Just as Americans are congregating again and enjoying time with friends and family at their favorite restaurants, the restaurant industry is in the middle of another major roadblock — the labor crisis. Continued concerns about safety, pay and opportunity, as well as the enhanced federal unemployment payments, create real challenges for everyone in the industry…. read more
The first Buona Beef opened in Chicago 40 years ago, a 1,500-square-foot spot with 36 seats and no drive-thru that was secured when the owners took out a $ 10,000-second mortgage. It took 15 years, but the Italian beef concept opened its second location and then developed a plan to steadily add units. Today, Chicago-based… read more
Having been around for more than a century, Nathan’s Famous is no stranger to operating a legacy brand through the ebbs and flows of fast-food trends. Of late, this has materialized across 168 operating ghost kitchens—a number growing each week, SVP of restaurants James Walker says. It includes Nathan’s as a bolt-on opportunity for independents… read more
The National Restaurant Association has released a guide for restaurants and bars that applied for the Restaurant Revitalization fund, which opened on May 3, including records to maintain and keep track of and learning how to address new funds in tax filings. Keep a copy of all submitted records, including the application itself Keep all… read more
Chick-fil-A is the latest restaurant to face supply chain shortages over a product: its sauces. The quick-service chicken chain’s famous sauces are now being limited to one per order, the company said Wednesday. A “shortage of select items” at the Atlanta-based chain has led to this new development, according to the chain. “Due to industry-wide… read more
Italian foodservice equipment maker Ali Group has made a $3.3 billion cash offer for U.S. rival Welbilt, a source close to the matter said on Friday, surpassing an offer made for the company last month. The source added that Ali Group is offering $23 for each Welbilt share. The news was first reported by the… read more
By Monica Torres – Huffpost A phone screen is the first step of the interview process, at which point a recruiter or a human resources professional calls a job candidate to gauge their interest and weed out candidates who wouldn’t be a good fit. “They are trying to determine if you hold those minimum qualifications,… read more
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Becky Frankiewicz – Fast Company Values are the core beliefs that guide people’s behaviors and interpretations of the world. We see the world through the prism of our own values, which function as an inner compass and help us determine what is right and wrong, especially in the absence of an external moral… read more
By Johnny C.Taylor Jr. – USA Today Question: My company has announced that we will all be working remotely permanently. I’m concerned that not having the usual office interactions will hurt my chances of getting promoted and being recognized in the company. How do I make sure people recognize my hard work? – Anonymous Johnny… read more
By J.T. O’Donnell – CNBC MakeIt When you’ve gone through an extensive job interview and don’t hear back from the recruiter or hiring manager after several follow-up emails, you’ve been “ghosted.” It’s easy to lose hope and confidence when this happens. For many job seekers, the experience is so frustrating that they tend to make things worse by… read more