labor

Applebee's parent Dine Brands lays off 9% of workforce

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 31, 2025

The company, which also owns IHOP and Fuzzy’s, said the decision was a response to market conditions.

Starbucks and its union agree to mediation

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2025

The coffee shop giant and Workers United said they have made progress in negotiating a contract but will bring in a mediator on some complex issues.

Operations

What to do if ICE comes knocking

By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 27, 2025

The promised immigration sweeps began in earnest over the weekend, and the restaurant industry is vulnerable. Here's how employers need to prepare for the possibility that their workers will be targeted.

Financing

Despite closures and traffic challenges, restaurants keep adding jobs

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2025

The industry added 29,800 jobs in December, according to new federal data released Friday, as hiring and wage growth normalized.

Workforce

McDonald's is ending some of its DEI goals

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 06, 2025

The fast-food giant said it will no longer set “aspirational representation goals” and will no longer require suppliers to sign DEI pledges, but it said it remains committed to inclusion.

Workforce

Sysco employees say they're set to strike in Houston—and possibly elsewhere

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2024

The walkout would affect a host of restaurants in the market, including local units of The Cheesecake Factory, Jersey Mike's, Jimmy John's, Pappas Restaurants and the Buc-ee's c-store chain, according to the local Teamsters chapter planning the strike.

Workforce

Union organizing Starbucks calls for a 3-city strike

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2024

Starbucks Workers United is urging baristas in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago to walk off their jobs Friday and continue the job action until Christmas Eve. It cited a dislike of new CEO Brian Niccol as a key reason.

Operations