Square’s Spring Quarterly Restaurant Report: Payroll Costs Increase for Bars, Fall for Quick-Service Restaurants

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Square released the latest edition of its Quarterly Restaurant Report, which uses data across Square’s food and beverage sellers to examine dining trends, along with shifts in consumer spending and restaurant wages. Full-service restaurants and bars see payroll costs increase Labor continues to be one of the biggest operating expenses for restaurants. According to data from the Square Payroll Index, since 2017, average hourly earnings for restaurant work