Restaurants are about to draw more fire as employers
As expected, a few blundering employers have tarred the whole restaurant industry as an unsafe place for teenagers to work, according to this week’s Working Lunch podcast. And the outrage…
Burger King’s breakfast menu is smokin’
Burger King is testing the Smoky Maple Chicken Biscuit in two markets. /Photo courtesy of Burger King. Burger King is betting on breakfast and chicken, testing its new Smoky Maple…
Group offers to help Starbucks workers kick out their union
Starbucks Workers United has decided it’d prefer a chainwide labor contract. / Photo: Shutterstock A third party has come forward to frustrate the union looking to organize Starbucks, simultaneous with…
A lawsuit accuses Oath Pizza’s CEO of selling the company to himself over objections
Oath Pizza, which once had 30 traditional and nontraditional locations, was apparently sold earlier this year. / Photo courtesy of Oath Pizza. Oath Pizza, a fast-casual pizza chain out of…
BurgerFi taps former Smashburger president to be its next CEO
Carl Bachmann is joining BurgerFi from rival Smashburger. / Photo courtesy of Smashburger. BurgerFi on Tuesday said it has lured Carl Bachmann from rival Smashburger to be its new CEO.…
Restaurants are employing more cooks, but fewer servers
There are fewer servers than before the pandemic. But they make higher wages. / Photo: Shutterstock. Restaurants and bars remain about 87,000 jobs short of pre-pandemic levels, or less than…
Cooper’s Hawk closes Esquire, its downtown Chicago wine destination
Esquire reopened last March after a long pandemic interlude. / Photo courtesy of Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants is closing Esquire by Cooper’s Hawk, the…
Moon Rabbit in Washington, D.C. closes amid union fight
The Wharf in Washington D.C., where Moon Rabbit was located in the InterContinental, is a $3.6 billion development./Photograph: Shutterstock. One of the most acclaimed restaurants in Washington, D.C. closed suddenly…
Dairy Queen and Texas Roadhouse add new executives
Chris Wren and Greg Kirian joined Dairy Queen’s international team. / Photo courtesy of Dairy Queen. Dairy Queen added two new international executives. The Minneapolis-based fast-food chain named Chris Wren…
What it takes to get ready to feed Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Members of the U.S. Olympic Committee foodservice team are visiting Paris to lay the groundwork for next summer. / Photo: kovop / Shutterstock.com Traveling to Paris might seem like a…