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title: "Restaurants Reduce Operating Hours Due to Staffing Shortages"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bee121b1-7258-4e47-8e26-d4770a60d3bf
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/restaurants-reduce-operating-hours-due-to-staffing-shortages-2717775
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2022-01-19T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:01.270Z
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# Restaurants Reduce Operating Hours Due to Staffing Shortages

**TL;DR:** Restaurants such as McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle, and Shake Shack are reducing operating hours due to staffing shortages caused by the Omicron variant and the Great Resignation. These restaurants are also scaling back menu offerings, closing dining rooms, and raising prices to cope with the shortages.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-01-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/restaurants-reduce-operating-hours-due-to-staffing-shortages-2717775).*

## Story

Foodservice establishments throughout the country are reducing hours as they struggle with staffing shortages due to the rise in Omicron-variant cases and the continued effects of the Great Resignation.

McDonald’s is one franchise that is cutting hours due to not having enough staff. According to Business Insider, McDonald’s has reduced operating hours by 10% on average across its 13,000 U.S. stores since the onset of the pandemic.

McDonald’s isn’t the only company experiencing the need to reduce operating hours at its stores. Nations Restaurant News reported that other chains, including Starbucks, Chipotle and Shake Shack, are cutting hours as a result of staffing shortages.

In addition to reducing operating hours, restaurants are also scaling back menu offerings, closing dining rooms and raising prices to help cope with staffing shortages. In an effort to bring on more employees, some franchise owners are going as far as offering $50 for interviews and even iPhones for new hires at some restaurants.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- McDonald's (company)
- Starbucks (company)
- Chipotle (company)
- Shake Shack (company)
- great resignation (topic)
- staffing shortages (topic)
- operating hours (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/restaurants-reduce-operating-hours-due-to-staffing-shortages-2717775). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bee121b1-7258-4e47-8e26-d4770a60d3bf).