Casual-Dining Restaurants to Feel Bite of Higher Taxes Print
Friday, 11 January 2013 17:46

Popular casual-dining restaurants such as Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday and Cheesecake Factory will have their work cut out for them in 2013 as consumers grapple with smaller paychecks and less disposable income. A payroll-tax break granted during the recent recession that for two years had added about 2% to every  U.S. paycheck expired on Jan. 1, denting workers’ take home pay. Continue