labor

Benefits of using pre-prepped ingredients to alleviate back-of-house stress

Sponsored content from our partner Krusteaz Professional on Oct. 20, 2023

As operators continue to deal with labor challenges, speed-scratch ingredients can help save time and labor while making menu expansion easy.

Operations

Why more chains are embracing the late-night business

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 19, 2023

Rising demand, better unit economics and an improving labor picture are enticing restaurants to keep the lights on long after dark.

Financing

Is the tip credit dead?

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 18, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Peter Romeo joins the podcast to talk about the tip credit and whether it really is dead, service fees and the impact on tipping.

Workforce

Starbucks and Workers United sue each other over pro-Palestine social media posts

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 18, 2023

Starbucks accused the union of trademark infringement, arguing that the public mistook the group's views on the Israel-Hamas war for its own. The union defended its name and logo.

Workforce

Court orders Starbucks to honor a DOL subpoena

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 09, 2023

The subpoena seeks documents related to the coffee chain's reaction to a unionization drive.

Workforce

Restaurant and bar employment returns to pre-pandemic levels

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 06, 2023

New federal data show the sector added 61,000 jobs in September, or more than 1 of every 5 positions created economywide. The unemployment rate remained at 3.8%.

Workforce

Chicago votes to kill the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 06, 2023

Wages paid directly to servers, bartenders and other tipped restaurant employees will rise by 67% over the next five years.

Premium

Technology

In Las Vegas, foodservice workers push back on spread of tech

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 06, 2023

The Culinary Union is asking for more protections against technology that could threaten jobs. It comes as more restaurants are turning to tech to help ease their labor woes.

Workforce