Wendy’s Serves Up Big Kiosk Expansion As Wage Hikes Hit Fast Food

(Hat tip: KimR) - Wendy’s (WEN) said that self-service ordering kiosks will be made available across its 6,000-plus restaurants in the second half of the year as minimum wage hikes and a tight labor market push up wages. It will be up to franchisees whether to deploy the labor-saving technology, but Wendy’s President Todd Penegor did note that some franchise locations have been raising prices to offset wage hikes. Read more at Business Daily Read More......

Carl’s Jr. CEO wants to try automated restaurant where customers ‘never see a person’

(Hat tip: KimR) - A CEO of a fast-food company is causing a stir on social media after claiming that he wants to create a fully automated restaurant. --“We could have a restaurant that’s focused on all-natural products and is much like an Eatsa, where you order on a kiosk, you pay with a credit or debit card, your order pops up, and you never see a person,” Carl’s Jr. CEO Andy Puzder told Business Insider. Read more at KFOR.com Read More......