Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United union begin collective bargaining process

Feb 28, 2024

Starbucks and SBWorkers United jointly announced a renewed commitment to a better relationship; union members now get credit card tipping benefits

Ask Jill! Unlocking the culture code for restaurant brands

Feb 26, 2024

How leaders can shape the organizational DNA for their companies.

McDonald’s sued for not providing adequate time, space to breastfeed

Feb 15, 2024

McDonald’s class action suit comes on the heels of a similar suit filed earlier this month against Wendy’s and less than two years after the PUMP Act went into effect.

California fast-food workers form first-of-its-kind union

Feb 13, 2024

The California Fast Food Workers Union is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, known for its famous ‘Fight for $15’ labor movement

Yum Brands launches educational programs for aspiring executives

Feb 13, 2024

The two new education tracks will launch in the summer and fall 2024 semesters and will focus on training attendees to upskill their franchising education.

Childcare is the complex issue the restaurant industry is not talking about enough

Feb 12, 2024

How the Texas Restaurant Association is addressing one of the top turnover issues in the restaurant industry with its new Employers for Childcare Task Force

Taco Bell execs are confident about new menu items despite added complexity

Feb 12, 2024

Such added complexity, including from a new Cantina Chicken menu, comes with operational risks, such as slower service times.

New bill would offer some restaurant exemptions to California’s $20 minimum wage bill

Feb 09, 2024

AB 610 would carve out eight new exemptions from the definition of ‘fast food restaurant’

How a Starbucks legal case could change the entire union landscape

Feb 09, 2024

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Starbucks’ appeal of one of many labor-related lawsuits filed against the Seattle-based coffee chain. This appeal is Starbucks’ response to an Aug. 2022 U.S. district court decision...

Denny’s employee education program partners with 2 universities

Feb 08, 2024

Managers in training can now earn credits from Oakwood and Bay Path