labor

Where are the workers?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 01, 2002

By 2010, the National Restaurant Association predicts, there will be an estimated 1.7 million new jobs in the restaurant industry—and nowhere near enough U.S. workers to fill them.

Thoms Proestler Negotiating New Labor Contract

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 31, 2004

ROCK ISLAND, IL - Thoms Proestler Co., the local unit of Performance Food Group, Richmond, VA, said today it is negotiating a labor contract with its 224...

Financing

Understanding coffee and coffee beans

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 13, 2005

There are two main species of coffee: robusta and arabica.

Financing

Knowing cheese, buying cheese

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 12, 2006

Although most operators order cheese by name, there are specific categories that the dairy industry uses to describe cheeses for foodservice buyers.

Manufacturer Spotlight February 2007

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 15, 2007

Foodservice suppliers provide a look at products designed to make an operator’s job easier.

Marketing to Hispanics

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 07, 2007

Hispanics are still the hot demographic all right—but as families grow more diverse marketing to them can get a little tricky.

Post-interview rejection letter

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 17, 2008

Let them down easy with this post-interview rejection letter.

Some Democrats Waver in Support of Employee Free Choice

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 11, 2009

Businesses, including foodservice distributors, continue to lobby vigorously against the bill citing the harm it would do to industry.Indeed, the act,...

Food

Cutting food costs, not quality

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 01, 2009

Chef Al Massa at Michael’s on East slashed costs, brought in more adventurous fare—and increased traffic along the way.

Fresh-Cut Picking Up In Foodservice

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 10, 2011

(March 8, 2011 - The Packer)—Fresh-cut produce processors and distributors admit to facing challenges in the foodservice sector, particularly with the...

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