Robert Irvine and GRUBBRR Launch "Restaurant Revamp" Campaign Ahead of  Fast Food Wage Hikes

GRUBBRR, a cutting-edge provider of self-ordering technology, today announced its collaboration with company investor, partner and celebrity chef Robert Irvine to launch "Restaurant Revamp," a giveaway campaign aimed at addressing solutions to rising labor and food costs in California and beyond. The move comes as California is set to raise hourly wages for fast food employees to $20 per hour starting April 1, 2024, and more restaurant owners and operators are looking to integrate technology as a forward-looking solution...

Restaurants Are Raising Prices in California as Pay Rises. One Chain Isn’t.

At least one restaurant chain plans to hold the line on what it charges customers even as others are raising prices in California because of the state's minimum-wage boost for fast-food workers.

Mediterranean-style restaurant chain Cava says its recent growth will allow it to absorb the higher labor costs without lifting menu prices. And with a smaller footprint in California than other chains that have said they would raise prices, Cava may not feel as much pain from higher labor costs...

3 Things To Know About The Raise the Wage Act of 2023

The Raise The Wage Act is back. And this time a handful of politicians are pushing to raise the federal minimum wage to $17.

The Raise the Wage Act has been around since 2017 when it was sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Bobby Scott. In 2017 it died in committee and then returned again in 2019 where it initially passed the house and then died in committee again. The Raise the Wage Act resurfaced yet again in 2021 with the proposal to eliminate the...