Posted 4/5/2024, 11:26:00 AM
California Restaurant Owner Warns $20 Minimum Wage Will Raise Prices, Halt Expansion
- California restaurant owner says new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers will cost him $470K across 10 locations
- He warns food prices will go up "immediately" to help offset higher labor costs
- He says he's no longer expanding or opening new locations in California due to regulations and costs
- He's opening a new franchise location in Nevada which has fewer regulations and costs
- He says there's a "finite set of economic conditions" restaurants need to make money and doubts he can continue operating in California long-term