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This week's top 10: Reducing employee turnover, Curry House closes nationally, Landry's Inc. bids $50M to acquire The Palm restaurants

NextGen cups using zero-waste begin California testing, Condado Taco wins private-equity growth money and more news this week

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

February 26, 2020

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This week, Landry's Inc. made a bid to acquire The Palm restaurants out of bankruptcy for $50 million. The restaurants have been in family hands for more than 90 years but declared bankruptcy in March 2019 after a court ruled that cousins of the founders descendants should be awarded $120 million in back royalties. All 21 restaurants of the brand plus three licensed locations are up for sale. Learn more about The Palm's possible owners.

It was announced this week that a restaurant in Washington D.C., Ambar, would be paying employees during renovations in order to reduce turnover. This means that owner Ivan Iricanin will be paying his employees 50%-70% of their paychecks plus gratuities for two months. Will this reduce turnover when the restaurant reopens? Find out more.

Also, the Southern California-based Japanese curry chain, Curry House shuttered all nine remaining locations Sunday night. Employees learned of the closure on Monday morning when they went to begin their shifts. What happened to the once bustling chain that began in the 1980s and had up to 30 units at one point? Twitter wants to know.

See what else was trending this week on Restaurant Hospitality.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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