SOUTH BEND â Eric Robertson needs an extra 200 employees to staff his restaurants.
As the vice president of operations for Delight Restaurant Groups, Robertson oversees 28 area Taco Bell locations, and things are getting tight.
In recent weeks, he has made daily decisions on which locations need to close early, and when, because of a shortage of workers.
âWeâve modified operations so that we can serve our guests in a reasonable amount of time,â Robertson said, âso we are looking at it on a case-by-case decision.â
After a year of dealing with shutdowns, capacity limits and mask requirements, the restaurant industry been hit with yet another potentially devastating challenge.