Strong growth ahead in 2015, predicts the IFA, but threats are looming

While the economic forecast is strong, headwinds caused by the NRLB's joint employer ruling, minimum wage hikes and ACA implementation could curtail QSR…

NRA study: Most employees proud to work in the restaurant industry

January 6, 2015

The study details the opinions of nearly 5,100 Americans who currently work or formerly worked in the industry, as well as those who own or operate restaurants.

NLRB issues complaints against McDonald's as joint employer

December 22, 2014

The joint-employer model is expected to have a significant impact on franchised restaurant businesses.

Minimum wage employees in 21 states to get a raise in the New Year

December 19, 2014

Twenty-one states are positioned to raise their minimum wages on Jan. 1. According to a news release from the Employment Policies Institute, other cities and…

Snagajob launches video job application feature

December 17, 2014

Snagajob has released its free app for iOS and Android, designed to make the job posting/hiring process easier by using a smartphone’s or tablet’s video, photo…

Consumer demand for convenience shifting restaurant priorities

December 15, 2014

As restaurant brands increasingly jockey for more consumer visits, it's more important than ever for operators to keep a strong pulse on what their customers…

Little Caesars expanding headquarters in Downtown Detroit

December 11, 2014

Twenty-five years after moving its headquarters from the suburbs to Detroit's Fox Office Center, Little Caesars announced it is building a new…

Competition for talent among hot trends for employers in 2015

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

The upswing in the economy means competition for talent will heat up in 2015. That means employers need to up their game when it comes to attracting and…

Int'l Restaurant and Foodservice Show of NY set for March

December 10, 2014

The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York is scheduled for March 8-10 at the Jacob K. Javits and Convention Center in New York City.

Restaurant industry hurdles expected to continue in 2015

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

On top of record-high commodities prices, labor inflation, technology costs and health care/menu labeling logistics, there is also intensified competition in…

Akerman law firm forms National Restaurant Industry Group

December 5, 2014

The new group includes nearly 30 lawyers and regulatory professionals with broad experience representing restaurant industry clients in major U.S. and…

Going back to the basics always works

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Refer to the failures of your company's ancestors because there is a lot to learn there.

San Diego County adds NRA's ServSafe training course

December 3, 2014

The National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Food Handler online training course has been approved by San Diego County in California. The training program is…

Temporary hires can have a lasting effect

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Keep an eye out for a team member who takes new peers under their wing; you just might have had an excellent trainer under your nose.

QSR workers plan to carry low-wage strikes into year two

December 1, 2014

Quick-service employees, and other workers from a variety of service-sector jobs, plan to strike Thursday in protest of low wages. The workers are planning for…

8 tips for heading off holiday scheduling stress

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Increased traffic coupled with more requests for time off can add up to scheduling stress. Check out these tips for reducing the stress.

Webinar will tackle 'Hot or Not' trends for employers

November 25, 2014

How much will big data cost in 2015? How can restaurants mitigate rising costs and increasingly competitive labor markets?

Canadian 'Express Entry' program will remove caps on cooks, managers

November 25, 2014

Currently, cooks and foodservice managers are capped in the Canadian Federal Trades stream. Caps will be removed from all streams with Express Entry, which…

Nat'l Restaurant Association adds Facebook app to encourage responsible alcohol service

November 25, 2014

The National Restaurant Association released the ServSafe Facebook app, Serving It Up with ServSafe, as part of its campaign to promote responsible alcohol…

How to make sure your dishes are properly sanitized

Ideally, one person should clean the dishes and the other person sanitize and handle the clean ones. If this isn’t possible, strict procedures must be followed…