Economy continues to pinch Washington’s restaurants
Restaurant operators statewide still aren’t feeling optimistic about the economy, a new study released by the Olympia- based Washington Restaurant Association shows.
The association, which collected feedback from about 60 restaurant owners for its January survey, found that 58 percent of the operators reduced staff member hours from January 2009 to January 2010. It also found:
• Eighty-two percent expect to remain at reduced staffing levels or to cut more jobs.
• Sixty-three percent said sales fell last month compared with January 2009.
• Fifty-seven percent of restaurants nationally also reported that sales fell in the same period.
“The fact that this many operators are still down was not a welcoming sign for me,” Washington Restaurant Association President and Chief Executive Anthony Anton said.
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