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title: "fox business red robin eliminates bus boys as restaurants combat minimum wage hikes"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e5b07350-4fb5-40ec-9da7-371b17ec5cbf
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-red-robin-eliminates-bus-boys-as-restaurants-combat-minimum-wage-hikes-2705260
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-01-18T13:08:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:43:15.824Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/186a9e10f71dc579cca713101af6a4362391.jpg
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# fox business red robin eliminates bus boys as restaurants combat minimum wage hikes

**TL;DR:** Red Robin eliminated the busboy position from their restaurants to combat minimum wage hikes. MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes President and COO Michael Mabry discussed how his company will deal with increasing wages.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-01-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-red-robin-eliminates-bus-boys-as-restaurants-combat-minimum-wage-hikes-2705260).*

## Story

Red Robin recently announced they will be cutting the busboy position from their restaurants. This move is part of the company's efforts to combat minimum wage hikes in many states.

FOX Business reporter Brittany De Lea spoke with MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes President and COO Michael Mabry for his take on the news and how MOOYAH will continue to deal with increasing wages.

- What we are looking at, of course, is how do we build efficiencies within the restaurant to keep the same guest service … with the same people, but still allow franchisees to make money?
- Some of that comes through renegotiation of leases [and contracts] …
- Unfortunately some of it comes through [increasing] menu prices...
- You’ve got to have people to deliver hospitality.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- restaurant operations (topic)
- Red Robin (company)
- Michael Mabry (person)
- Fox Business (company)
- minimum wage hikes (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-red-robin-eliminates-bus-boys-as-restaurants-combat-minimum-wage-hikes-2705260). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e5b07350-4fb5-40ec-9da7-371b17ec5cbf).