To cut down on interview no shows, restaurant owner turns to incentives

Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria offers cash to lure new employees

File. Dan Bavaro, founder of Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria, is offering incentives to woo and keep employees.
File. Dan Bavaro, founder of Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria, is offering incentives to woo and keep employees.
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The employee shortage at Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria, a chain of Italian restaurants with locations in St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Tampa, is at about 15% — rough but not as crippling as some others in the region.  

 

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