More restaurant operators in California are explaining how they will try to mitigate the cost of paying hourly workers more money when a state law takes effect next Monday hiking fast food workers’ wages from $16 to $20 an hour.
Executives at McDonald’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill have already indicated menu price hikes are coming.
Earlier this month, California-based El Pollo Loco told investors it would begin automating some of its salsa-making and, according to the Wall Street Journal, Jack in the Box is testing fryer robots and automated drink dispensers to rely on fewer employees.
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