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3 ways Cameron Mitchell Restaurants drives down turnover

 By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 01, 2018

Here’s how the 16-concept restaurant group retains top talent.

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Letting restaurant romances blossom

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 01, 2018

Employers often discourage staff romances. But Barteca, the parent of Barcelona and Bartaco, has found that giving Cupid some leeway makes a lot more sense.

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Restaurants add 31,100 jobs in January

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 02, 2018

The economy added 200,000 jobs and wage growth improved.

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Tip pooling plan runs into a buzzsaw of public outrage

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 05, 2018

Public comments on a proposal to allow tips to be shared with back-of-house staff have been plentiful and negative. There are also allegations the Department of Labor hid a damning projection of the rule change's impact on servers' income.

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Delicious details

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2018

The week's big announcements, from completion of the Arby's-BWW merger to the newest wrinkles in Chipotle's turnaround plan, sometimes overshadowed small revelations with big implications. Here are a few of those tidbits you likely missed.

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Restaurants are struggling to find people

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 09, 2018

Higher wages are putting pressure on chains to grow sales in a tough environment.

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Staff as tour guides

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 12, 2018

Want customers to buy in to new flavors? Start with servers’ selling skills.

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Understanding the argument over tip sharing

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 12, 2018

A proposal to allow tip sharing between front- and back-of-house employees has touched off a firestorm. Here is what the two sides are saying about the plan, which is awaiting action from the Department of Labor.

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Restaurants find an ally in their fight to keep the tip credit: Servers

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 16, 2018

A newly formed national organization is aiming to combat proposals for disallowing the credit.

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Oakland mayor warns of another immigration crackdown

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 27, 2018

The civic leader made the extraordinary move of warning local businesses and residents, saying she hoped to avert panic.

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