California Burger King franchisee to expedite self-serve kiosks rollout over $20 wage law

A businessman who owns 140 Burger King franchises in California will slash workers’ hours and expedite the rollout of self-service kiosks to cut down on labor costs in response to the state’s new $20 minimum wage.Harshraj Ghai, who owns 180 fast-food restaurants throughout the Golden State, including Burger King, Taco Bell and Popeyes, told Business Insider last week: “We can’t move fast enough on this [rollout].”“We have kiosks in probably about 25% of our restaurants today,” he said. “However, the other 7 ...