- June 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Like anyone launching a new business–in this case a salad-based fast-food franchise, the first in the area– Steve Ferguson expected some challenges.
He’s got a good location in a south Reno shopping center. The salad concept seems to be catching on. “Business is good. The drive-through is really helping.”
With a planned seven-day 12 hour schedule he needed a staff of 18. “We’re at 10. We got down to seven in April, so we cut our hours down 25% because we just couldn’t handle it staffing-wise.”
He’s not alone. Other fast-food franchises have been forced to take the same route.
It’s not for lack of trying. He’s raised salaries, offered bonuses, profit sharing, advertised and he’s still coming up short. He’s even imported temporary employees from other franchises as far away as Los Angeles.
”I was paying their temporary living, their travel costs to come up here and work because we couldn’t find people…
