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World's 50 Best Restaurant List Shows Women And Minorities Shut Out Of Restaurant Industry

The Huffington Post | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 06.14.2013 | Black Voices

Despite the 2013 world's best restaurant hailing from Spain, you'd be hard pressed to find a person of color among the annual ranking of highly regard...

7 Out Of 10 Lowest Paying Jobs Are In Food Industry

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.02.2013 | Business

A recent analysis from U.S. News and World Report reveals that 7 of the 10 lowest paying jobs in America are in the food industry, citing 2012 data fr...

We Serve You -- We Aren't Servants

Food Politic | Posted 05.15.2013 | Small Business
Food Politic

If we really wanted restaurants to pay their workers fairly, we would require them to pay their own workers and factor that expense into their prices -- much like every other business has ever had to do.

Top 10 Reasons to Care About Food Workers

Michele Simon | Posted 04.23.2013 | Business
Michele Simon

Maybe this number alone will convince you: 20 million workers toil every day -- often under inhumane conditions -- harvesting fields, packing boxes, driving trucks, cooking meals, ringing up orders, serving tables, and cleaning up your mess.

Dave Jamieson

The Obama Proposal That Frightens The Business Lobby

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.14.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) only needed a single night's sleep before throwing cold water on one of the most significant proposa...

Want An "Offshore-proof" Job?

Mary Ellen Biery | Posted 07.19.2012 | Small Business
Mary Ellen Biery

Americans use restaurant visits almost like "micro vacations," especially when times are tough, because going out to eat is one of the cheapest ways to get out of the house for a couple of hours, he said.

Vast Majority Food Industry Workers Don't Make Enough Money To Live On

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.06.2012 | Business

What did you have for breakfast today? Chances are good it came to you by way of someone barely making a living. A new report from the Food Chai...

WATCH: Ex-Banker Takes Huge Pay Cut To Open Butcher Shop

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.17.2012 | Business

Ex-banker Terry Walsh isn't a victim of the financial crisis, so why did he leave his high-paying job to open a butcher shop? "This is my dream, an...

Middle Class Miss Out On Recovery As Poor, Rich Grab Jobs: Report

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 04.12.2012 | Business

The job market may be bouncing back, but only for those making a lot of money or not much of it at all. Middle income jobs have accounted for only...

The 10 Worst Jobs In The United States

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.11.2012 | Business

One of the nearly 13 million Americans looking for work? You might want to think twice before applying to these jobs. Fewer employment opportuniti...

Get Hired: Restaurant Biz Adds Half A Million More Jobs

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.10.2012 | Home

Here's some good news for the restaurant biz: The National Restaurant Association reports that more than 560,000 restaurant jobs have been added since...

What Your Dining Habits Say About The Economy

The New York Times | Floyd Norris | Posted 03.17.2012 | Business

Have you been eating more at restaurants with waiters rather than fast-food joints? If so, you are not alone, and that in fact is an indication tha...

Recession Hits Independent Restaurants Harder Than Chains

Posted 02.28.2012 | Home

The most recent recession hit the entire restaurant industry hard. According to a report from the NPD Group, the total number of restaurant visits in ...

Dave Jamieson

Arizona GOP Leader: Let Kids Work For $4.65 An Hour

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.22.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers in Arizona are pushing legislation that would lower the legal minimum wage for younger part-time workers and tipped...

Restaurants Expect Record Sales In 2012

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 02.03.2012 | Small Business

While many businesses are still in the red from a slowly recovering economy, the restaurant industry expects to have its best year yet. The Nation...

Have Teens Stopped Eating Out? (VIDEO)

Posted 01.02.2012 | Home

Once some of the biggest customers of restaurant chains like Chevy's and Friendly's, many teens are now avoiding dining out -- and the restaurant indu...

Study: Drinking Beer At Home Cost Europe Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs

Posted 11.19.2011 | Business

European beer drinkers enjoying a cold one from the comfort of their couch, instead of at a barstool, could be hurting the economy, according to a rec...

Alexander Eichler

Former WTC Restaurant Employees Unite

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.09.2011 | Business

On Sept. 8, 2001, Sekou Siby was playing soccer on a field in Queens with several of his co-workers. At that time, Siby was a line cook and chef who s...

Subway, Wendy's Plan Major Expansions In Chinese Market

Posted 09.05.2011 | Home

In the past month, both Subway and Wendy's have announced plans to open new fast food outposts in China. Representatives from Subway told the AFP that...

Disgruntled Restaurant Workers Poison Salsa

Slashfood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

What's the matter with Kansas? Well, the salsa served at some of the restaurants in the state packed too much of a punch -- not from spicy jalapeños,...

Restaurant Industry Recovers From Recession Dip

nytimes.com | WILLIAM NEUMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Restaurants all over the country are beginning to see signs of a potential recovery after a dismal 2009. Sales at some restaurants have risen in the l...

Sour Milkshake Blues: How The Fast Food Industry Is Betraying Us All

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Lee Stranahan

My wife and I have a five month old baby and last night, he decided to cry for a couple of hours right around the time we were going to grill some sal...

Valentine's Day and Leaving a Tip for the "Little People"

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

Take a good look around and if you're looking down Put a little love in your heart -Jackie DeShannon In the early 1990's, I was one of the nation...

Sbarro's, Krispy Kreme Among The Most Vulnerable Restaurant Chains

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

It's been nearly a year since Bennigan's filed for bankruptcy, and now US News & World Report examines some other food chains that may be vulnerable t...

Seven South Side Popeye's Close Suddenly

Chicago Tribune | Mike Hughlett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

In what looks like another sign of the restaurant industry's deep slump, seven Popeyes fried chicken outlets on the South Side suddenly closed within ...