The company announced a deal in which franchisee HB Restaurant Group will open 49 new locations in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey by 2028. It’s one of Papa John’s biggest such deals in two decades. HB Restaurant Group currently owns 43 restaurants in the mid-Atlantic area and has been a Papa John’s franchisee since April… read more
The owner of the Maison Kayser boulangerie chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at its 16 U.S. locations with a reported arranged bid by Aurify Brands LLC for the company’s assets. Parent company Cosmoledo LLC, which filed its petition Thursday in Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, said its Maison Kayser’s… read more
If you visit a McDonald’s in the U.K. early next year, you might notice a new option if you get a hot drink like coffee or hot chocolate: Instead of a typical disposable cup, you’ll have the choice to walk away with a reusable plastic cup and lid that you can later put in a… read more
Understanding the importance and popularity of outdoor dining during the COVID-19 crisis, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers said it plans to add tents to restaurants even as indoor dining resumes at most restaurants. The company plans to outfit restaurants with “all-weather tents and booth partitions” in the early part of the fourth quarter. That along with… read more
By Una Dabiero – FairyGodBoss Looking for a secret weapon to job search success? It can be difficult to know what hiring professionals are looking for from job applicants beyond a stellar application. That’s why we decided to ask. Here are 10 things that candidates do that make hiring professionals immediately want to hire them,… read more
By Chris Westfall – Forbes When you’re interviewing for an executive-level position, especially a place in the C-Suite, the conversation is different. The questions are different. And the way you answer those questions is the key to differentiating yourself. Here are four ways to prepare for that C-Suite executive interview, followed by three of the… read more
By Liz Kislik – Forbes More and more employees — and their leaders — are complaining about burnout these days. Wouldn’t it be great if there were alternative ways to look at work besides just digging the same ruts deeper and deeper? Laura Gassner Otting, executive search veteran and author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own… read more
By H.V. MacArthur – Forbes Information sharing via the internet has unleashed a whole new playing field for businesses. Leaders have had to begin working on different skills for a few years, but 2020 has pushed the envelope and created a definitive mandate for the shift to happen or else fail. Add in this year’s… read more
By Tony Ewing – Forbes Most sane people hate meetings. And for good reason. Despite all of the resources companies devote to them, many meetings end up being counterproductive. Add to this, human factors—such as our mental and emotional biases—and meetings can actually become a perilous problem for a company. Fortunately, behavioral science can help…. read more
By Cheryl Czach – Forbes Admittedly, this is a difficult time to be unemployed. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, “Unemployment rose higher in three months of COVID-19 than it did in two years of the Great Recession.” In numbers, that means 14 million additional unemployed Americans between February 2020 and May 2020. This… read more