Sunday, May 11, 2014

Obama-donor CEO of Panera Bread: Raise the minimum wage, because I'm replacing cashiers with robots, anyway

Obama-donor CEO of Panera Bread: Raise the minimum wage, because I'm replacing cashiers with robots, anyway | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich is one of those "responsible" corporate executives.
You know, the kind who give $35,800 to the Obama Victory Fund, and support a higher minimum wage.
The Economist reported late last year:
Ron Shaich, the boss of Panera, a chain of 1,800 eateries, is an exception in the industry; he backs an increase in the minimum wage so long as it applies to everyone.
My question:
Will Shaich pay $10.10 an hour to the kiosks he plans to install in every Panera in America? Businessweek tells that at the coffee and sandwich shop, you'll soon be ordering through a touch-screen kiosk. 
Shaich insists this won't lead to downsizing: Panera will have fewer cashiers but more employees running the food to customers' tables.
We'll see."


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