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title: "This Week in Franchise News: 5/7/2021"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fa69bd0c-0b95-4fcc-806a-8b1ffb7407f8
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-572021-2715679
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2021-05-07T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:53.223Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/0532c79b7224b776d50016a653c4b1866602.jpg
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# This Week in Franchise News: 5/7/2021

**TL;DR:** Denny's and 7-Eleven franchisees are facing labor shortages due to increased unemployment benefits and COVID-19 health concerns. 7-Eleven's 24-hour schedule and expansion into the quick service restaurant space are exacerbating the issue for its franchise owners.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-05-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-572021-2715679).*

## Story

*With increased unemployment benefits and ongoing COVID-19 health concerns, franchise operators are having a hard time finding employees, and it's stunting their pandemic recovery.*

*7-Eleven’s 24-hour schedule combined with its expansion into the quick service restaurant space leaves franchise owners “feeling the squeeze”*

*As vaccination rates pick up around the country, the sentiment around eating indoors is more positive than it has been since the pandemic started.*

*The Manassas, Virginia store is the first to feature two restaurant options: Raise the Roost and Parlor Pizza.*

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise operations (topic)
- 7-Eleven (company)
- Denny's (company)
- labor shortages (topic)
- qsr expansion (topic)
- Raise the Roost (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-572021-2715679). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fa69bd0c-0b95-4fcc-806a-8b1ffb7407f8).