Full-service restaurants are unique in American business in that the incentive systems for service employees are perfectly aligned with the goals of the business. It is an amazing sight to see employees working to benefit themselves and simultaneously benefitting the owners and managers of the establishment. Allow me to explain. Servers in restaurants make a …
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Is Tipping Near Extinction?
I’ve noticed a ton of press recently about restaurants going moving to an all inclusive menu or no tipping policy. Back in February we posted a blog, Time to End Tips?, on the topic and it got heated to say the least in the comments and on our social media channels. Click here to read that …
Same Store Sales Increase in August
Driven by Fast Casual, the restaurant industry posted strong same store sales in August according to the Black Box Intelligence report.  Here are some of the stats from the Nation’s Restaurant News article: 1.7% increase in same store sales in August YTD same store sales up 2.2% The industry can post it’s 5th straight quarter of …
Staffing Challenges in North Jersey
An article over the weekend in The Record interviews a few folks in the restaurant industry in norther New Jersey about some of the challenges they are facing around finding and keeping employees. It’s not just isolated to one specific function, but all employees in all departments that are becoming increasingly more difficult to staff. …
Slower Restaurant Employment Growth in San Fran & Seattle
A preliminary look into employment data by Forbes Contributor Stephen Bronars points to slower employment growth since the minimum wage increases in San Francisco and Seattle. In the article Higher Minimum Wages in San Francisco and Seattle Mean Fewer Restaurant Jobs takes a look at year over year quarterly changes in employment averages. Here are …
Will Minimum Wage Increases Accelerate the Robot Invasion?
There’s an interesting article in the Washington Post, “Minimum-wage offensive could speed arrival of robot-powered restaurants”, suggesting that $15/hr minimum wage will accelerate the move to robots in restaurants. It mentions that shedding labor in the restaurant industry isn’t a new phenomenon. According to the article in the late 60’s a McDonald’s would have 70-80 …
Over 29k Restaurant Jobs added Across Segments in July
A press release from the National Restaurant Association today reported that the restaurant industry added 29,300 (seasonally adjusted) jobs in July. This is the 17th time in the last 18 months that the industry posted job growth of 20,000 or more. Here are some more stats from the article: The industry is on pace to …
Chain Restaurants Close 2014 With Sales Growth
A nice positive article from FSR Magazine to start off 2015 as it relates to a growth in sales for chain restaurants. Here are a couple of the highlights: December recorded the best same store sales in three years at 3.1% The fourth quarter registered the best same-store sales results reported in six years of …
The NRA’s Response to the State of the Union Address
Please take a look at the National Restaurant Association’s Official Response to the State of the Union Address. Â I would like to add two personal notes to this story. I started my working life at age 14 at a Jerry’s Subs and Pizza in Columbia MD. Â I think it is fair to say that at …