TL;DR
Shake Shack and Tender Greens are working to increase diversity and promote women to leadership roles, with Tender Greens aiming for 50% female leadership by 2020. Shake Shack's 'All-In Initiative' has led to 60% of promotions going to women in the past year.
Tender Greens, a health-focused fast-casual chain, aims to fill half of its leadership positions with women by 2020. Leadership includes executive chef, sous chef, and restaurant management positions.
Shake Shack is spearheading an 'All-In Initiative,' a company-wide diversity and inclusion program. Last year, 60% of promotions within the company were awarded to women. The Human Rights Campaign awarded the burger chain a 100% score for its 2019 Corporate Equality Index assessment.
Diverse leadership teams can do more than simply brighten a restaurant's brand halo, too. They can lead to improved workplace innovation and a 19% increase in revenue, according to a recent study from Boston Consulting Group.
- The industry is in a labor crisis, and most of the jobs are dominated by men, especially in the kitchen.
- CEO Denyelle Bruno of Tender Greens stated, "As a collective industry, no one is doing a good job identifying and cultivating female talent. I want Tender Greens to do better."
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on May 6, 2019. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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