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Restaurant Chain Announces Bankruptcy, Says Minimum Wage Hikes to Blame
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| Wednesday, July 10, 2019
| Jon Miltimore
Posted on 07/12/2019 2:36:48 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
and a decline in casual dining.
I have certainly noticed that around here. Chain places that appear to be empty or nearly empty in the evening.
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:40:25 PM PDT
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Our nearby IHOP looks empty most of the time.
Maybe their crappy service has something to do
with it, though.
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:41:26 PM PDT
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: sparklite2
IHOP? You mean Obama kids Central?
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:42:18 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Fired libtards from our company & did so happily at every election since 2008. I hope all libs die.)
To: Red Badger
A “minimum” of $15/hr doesn’t mean a whole lot if you aren’t employed . . .
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:42:20 PM PDT
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(Socialism is cynicism directed towards society and - correspondingly - naivete towards government.)
To: Red Badger
What restaurants do they operate?
To: Red Badger
I wonder if Grubhub(and alike) is taking a bite out of restaurant dining.
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:44:11 PM PDT
by
deadrock
To: Red Badger
Higher wages = fewer servers = poor service = fewer customers = lower revenue
To: max americana
Nope. Not in North Central Florida, the
land of horses and golf courses. I haven’t
seen a kid around here in twenty years.
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:45:22 PM PDT
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: Red Badger
Interesting. I looked at their website, and they tend to run more upscale “chains”, which I would think could withstand the increase in minimum wage.
Not like they own 100 Denny’s or Olive Gardens...
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:46:15 PM PDT
by
ssaftler
(The opinions expressed here have not been peer reviewed, fact checked or focus group tested.)
To: colorado tanker
I had the same question and found this at Wikipedia: “there are 22 sub-brands under the RUI parent company, with locations in 47 U.S. cities, spread in 11 states, with Hawaii and Alaska included. [1] Brands include Skates on the Bay, Portland City Grill, Manzana Grill, Palisade, Cutters Crabhouse, Stanford’s, Henry’s Tavern, Kincaid’s, Palomino Restaurant & Bar and Portland Seafood Company.”
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:48:22 PM PDT
by
Robwin
(very)
To: Red Badger
It’s impolite to say “I told you so”. But we did.
To: Red Badger
Unions win. Teenagers lose.
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:51:29 PM PDT
by
TheNext
(Diversity: Darker Replaces Lighter)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Yes I’ve noticed that too. Even on weekends some places aren’t that busy.
To: Buckeye McFrog
I’m surprised that there is a decline in ‘casual dining’.
Doesn’t seem to be the case here in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming...this time of year, every Applebees, Chilies, the bar-b-que joints, and Olive Garden are almost always packed from 5 to 9 pm.
Maybe it’s a regional thing??
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:53:11 PM PDT
by
Cuttnhorse
(Never fear the cow)
To: Robwin
Interesting...I have not heard of any of them.
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:54:14 PM PDT
by
Cuttnhorse
(Never fear the cow)
To: Red Badger
government-mandated minimum increases unemployment
But of course. Government creates the problems it then comes along to fix.
It's a fake messiah but people want to believe.
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:54:57 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word.)
To: colorado tanker
Looks like mostly Seafood/Steak and Bar & Grill type places. Only one I recognized Was Kinkaid’s, but the Oahu franchise closed a few years ago.
https://www.r-u-i.com/locations.php
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posted on
07/12/2019 2:55:03 PM PDT
by
ETCM
To: Buckeye McFrog
its because they all serve the same kind of trendy crappy food
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