Now Hiring: Restaurant Industry Projected to Add 490,000 Summer Jobs
Seasonal hiring driven by diverse workforce, including a notable return of younger employees
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Job Market Heating Up for Fast-Food Workers
In today’s tight labor market, restaurants are embroiled in a full-on food fight over workers. The rank-and-file is winning referral…
6 Ideas to Turn Your Restaurant Employees into Rock Stars
Every bar or restaurant owner understands how critical their employees’ performance are to their business. Just watch any episode of…
White Castle VP: Wage Hikes Would Impact Jobs for Young Workers
White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson on the impact of a minimum wage hike on the business.
Not Enough Cooks: Restaurant Industry Faces Talent Crisis
Joe Kindred’s cooking career has taken him through top kitchens in San Francisco and Chicago, but when he decided to…
Fast Food Workers Plan Strike in 270 Cities
Fast-food workers in nearly 300 cities plan to walk out at 6 a.m. Tuesday in a bid to leverage their…
New York State Approves $15 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers
New York state will gradually raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour – the first time…
Could Rising Minimum-Wage Bring Robots to the Restaurant Workforce?
Crowded. That’s how Ed Rensi remembers what life was like working at McDonald’s in 1966. There were about double the…
Restaurants Are Facing a Serious Chef Shortage
Even America’s finest restaurants say hiring has become incredibly difficult. “There aren’t enough qualified cooks — or unqualified cooks,” says…
Restaurants: Serving Up Opportunity for America’s Young People
Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) As summer winds down and students head back to school, the National Restaurant Association is highlighting the…
Over 29k Restaurant Jobs added Across Segments in July
Restaurant industry employment continued its upward trajectory in July, adding at least 20,000 jobs for the 17th time in the…
Revolutionary App for Video Job Applicants Introduces Hispanic Version
Lanham, MD (RestaurantNews.com) For franchise restaurants and similar service companies with high employee turnover rates, a new mobile app now…
Study: Raising wages to $15 an hour for limited-service restaurant employees would raise prices 4.3 percent
West Lafayette, IN (RestaurantNews.com) Raising wages to $15 an hour for limited-service restaurant employees would lead to an estimated 4.3…
New York Plans $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers
The labor protest movement that fast-food workers in New York City began nearly three years ago has led to higher…
Restaurants Add 30K Jobs in June After Choppy Performance This Year
Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) The National Restaurant Association’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends from today’s Department…
Higher Minimum Wages Chomp into Restaurants
Labor’s victories in hiking minimum wages stand to “eat into” restaurant profitability, warned Moody’s Investors Service Thursday, confirming the fears…
Restaurants to Add More than Half-Million Summer Jobs
Travel and tourism drive seasonal hiring Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) Restaurants are expected to add 522,000 jobs this summer season, according…
Restaurants Among the Leaders in Post-Recession Job Growth
Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) The National Restaurant Association‘s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends: “The restaurant industry…
High School Students Named Champions Of High Stakes National Culinary Arts And Restaurant Business Competition
Nearly 400 Students from Across the U.S. Competed for Tens of Thousands in Scholarships and National Acclaim Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) …
Restaurants Expand Payrolls Despite Winter Storms
Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) The National Restaurant Association’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends: “Despite the challenging…
Fast-Food Workers Planning Civil Disobedience in Wage Fight
The next round of strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages is scheduled for Thursday, and this time labor organizers…
National Study Shows Majority Of Restaurant Workforce Sees Industry As One Of Long-Term Career Potential And Upward Mobility
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Unveils Most Comprehensive Restaurant Industry Workforce Study in Decades Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) Nine out of…