Anthony Valletta on tech, training, and tearing up the traditional pay model | 070

About this episode

Anthony Valletta discusses bartaco's innovative compensation structure that equalizes pay among employees.

What if your dishwasher earned the same as your most tenured line cook? At bartaco, that’s not a hypothetical—it’s the reality. In this episode, we sit down with Anthony Valletta, President of bartaco, to discuss the innovative strategies fueling their nationwide growth. Anthony pulls back the curtain on their revolutionary compensation structure, where every hourly employee receives the same base wage and an equal share of tips, eliminating pay disparity between the front and back of house. ...

People in this episode

Guest: Anthony Valletta

Topics covered

• compensation structure
• employee wages
• pay disparity
• restaurant management
• business growth

Keywords

• bartaco
• Anthony Valletta
• pay model
• employee compensation
• restaurant industry

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Organizations: bartaco

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