{"id":1402644,"date":"2022-03-27T08:44:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T12:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402644"},"modified":"2022-03-27T08:44:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T12:44:39","slug":"leaked-emails-show-applebees-executive-citing-skyrocketing-inflation-as-advantage-to-lower-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-emails-show-applebees-executive-citing-skyrocketing-inflation-as-advantage-to-lower-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Emails Show Applebees Executive Citing Skyrocketing Inflation as \u201cAdvantage\u201d to Lower Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleaked-emails-show-applebees-executive-citing-skyrocketing-inflation-as-advantage-to-lower-wages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Here are your FOX Business Flash top headlines for March 25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A leaked email from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-restaurants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applebee&#8217;s executive<\/a> caused quite a stir when he allegedly told company officials that the rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gasoline prices <\/a>and inflation could be used to lower workers&#8217; wages.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0copy of Wayne Pankratz&#8217;s internal email was posted on Reddit and reported by The Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxbusiness.onelink.me\/Zkcx?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxbusinesssaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxbusiness.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"LPlnk941673\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pankratz is the executive director of operations for American Franchise Capital, which owns 50 Applebee&#8217;s in the Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly told managers that employees and applicants are economically hurting, which he saw as an &#8220;advantage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/931\/523\/Applebees-Getty.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>An Applebee&#8217;s restaurant serves customers on August 10, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Most of our employee base and potential employee base live paycheck to paycheck,&#8221; the email read.\u00a0&#8220;Any increase in gas prices cuts into their disposable income.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/gas-prices-food-truck-vendors-adjust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HIGH GAS PRICES SPARK STRUGGLE FOR FOOD TRUCK VENDORS: &#8216;YOU REALLY HAVE TO ROLL THE DICE&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Midwest states hovered near $4, while Los Angeles hit a record $6.011, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As inflation continues to climb and gas prices continue to go up, that means more hours employees will need to work to maintain their current level of living.&#8221;\u00a0Pankrantz allegedly added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/931\/523\/Applebees-on-smartphone-A.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>In this photo illustration the American sandwich restaurant chain Applebee&#8217;s logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo by Budrul Chukrut \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.<\/span><span> ((Photo by Budrul Chukrut \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA \/ Reuters Photos)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He indicated in the email that people needing two jobs to survive and that the company needed to make sure new workers are brought in on lower wages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/retail\/instacart-fuel-surcharge-gas-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>INSTACART ANNOUNCES &#8216;FUEL SURCHARGE&#8217; AMID GAS PRICE INCREASE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott Fischer, a spokesman for American Franchise Capital, told the Kansas City Star that the email does not reflect the company&#8217;s position nor does Pankratz have any power to make such changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The main message here is that this in absolutely no way, shape, or form speaks to our policies or our culture, or anything like that with our brand,&#8221; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table class=\"stock-fundamentals\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"ticker\">Ticker<\/th>\n<th class=\"security\">Security<\/th>\n<th class=\"last\">Last<\/th>\n<th class=\"change\">Change<\/th>\n<th class=\"percent\">Change %<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ticker\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=DIN\">DIN<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"security\">DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC.<\/td>\n<td class=\"last\">75.03<\/td>\n<td class=\"change neg\">-1.89<\/td>\n<td class=\"percent neg\">-2.46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Kevin Carroll, Chief Operations Officer at Applebee&#8217;s, also condemned Pankratz&#8217;s alleged statement and said the company does not hold the opinions of the AFC exec,\u00a0according to a statement to FOX Business.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"LPlnkOWALinkPreview\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We understand that the franchisee who owns and operates the restaurants in this market has placed the individual on leave,&#8221; said \u00a0Carroll. &#8220;Our team members are the lifeblood of our restaurants, and our franchisees are always looking to reward and incentivize team members, new and current, to remain within the Applebee\u2019s family.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are your FOX Business Flash top headlines for March 25. 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