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Rising Restaurant Minimum Wage: What to Know for 2021

Touch Bistro

the current federal minimum hourly wage is $7.25, and has remained unchanged since 2009. When your business is located in an affected region, the federal minimum wage takes a back seat to the state or city rate. if the company provides health insurance). Will the Rising Restaurant Minimum Wage Affect Me? In the U.S., Kansas: $7.25/hour.

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3 Eater Editors on Their Predictions for the Future of Restaurants

EATER

Osteria La Buca, in Los Angeles, is among the many restaurants that pivoted to selling groceries in addition to or instead of takeout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rich Fury/Getty Images. “A A lot of really creative people. A lot of really creative people. Even the most powerful and/or beloved restaurants may close. Things are going to close.

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How Restaurant CEO Priorities are Evolving in 2020

Aaron Allen & Associates

Restaurant CEO priorities are shifting in 2020, and it makes sense given how quickly the consumer and competitive landscape are shifting as well as the introduction of new forces impacting the industry. Here, we round up ten factors influencing how leaders are evolving their views and approach. When Arex disclosed an 8.5%

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MRM Franchise Feed: Krystal Refranchising and Pieology in China

Modern Restaurant Management

Same menu, same location, just a new building – and you see how people really flock back to the brand. " Macaluso hired Cypress to insure a consistent and disciplined approach to the process. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Krystal Eyes Refranchising.

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Menu Prices Will Go Up With a Higher Minimum Wage. But You’ve Been Underpaying for Years.

EATER

an hour since 2009, a rate that, adjusted for inflation , is “about 29 percent less per hour than [workers’] counterparts made 50 years ago.” The federal minimum wage has stayed stagnant at $7.25 But in light of this, some restaurant owners are stoking fear among customers. Sometimes, it’s enough to make them revert to a tipped system.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

However, if we stand back and look at the industry from a longer-term perspective, things have not changed much. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops.

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