How Labor Shortages Are Altering Operator Strategies

A Tampa Bay McDonald’s (Photo: Dan Nunn) Restaurants across the U.S. are desperate to hire as outdoor dining season begins, indoor dining restrictions lift, and vaccination rates trend upwards. The problem is, workers are not returning. While the industry lost...

Responding to Higher Food, Labor Costs in 2021

Recently, Philadelphia-based Marquis & Co. announced it would implement a $15 an hour minimum wage across all nine units in July, as reported by Nation’s Restaurant News. Marquis said the average minimum wage at HipCityVeg’s Philadelphia locations is currently...

The Five Truisms of Retail Foodservice

Supermarket News recently reported that 2020 was a record-setting year in sales in the grocery industry due to the pandemic — including periods of stock-up shopping, the increase in meals at home and the expansion of online services and curbside pickup/delivery....