The six-figure sum is not being offered at a haute cuisine location with culinary accolades, but at fast-food chain Taco Bell. Amid an increasingly tough U.S. labour market, the company is betting a higher salary will help it attract workers and keep them on the team. Current salaries for general managers at company-owned Taco Bell stores are between US$50,000 and US$80,000, according to the company. Restaurants including Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants Inc. and Shake Shack Inc. have recently called out labour inflation that’s hurting margins. Taco Bell on Thursday also announced plans to make all of its customer packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025.

Source: National Post January 09, 2020 18:56 UTC