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Shopping (and selling) tips from dealmaking pros

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 30, 2012

A Murderer’s Row of industry dealmakers took the stage at the Restaurant Leadership Conference to air their widely different approaches to finding and profiting from restaurant acquisitions.

Consumer Trends

Fast-food workers stage wage walkouts in 60 cities

 Aug. 30, 2013

Workers are calling for the right to unionize without interference from employers and for pay of $15 an hour.

Consumer Trends

Consumers OK with paying fees to insure workers, poll says

By Kelly Killian on Apr. 28, 2014

A new study finds that more than half of consumers are willing to pay an extra fee to cover employee health insurance costs at restaurants.

Behind bars

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jul. 29, 2014

While statistics are hard to come by, one liquor-auditing service estimates that bar losses equal about 23 percent of the bottom line.

Watching the clock

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 18, 2015

Is scheduling certainty the next battle in the labor fight?

8 trends that shaped the restaurant industry this year

By Kelsey Squire on Dec. 26, 2016

A look at the burger wars, no-tipping tests and sales slumps 2016 ushered in.

Workforce

3 ways to snag more job applicants

By Alaina Lancaster on Jul. 08, 2017

Check out these recruiting strategies designed with millennials and Gen Zers in mind.

Workforce

This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Surprises. Or not.

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 26, 2018

Unexpected developments abounded in the restaurant business, from a surge in popularity of hurling hatchets to new revelations about how much some restaurants pay.

ID News--New Ergo Rule Too Like the Original

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 08, 2002

Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) is introducing a bill that would direct the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to redraft an ergonomics rule. Sen. Breaux had opposed the...

PFG Concludes Deal with Rock Island Employees

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 06, 2004

RICHMOND, VA - Performance Food Group, the third largest foodservice distributorship headquartered here, reported that it has concluded negotiations for a...

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