Buccees in Texas pays their workers upwards of $25 an hour. When you have a thriving business, by sharing the wealth and profits with your employees you create happier employees and increase productivity.
You walk into a Buccees, the bathrooms are spotless, the people serving product to people are friendly and there is enthusiasm to do better. No union, no equality, it’s opportunity based. Do good, earn more. Do bad, you are first coached, then replaced if you do not improve.
Here we have “Parker’s Kitchen,” limited to coastal Georgia and South Carolina. They pay about the same, have good food, and are clean. From what I hear on the web, “Buccees” could give them a run for their money if it ever came out this way.