FSR October 2022

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Diversity Disconnect The new DEI Report conducted by the National Restaurant Association and the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance shows diverging perceptions of gen der representation in the restaurant workforce. Enterprises reported that women com prised 35 percent of restaurant roles rang ing from entry-level to C-suite. Individuals, however, reported that women accounted for more than half (55 percent) . This discon nect was flipped—albeit just as pronounced— for nonbinary/gender-nonconforming individ uals. Enterprises overestimated the amount, reporting that nonbinary workers made up 18 percent of the workforce. Employees, on the other hand, only reported 1 percent.

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spooky tale RESTAURANT SALES o f Halloween may be a treat for candy retailers, but it can be downright chilling for restaurant foot traf fic. In 2020 and 2021, restaurant comp sales plummeted the week of Halloween , per Black Box Intelligence . The holiday fell on a Satur day and Sunday, respectively, those two years and most adversely impacted the casual and upscale casual segments. With October 31 falling on a Monday this year, restaurant sales might not be so scary.

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