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Trump woos restaurant workers with a promise to stop taxing tips

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 12, 2024

Government Watch: Waffle House employees win a raise in the wake of union activity, and New York restaurants welcome a limit on reservation scalping.

Operations

Sorry, Manhattan. The James Beard Award spotlight has turned to America's smaller towns

 By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 10, 2024

The 2024 awards ceremony celebrated the diversity of the restaurant industry, from Appalachian-inspired cuisine in West Virginia, to Senegalese food in New Orleans and a Japanese baker in Portland, Maine.

Operations

Portillo's expands operating hours, explores late night

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 03, 2024

Systemwide, Portillo's restaurants will open 30 minutes earlier, and some restaurants are staying open as late as 1 a.m. local time.

Workforce

Another fine-dining star faces unionization, stoking fears of a Starbucks-like organizing blitz

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 03, 2024

Working Lunch: "We may be on the verge of having an organizing effort in the fine-dining segment."

Financing

Minnesota restaurants will soon have to start disclosing total prices, service fees included

By Peter Romeo on May 23, 2024

A law enacted this week bans hidden fees but allows restaurants to continue levying surcharges if customers get a heads-up and the money goes to employees.

Workforce

Organized labor blasts fast-food chains for employing inmates

By Peter Romeo on May 23, 2024

Working Lunch: Unions say they want the practice stopped. But their real aim is to alienate the Black community.

Workforce

Ohio servers and bartenders sound off on efforts to kill the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on May 22, 2024

The Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance airs research showing tipped employees are as opposed as their employers are.

Leadership

The Restaurant Show has come a long, long way on diversity

By Peter Romeo on May 20, 2024

Reality Check: You wouldn't believe what passed for acceptable in earlier iterations.

Operations

How humans and robots get along at Steve Ells' Kernel

By Lisa Jennings on May 19, 2024

At the National Restaurant Show on Sunday, executives from the groundbreaking concept created by Chipotle's founder shared how listening to workers and using their ideas can lower turnover and fundamentally improve the quality of food.

Operations

Day 2 at the Show: Shifting labor models, menu controversies and the rising popularity of podcasts

By RB Editors on May 19, 2024

The crowd got thicker and the energy kicked up a notch at the National Restaurant Show on Sunday. Here are some takeaways from the Restaurant Business editorial team.

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