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3 unexpected consequences of scheduling legislation

 By Alaina Lancaster on Aug. 09, 2017

Two years after San Francisco became the first of a growing list of jurisdictions to limit restaurant scheduling, the industry is contending with some unexpected side effects.

Workforce

How to manage rising labor costs

 Sponsored content from our partner Kronos on Sep. 13, 2017

By focusing on several key areas, operators can cut labor costs and boost profitability in the face of changing market forces.

Operations

How to succeed with a service charge

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 26, 2017

The model has been proven, but not without painful lessons for the early adapters. Here are some best practices for making the approach work.

Workforce

3 reasons it’s so hard to staff restaurants in 2017

By Alaina Lancaster on Nov. 16, 2017

And how restaurants are convincing staff to stick around against all odds.

Workforce

Labor: What are you going to do about it?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 07, 2017

Operators view labor costs as the biggest threat to profitability.

Workforce

5 of the best restaurants to work for, according to Glassdoor

By Alaina Lancaster on Dec. 13, 2017

Check out the restaurants that are listed alongside Facebook as some of the best places to work in the country.

Operations

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Say what?

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 31, 2017

Why's an operator cheering a possible upswing in food prices? And has Maine's governor hit on a new way of getting restaurant employees' lobbying help? Those are just some of the questions that were posed by surprising developments of the past week.

Workforce

DOL offers relief on health insurance costs

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 04, 2018

Small businesses like restaurants would be able to pool their purchasing might for greater economies of scale, or even to self-insure.

Operations

5 big ideas from the NRA Show

By Peter Romeo on May 23, 2017

The restaurant industry's annual gathering yielded some unconventional approaches to common problems, from sky-high delivery fees to lowering labor costs.

Financing

A Warren Buffett experiment could cut Dairy Queen's costs

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 30, 2018

The third-wealthiest person in America is teaming up with the richest—Amazon's Jeff Bezos—and JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon to bring down health insurance expenses.

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