{"id":122960,"date":"2021-11-15T15:49:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=122960"},"modified":"2021-11-15T15:49:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:49:49","slug":"restaurants-once-laying-off-workers-now-cant-find-enough-to-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/restaurants-once-laying-off-workers-now-cant-find-enough-to-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants, once laying off workers, now can&#39;t find enough to hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><cite>New York  (CNN Business)<\/cite>Last year, when Applebee&#8217;s sales took a hit in the pandemic, the chain slimmed down its menu. Now its sales are recovering, but Applebee&#8217;s is sticking with the change. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to keep [the menu] lean,&#8221; Applebee&#8217;s president John Cywinski told CNN Business. During the pandemic, Applebee&#8217;s cut down its menu from about 160 items to roughly 100, he said. The goal is to keep the menu at about 100 items going forward, he said.<br \/>\n<span>Applebee&#8217;s<\/span> <span>(<span>DIN<\/span>)<\/span> removed items that were complicated to prepare and didn&#8217;t sell particularly well. Some examples: BBQ brisket tacos, sweet and savory grilled chicken, clam chowder, loaded potato soup, a brunch burger and the chain&#8217;s triple bacon burger. <\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Without items like those on the menu, &#8220;the food comes out faster,&#8221; Cywinski said. It &#8220;comes out tasting great, very consistent,&#8221; he added, noting that overall, the change &#8220;makes the restaurant more efficient.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An Applebee&amp;#39;s Irresist-A-Bowl\" class=\"media__image\" src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210506094007-applebees-irresist-a-bowls-large-169.jpg\"><br \/>\nWhen Applebee&#8217;s first removed items from its menu, the brand was trying to simplify operations during a difficult time. Its restaurants had furloughed employees and pivoted to takeout or delivery, a largely unfamiliar channel for the chain.<\/p>\n<p>Like other casual dining chains, sales at<strong> <\/strong>Applebee&#8217;s plunged during the pandemic. In 2020, sales at locations open at least a year dropped about 22%. But in the first quarter of this year, sales at those restaurants jumped about 12%, showing signs of a recovery.<br \/>\nA smaller menu doesn&#8217;t mean a static one. Applebee&#8217;s recently brought back its Irresist-A-Bowls, made with chicken or shrimp atop rice and vegetables, pasta or mashed potatoes. Applebee&#8217;s launched the product in January 2020 for a limited time<strong> <\/strong>and briefly brought it back over the summer. It&#8217;s brought back other items, like chicken wonton tacos and riblets, for a limited time, and is planning to add other items to the menu in the future.<br \/>\nBut when enough new items are brought on, others will have to go. <\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The team will have to be very thoughtful about every single product or beverage they introduce, and the consequence of it from a complexity standpoint,&#8217; Cywinski explained. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to make those trade-offs.&#8221;<br \/>\nThat could mean upsetting some customers, he acknowledged. &#8220;Any time you take a product off, people are disappointed,&#8221; he said. To appease those guests, Applebee&#8217;s can point them to comparable menu items.<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/06\/business\/applebees-shorter-menu\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (CNN Business)Last year, when Applebee&#8217;s sales took a hit in the pandemic, the chain slimmed down its menu. 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