FI Fast Break audio news: Nov. 8, 2023
The latest Fast Break Food Institute news podcast touches on the notable dip in grocery-store coffee sales of late.
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FI Fast Break audio news: Nov. 1, 2023
The latest Fast Break Food Institute news podcast touches on “The Ozempic Effect” on the food and beverage industry.
FI Fast Break audio news: Oct. 25, 2023
The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on the growing popularity of food halls in an around American malls.
Will AI Ordering Go Mainstream at Restaurants?
In response to labor shortages, some restaurants are turning to AI-powered bots that answer phones and communicate with customers.
Amid Labor Shortage, Gen Z Demanding ‘EWA’ Pay
Companies like McDonald’s are allowing workers to access hourly pay on demand in the hopes of shoring up the ongoing labor shortage.
FI Fast Break audio news: July 27, 2022
The most recent FI Fast Break news podcast touches on the evolution of the food hall concept.
Amid Labor Shortage, Michigan Allows Self-Service Alcohol Taps
After more than a decade of rapid growth, Starbucks is retrenching and closing several U.S. outlets due to security concerns.
FI Fast Break audio news: June 29, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine inflation’s impact on small-business owners, and how much 4th of July cookouts could cost this year. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast …
FI Fast Break audio news: June 22, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine the prospects of a looming recession, rising gas prices, and more. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break News – June 22, …
FI Fast Break audio news: June 15, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine the growth of the specialty food market, and Coca-Cola’s unique new cocktail in a can. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break …
FI Fast Break audio news: June 8, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine inflation’s global impact, and Smucker’s costly recall. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break News – June 8, 2022 The FI Fast …
FI Fast Break audio news: May 18, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine the struggles of many ghost kitchens and update the baby formula shortage. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break News – May …
FI Fast Break audio news: May 10, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine just how long the Great Resignation might last. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break News – May 10, 2022 The FI …
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Is the Great Resignation Morphing into the Great Regret?
About 9.4 million of the 47 million Americans who quit their jobs during the pandemic have found the grass isn’t always greener at a new company, a recent Harris Poll indicated, and only 26% say …
How to Hire for 2022 and Beyond
Could a 4-Day Workweek Benefit the Food Industry?
Along with Henry Ford’s assembly line in 1926 was the introduction of the standard five-day workweek. And while it certainly remains the norm, some groups are beginning to challenge this time-tested schedule in pursuit of …
Recent Economic Data Could Be a Good Sign for Hiring Managers
As Masks Come Off, Restaurant Industry Outlook Tempered by Labor Shortage
With masks coming off, restaurants are bracing for a surge in business, evidenced by increased job posting for servers, bartenders and a host of other rolls, reports PeopleReady, an on-demand labor company. Unfortunately, many of …
Restaurants Work New Strategies to Retain Staff
Hiring new employees is hard for businesses across the food landscape. Retaining them is even harder. And if you are a restaurant operator amid the current worker shortage, your staffing problems are the hardest. The …
Industry Insiders: Time to Rethink Compensation Packages in Hospitality Sector
Recently released October statistics from Indeed Hiring Lab indicated fewer people are looking for jobs in the hospitality-tourism sector – nearly 24% fewer than in February 2020 when the pandemic first took hold. Even with …
Warehouse Operators Get Creative to Prep for Hectic Holiday Season
As they brace for what’s expected to be intense holiday demand, warehouse operators are boosting pay, acquiring more talent, and enlisting robots, reported The Wall Street Journal (Sept. 26). TALENT ACQUISITION PUSH Demand for distribution …
Major Retailers Begin Intense Hiring Push
The retail industry is hiring at a record pace. In June, the industry saw 1.1 million job openings even after more than 1.1 million workers got hired in a massive hiring spree, reported NPR (Aug. 26). Still, employment …
Major Food Companies Turning to Unprecedented Measures to Find New Hires
Dealing with a shallow labor pool, major companies are increasingly turning to creative – and, in some cases, controversial – measures to attract new hires. Here’s a look at some unique moves made recently along …
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Oregon McDonald’s Hiring Workers as Young as 14 Amid Labor Shortage
Food companies have had to get creative to attract workers during the ongoing labor shortage. An Oregon McDonald’s is now even looking to hire teen workers as young as 14, according to a report from …
Bojangles’ New Approach Amid Labor Issues: Taking Two Days Off
Bojangles closed all of its company-owned stores today and will do so again on September 13 in an effort to give its employees and managers a “well-deserved break.” However, employees will not be paid for …
Employers’ Latest Hiring Tactic: Tuition-Free Degrees
Hiring and retaining employees has been a battle throughout the coronavirus pandemic, so companies are upping their game, waving perks like signing bonuses at workers. Now, the latest trend entails major employers like McDonald’s offering …
Food Industry Financials: GenZ Unemployment, McCormick, and more
Here are trending economic and food industry data points, as well as major economic and company earnings releases for the coming week: Gen Z Unemployment, Robinhood and new generation of investors, earnings from McCormick (MKC), …
FI Webinar Recap: Solving Labor Shortages in the Food Industry
Labor shortages have slowed the post-pandemic foodservice renaissance. Restaurants ranging from fine dining to quick serve are looking at approaches to combat the dearth of workers. DMA and The Food Institute brought together four industry …
Next competitive group of job applicants? Those with criminal records
Competition for workers is intensifying with President Biden raising the federal contractor minimum wage to $15 an hour, Amazon, which already pays a minimum wage of $15 an hour, awarding increases of as much as …
UPDATE: Restaurants Forced to Get Creative to Lure New Hires
Restaurants are struggling to win back employees so far in 2021. The Food Institute reported on this issue back in early April when QSRs were finding hiring new workers particularly challenging, and the issue has …
Restaurants’ Labor Shortage Causing Major Concerns for Operators
The push for the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase the minimum wage to $15, is pressuring U.S. businesses like restaurants that depend on keeping labor costs in check to survive. QSRs are finding …