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High schoolers brainstorm the restaurant industry’s future

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 25, 2019

Youngsters headed for a career in foodservice cooked up their notion of the places they might someday operate. Here’s what they thought up.

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Wage hikes prompt NYC restaurants to slash jobs and hours, study finds

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 24, 2019

Research from an industry trade group finds about half the city’s eateries eliminated positions.

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N.Y. caterer pledges to hire furloughed federal employees

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 24, 2019

The company in suburban New York City will offer workers shifts as bussers, runners and servers.

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4 homegrown labor solutions

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 23, 2019

Today’s super-tight job market is calling for some out-of-the-box recruitment and retention ideas at restaurants.

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Putting Gen Z to work in restaurants

By National Restaurant Association on Jan. 17, 2019

New report shows what this demographic wants from a job and potential employers.

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Congressional Democrats air plan to kill the tip credit, raise the minimum wage to $15

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 16, 2019

A bill introduced Wednesday with widespread support would also set

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$15 minimum wage is already a presidential campaign issue

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 15, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders said he’ll introduce a bill in the Senate this week to institute the so-called living wage on a national basis. It has little chance of passing but could be a test that requires expected candidates for the top office to come out for or against it.

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