TRUMBULL CONN. —In the never-ending search for talent, some restaurant companies are considering podcasting as a way to attract young employees. Chris Russell...
At 6 feet, 11 inches tall and 340 pounds, 33-year-old Grayson Hendricks stood out among the student honor delegates at the recent Michael E. Hurst Student Forum hosted by the National Restaurant...
CHICAGO —Black Americans ages 13 to 39 are considered part of the “hip hop generation,” a group of 45 million consumers with $10 billion in spending power that savvy restaurateurs should be ready to target...
OAK BROOK ILL. McDonald’s Corp., Marcia Vargas’ career seemed to be in a holding pattern. —After 13 years with She had started out in human resources with the...
TAMPA FLA. —Personality and behavioral testing is not just for job applicants anymore as restaurant franchising companies increasingly employ such exams to screen prospective franchisees. ...
Operations and training veteran Susan Lumb has switched to education, although she is still in the restaurant business. Lumb’s career includes stints as vice president of operations for Hard Rock Cafe...
It’s unusual in the restaurant industry to have the same person keeping an eye on the money and on the people, but at Stone Hearth Pizza Co., a three-unit casual-dining chain based in Sudbury, Mass....
The unprecedented wheeling and dealing among private-equity players in the restaurant industry has had me wondering for some time now, how can I get in on the action?Well, quite simply, I can’t.I can’t own any...
Seth McDonald had worked only a few lawn mowing jobs when he went to work for a Dairy Queen franchisee in Two Harbors, Minn. Fifteen years later, the 31-year-old is now vice president of operations for that 11-unit...
