By Zahra Tayeb
Business Insider, Sep 18, 2021
A dire labor shortage has left many business owners across the US struggling to find workers. But not the CEO of Bluestone Lane, a cafe chain with branches across the country, who has made hundreds of hires in the last eight months.
Nick Stone told Insider that he hasn't experienced many issues bringing back team members and hiring new ones for the chain's 51 locations. He said he recruited 400 new employees since February 2021. ...
Stone pays his employees $15 an hour nationally and $22 an hour to those living in New York.
His success story is similar to that of Michael Lastoria, CEO of restaurant chain &pizza. Lastoria told Insider that business was booming at the pizza chain's 51 locations and all were fully staffed. He said that the secret was paying staff a proper wage. ...