What kind of information are you sharing with your teams on the workforce and best workplace practices? People Report recently released the 2008 Survey of Unit Level Employment Practices (SULEP), the largest body of workplace practices knowledge in our industry.

Branding has always been a hot topic for the industry. We always ask how our brand differentiates us from the competition, but now we need to ask how it differentiates our employees. With more and more choices for employees and consumers becoming more brand conscious, we need to ask where the intersection is between our internal and external brand. How do you talk to your marketing people?

If you think rising fuel prices, high food costs and static wages have you or your company feeling pinched, think about the many Americans that were feeling the pinch before our current economic dip started. Share Our Strength is partnering with many People Report member companies to help the many children in the U.S. that go hungry every day with the Great American Dine Out. See what People Report member, Joe’s Crab Shack is doing and how you can be involved.

Help us congratulate one of the founding Independent Operator partners, Union Square Hospitality Group! Recognized across the industry for high quality dining and amazing performance on the people side of the business, Union Square Hospitality Group was highly decorated at this year’s James Beard Awards presentation.