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Workforce

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

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

Financing

Starbucks and its union agree to mediation

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Restaurant Rewind: We dip into the industry's crime files to look at two of the most haunting cases, the Brown's Chicken and Speedway murders.

Everyone has a conviction about what’s ahead for the industry in the New Year. But it’s the uncertainties—the what-ifs—that should be top of mind.

Reality Check: Starbucks Workers United has organized the home office's store. And now it looks as if an actual strike may be coming.

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