Dave’s Hot Chicken added menu items and tweaked operations to offset rising wages for employees in California and other ...

The entire foodservice industry will reach $1.5 trillion in annual sales despite labor and food cost challenges thanks to ...

The fundamentals of the restaurant industry are strong, and operators are cautiously optimistic about the year ahead, ...

An organization's labor costs are often among its highest expenses. Labor costs will account for about 30% of revenue in a typical restaurant. However, depending on the type of restaurant, this figure ...

“Obviously, this increases our labor cost,” Jones told Nation’s Restaurant News. “However, it also allows us to attract some great employees who might be interested in a culinary career in ...

Or, Wendy’s, which shifted some tactical-level prep (chopping lettuce) to its suppliers, which ultimately saved on labor costs (and time) in the restaurants. Several restaurant chains have ...

Restaurant workforce expected to expand by 200,000 in 2024, nearing 16 million total workers. Rising labor costs and cautious consumer spending impact profitability and operational efficiency.

typically hovering between 3% and 5% for a small business restaurant. And then restaurants have to grapple with persistent inflation impacting the prices of ingredients, higher labor costs ...

Right now, restaurant owners with employees who earn tips are allowed to lower their hourly pay by $3.02 to offset tips ...

decrease labor costs, and improve the customer experience. Drenik: How will restaurant jobs look different for employees returning to work amid the technology boom? Zietz: The technological boom ...

Restaurants and bars culled 15,700 positions in January, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ... Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast.