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Leadership
King of the road
More employers are looking to hire people with criminal records. Former felon turned business owner Tyrone Gladney details what you need to know about recruiting these individuals -- and why they might be the secret to your success.
Food
Top 10: Snack trends, Burger King’s drive-thru, a Skittles bed
SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers were drawn to a bevy of different stories this week, especially news focused on snacks and sweets.
Marketing Strategy
Opinion: Why Biden’s “gig economy” policy needs a rethink
Croud US Managing Director Kris Tait argues what the Biden administration has it wrong about the gig economy, and how a new generation of workers in the advertising and digital industry are keen to explore these new types of working models.
Management
The 6 talent futures
How can you continuously develop talent for the moment? It starts with a clear, data-driven understanding of the talent groups you have and their futures.
Leadership
Target’s CEO on navigating crisis in 2020
How has Target cared for employees, customers and communities during the pandemic and responded forcefully to racial inequality? Target CEO Brian Cornell recently talked about leading the company through crisis.
Food
Top 10: Kroger’s new look, Shake Shack’s growth plans, Coca-Cola’s AHA rollout
Industry reaction to Kroger's new logo and animated Krojis grabbed readers' attention this week.
Food
Top 10: Kraft’s new mac-and-cheese, Gatorade’s Bolt24, Walmart’s pickup store
Several CPG stories rated with readers this week, starting with plans by Kraft Heinz for new vegetable-infused Macaroni & Cheese.
Food
Top 10: New CPG products and packaging, Taco Bell’s hotel takeover
This week, readers gravitated towards CPG stories, with new product news taking the cake in the top five most-read stories.
Food
Top 10: Largest candy companies, Chuck E. Cheese’s new look, Kroger CEO’s predictions
Confectionery, restaurant and grocery retail news hit a high note with SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers this week.
Marketing Strategy
How to get started podcasting for your brand
Branded podcasts are a great way to engage with an audience and they do not need to cost a lot of money to launch or maintain.
Restaurant and Foodservice
Independent eateries craft recipes for success
Independent eateries play to their strengths with service, unique concepts.
Restaurant and Foodservice
The real numbers behind rising labor costs
The majority of operators are certainly worried about rising labor costs – 75% of operators said they are concerned about labor costs, and one-third of operators are very concerned.
Communication
How does an election year affect engagement?
Election years are stressful all around, and the stakes are so high that anxiety can easily bleed into the workplace. Here are some side-effects of election years you should consider.
Food
Can restaurants afford a higher minimum wage?
When the federal government froze minimum wage for tipped workers at $2.13 per hour in 1996, the wage amounted to half the federal minimum...
Food
Laws sometimes come with a side of unexpected consequences
The idea of a national $9-per-hour minimum wage has spurred debate in the restaurant industry among workers trying to make a living and operators...
Restaurant and Foodservice
When your waiters do windows
Companies big and small have long been trying to figure out how to do more with less, but going too far in that direction...
Restaurant and Foodservice
Should tips ever go to the house?
Recent cases surrounding the issue of tip sharing at U.S. restaurants have centered on questions such as whether back-of-the-house workers who don’t interact with...
Food
Unions and the changing face of fast food
I came of age at a time when foodservice jobs were mostly there to help us earn spending money on the way to becoming...
Restaurant and Foodservice
Q-and-A: A perspective on restaurants from Golden Corral’s Bob McDevitt and NRD’s Aziz Hashim
Bob McDevitt is the senior vice president of franchising for fast-casual chain Golden Corral and is on International Franchise Association‘s board of directors. North...
Leadership
Advocating for the Hotel Industry
Katherine Lugar, President and Chief Executive Officer of AH&LA This post is sponsored by The Wall Street Journal. Katherine Lugar is president and chief...
Restaurant and Foodservice
Restaurant guide goes behind the kitchen doors
A group that made news last year with a survey revealing that 63% of restaurant workers show up sick to prepare and serve food...
Restaurant and Foodservice
On tip-pooling, IRS reporting and a few gratuitous facts on gratuities
This post is by SmartBlog on Restaurants and Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. The subject of tipping in restaurants is a hot button that...
Restaurant and Foodservice
New year brings new restaurant regulations
This post is by Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. Much of last year’s coverage of restaurant regulations focused on the affect of federal health-care...
Restaurant and Foodservice
CIA President Tim Ryan elected to NRA Board of Directors
Dr. Tim Ryan, president of The Culinary Institute of America, has been elected to the National Restaurant Association‘s Board of Directors, the CIA announced...
Restaurant and Foodservice
What’s new in the world of food industry employment?
From the workers in the fields who pick our produce to the celebrity chefs crafting the 12-course tasting menus at our favorite five-star restaurants,...
Restaurant and Foodservice
Surge pricing is the next wave of digital ordering
If you followed this summer’s public debate surrounding ride sharing, specifically the car service Uber, you might have heard the term “surge pricing.” The...
Food
Top 10: Chipotle’s food safety, CPG strategies trending this week in food and beverage
(Photo: Flickr user punctuated) SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers were following Chipotle‘s food safety saga this week, from co-CEO Steve Ells’ apology that was...
HR
10 challenges HR faces in a global company
This post is adapted from “High-Impact Human Capital Strategy: Addressing the 12 Major Challenges Today’s Organizations Face,” (AMACOM, August 2015) by Jack Phillips and...
Strategy
Fixing income inequality in the workplace
Income inequality is a divisive issue in our political climate, bolstered in no small part by lingering tensions from the 2008 financial crisis, a...