Restaurant News Resource - JobApp Network Restaurant Industry News

A new survey of the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of corporations representing a combined workforce of more than 13 million employees, projects an increase in hiring is ahead.

TravelCenters of America (TA), the Fortune 500 operator of industry leading national travel center brands, TA and Petro, implemented JobApp’s talent acquisition platform in 2008. Their goal was to improve hiring results across their 200 locations, reduce turnover and improve customer service.

Applebee's Franchisee of the Year, with 32 Applebee's Restaurants has expanded its roll-out of JobApp Network's hiring management solution.

2009 continues to be a tough year for restaurant operators and it only seems to be getting tougher. While many companies continue to lose sales, it is important to note that many quick service restaurant chains and franchisees like Burger King have posted impressive sales growth. Based on conversations with many multi-unit Burger King Franchisees using JobApp Network's hiring management system, most have experienced significant increases in comparable-store sales for 2009.

2008 was a tough year for restaurant operators and it only seems to be getting tougher. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008, the worst jobs performance since 1945.

Looking to deflate a high turnover rate among hourly employees, the 53-unit Good Times Burgers & Custard chain based here has stopped accepting applications at its stores.

Co-author of Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, and Diversity Executive magazine have both written about new research from JobApp Network, Inc., which suggests that web-only hiring management systems may be adversely impacting minorities. The study was based on over 25,000 hourly job applicants in the restaurant and retail industries and was conducted and authored by Edgar F. Johns, MSc, a psychometrician and statistician.

Lockwood-McKinnon Taco Ventures (Lockwood-McKinnon), a Taco Bell franchisee with 20 restaurants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and JobApp Network announced a new agreement encompassing the franchisee's restaurants. The decision to renew and add the balance of their restaurants to the agreement was based on the results of a highly successful initial roll-out involving 10 restaurants.

JobApp Network (JobApp) and Batrus Hollweg International (BHI) announced today a strategic marketing partnership agreement to deliver BHI assessments by phone and web using JobApp's integrated talent acquisition platform.

Team Schostak Family Restaurants ('Team Schostak'), a Burger King franchisee with 59 Burger King Restaurants and several other concepts, including Del Taco, has expanded its roll-out of the JobApp Network hiring solution. The decision to renew and expand its agreement with JobApp Network was based on the results of a highly successful initial roll-out in February 2008.