Schofield is about to graduate from college and plans to become a police detective or probation officer. She’d also like to own a restaurant, too. Shavonne Schofield believes patience is a virtue. Patience can help us achieve our goals and avoid making bad decisions. That’s the lesson she’s learned, and thanks to it, she’s finding… read more
Allyssa attempted to sell jewelry to a pawn shop, but they turned her down. She finally took out a payday loan with high interest. Failing to meet the conditions of her parole, she returned to prison. “Allyssa” was a hypothetical character assumed by Lori Ewald at a recent reentry simulation on the Widener University Delaware… read more
Jack in the Box sold the Qdoba Mexican Eats chain in 2018 after owning it for about 15 years without great success. So why the heck would the company buy yet another Mexican brand? That was the (somewhat paraphrased) first question from a Wall Street analyst after Jack in the Box Inc. announced an agreement… read more
Jack in the Box Inc. continued to struggle with labor issues in the second quarter, with about half of company-owned unit dining rooms remaining closed because of staffing issues, the company said Thursday. A “meaningful number” of restaurants were operating at reduced hours during the April 17-ended quarter, but CEO Darin Harris said efforts are… read more
Subway is pushing a multi-year transformation journey, and the next step is a shift in U.S. development strategy. The world’s largest sandwich chain announced Thursday that instead of being a development-focused organization, it will become experience-oriented, meaning a streamlined footprint, remodeled restaurants, and a transition to multi-unit operators. “Subway was built with an expansion mindset… read more
In the post-COVID era, it has become increasingly hard to fill staff vacancies. Some workers have retired early, some have left the workforce, some have taken the opportunity to change career paths, and others have spread across the globe. This has left owners and managers scrambling to fill empty job slots while also trying… read more
Retained search recruiting is one method of recruiting that many companies choose to adopt. When compared to other methods such as contingent recruitment, it tends to take more time but produces more suitable candidates for businesses to consider. Retained search recruiting vs. contingent recruiting Essentially, retained search recruiting involves a business paying a retainer… read more
The chain’s new “From Wisconsin With Love” ads come along with a 17-city food truck tour with cheese curds and frozen custard . . . . Culver’s is taking Wisconsin on the road through its new campaign Craig Culver likes to believe that his burger chain Culver’s has exported a piece of Wisconsin around the… read more
As a continuation of The Hartman Group’s long-running syndicated research on the organic market stretching back over 25 years, our newest report, Organic 2022: Then, Now, Next, explores the transformation of organic from a niche category based in a social movement to a mainstream marker of quality across food and beverage categories. Organic 2022: Then, Now, Next finds… read more
Food services and drinking places added 43,800 jobs in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, making it among the top job creators for the month. The overall economy added 428,000 jobs in the month and the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.6%. The figures suggest that the industry added about one out… read more