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Starbucks offers baristas bonuses, McDonald’s raises the value bar, and Shake Shack goes full tech
On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN executive editor Alicia Kelso and managing editor Leigh Anne Zinsmeister discuss the latest restaurant industry news, including workforce news at Starbucks and Burger King (along with the monthly jobs report), another potentially game-changing value move at McDonald’s, and major tech updates at Shake Shack. First up is the labor market. The March jobs report showed a slight improvement, with the industry rebounding from February’s losses, but is there enough momentum heading into summer? Burger King seems to think so: It’s going on a hiring spree, expressing…
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