaurants. The growing popularity of breakfast-time and other trends are expected to revamp the QSR segment in the year ahead. Read more here: https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/22941-fast-foods-future Restaurant operators have a mixed outlook for 2023, according […]
The National Restaurant Association vows to fight new California law establishing a council to set wages and conditions for the state’s fast food sector. Labor supports the law but industry groups are opposed. Read more here: https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/newsom-signs-fast-food-council-bill-AB257/631232/ Latest government statistics shows restaurants and bars slowed their hiring in August. […]
Restaurants’ breakfast business is booming after taking a hit during the pandemic. Read more here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciakelso/2022/08/11/after-taking-a-hit-during-the-pandemic-restaurants-breakfast-business-is-coming-back-with-velocity/?sh=25652cefed17 A new survey by the National Restaurant Association finds that most restaurant owners have increased menu prices in recent months to offset higher food, beverage and labor costs. Almost half of those surveyed […]
Big chains like Chipotle are faring much better than small restaurants or independents in the wake of the pandemic’s fallout. Easier access to money is one main reason. Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/30/business-food/restaurant-chains-pandemic/index.html As chains like KFC and Taco Bell take over the restaurant industry, the National Restaurant Association calls […]
Ponderosa, Ruby Tuesday and Boston Market are among over half a dozen restaurant chains that have seen declining sales and closed scores of outlets as they continue to struggle with changing consumer behavior in the wake of the pandemic. Read more here: https://www.eatthis.com/news-restaurant-chains-shrinking/ Restaurant owners are offering shorter workweeks, […]
An estimated 17% of the restaurants in the U.S. have closed permanently this year because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Restaurant Association. Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/business/restaurant-closures-coronavirus/index.html New York’s 21 Club – which for 90 years hosted presidents and other luminaries – has shut […]
The iconic family dining chain, Friendly’s, has declared bankruptcy after struggling for years. It will be sold to a company that owns Red Mango, Smoothie Factory and other concepts. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/friendlys-declares-bankruptcy-will-be-sold-owner-red-mango National Restaurant Association CEO Tom Bené outlines grim prospect for restaurant industry if additional government support. Read […]
Le Pain Quotidian, California Pizza Kitchen, Sizzler are among 17 major restaurant chains that have filed for bankruptcy since the start of the pandemic. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/these-restaurant-companies-filed-bankruptcy-during-pandemic No back to normal for the restaurant industry as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic forces change to the restaurant model. Read […]
With the National Restaurant Association projecting an overall revenue shortfall of $240 billion for 2020 because of COVID-19, industry executives mull over survival strategies. Read more here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2020/08/10/restaurant-revolution-how-the-industry-is-fighting-to-stay-alive/#1f7423d7f1eb Suddenly there are too few restaurants, say some industry executives and analysts, pointing to strong sales at Popeyes, Firehouse Subs and other […]
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Shake Shack are among the national restaurant chains criticized for getting millions of dollars in grants from the multi-billion dollar federal Paycheck Protection Program, crowding out smaller restaurants from the now exhausted fund. Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/white-house-gop-face-heat-after-hotel-restaurant-chains-helped-run-small-business-program-dry/ An estimated 8 million restaurant workers have been furloughed […]
Hourly restaurant workers can now get certified by the National Restaurant Association in a program aimed at helping them move up the career ladder. Read more about the Association’s ServSuccess progam here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/topics/restaurant-association-launches-program-keep-employees-industry Start with a food truck or locate in a mall food court – two of five […]
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