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Food service
Potential changes in restaurant pay stir mixed reactions
Apr 11, 2024
In a dozen states, restaurants and worker advocates are fighting over how — and how much — tipped workers should be paid.
Restaurant hiring affected by warmer weather, lingering pandemic habits
Mar 8, 2024
The number of people employed at restaurants and bars went up 0.3% in February from the month before.
Americans pulled back on restaurant spending in September, report says
Oct 4, 2023
Instead of $50 main courses, they're opting for sandwiches and other lower-priced items, say restaurants around the country.
Some restaurateurs are struggling despite food service sales growth
Aug 15, 2023
While takeout, delivery and drive-thru sales are above pre-pandemic levels, on-site dining remains down.
Artificial intelligence will impact workplaces and cost some workers their jobs
Jul 27, 2023
A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute says some will lose their jobs and low-wage workers are the most likely to be hit.
As some states lower the age to serve alcohol in restaurants, will teens be put at risk?
by
Ali Budner
Jul 27, 2023
Critics worry that teens could be vulnerable to harassment or underage drinking, but supporters say it creates job opportunities.
Yes, you can be employed and homeless
by
David Brancaccio
and Jarrett Dang
Jun 1, 2023
Fast-food workers, who are often paid low wages and work limited hours, make up 11% of homeless workers in California, a study finds.
For public good, not for profit.
Meet the workers who unionized the first Chipotle in the nation
Nov 14, 2022
The employees became the first in the nation to form a union at one of the fast food chain's restaurants.
Now reopened after pandemic shutdown, popular L.A. restaurant manages through "unprecedented times"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Aug 31, 2022
Here's Looking at You is up and running again — but the restaurant industry has changed a lot since the Before Times.
FX series "The Bear" reminds some chefs why they left the restaurant industry
by
Reema Khrais
and Sean McHenry
Aug 4, 2022
"A lot of people romanticize restaurant work" and don't realize how stressful it can be, says Genevieve Yam, assistant editor at Epicurious.