labor

Payroll deduction authorization form

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 17, 2008

A concise form for employees to deduct money from their payroll.

NRA Announces 2009 Kitchen Innovations

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 27, 2009

This year’s awardees will give the restaurant and hospitality industry new, state-of-the-art solutions to enhancing productivity, saving energy and water,...

Family dynamics

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 01, 2009

The economic downturn has made it harder for Americans to spend money on dining out—and that’s been particularly true for families.

Hawkeye Foodservice Reduce Inventory With Manhattan Associates Assistance

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 16, 2010

ATLANTA (December 7, 2010)—Following a significant growth period, Hawkeye Foodservice planned to upgrade its supply chain network in order to increase the...

Financing

How restaurants in Portland, Oregon, are thriving on Conscious Capitalism

By Sam Smith on May 01, 2012

In the late 1990s a group of Pacific Northwest wheat farmers took stock of a bitter reality. They were shipping product to far off, overseas commodity markets, where they had no control over falling prices.

The case for immigration reform

By Steve Brooks on Nov. 01, 2013

Facing a shallow labor pool and stepped-up enforcement by the Feds, the restaurant industry is putting pressure on lawmakers to ramp up immigration reform. And change may be closer than you think.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Servers under siege

By Peter Romeo on May 09, 2014

Many industry savants see service as the area where restaurants can distinguish themselves. Then why are so many trying to cut server-customer interaction?

California workers get ready to start the paid sick-leave era

Sep. 05, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown has indicated he’ll sign into law a bill that was passed during the holiday weekend. The measure would cover 44 percent of employees in the state, which is the nation’s largest restaurant market.

McDonald's: Workers to get pay hikes at company-owned stores

Apr. 01, 2015

The stepup for all hourly employees of company-run restaurants will hike each recipient’s wage at least $1 above the minimum mandated by state or federal law.

Restaurant case cited as regulatory overreach ends in mistrial

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 06, 2017

But the Texas Roadhouse chain will likely be back in court in May to contend stats don't prove it discriminated against over-40 applicants.

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