NO ONE WILL MISS FLIPPING BURGERS:

Crowded. That's how Ed Rensi remembers what life was like working at McDonald's in 1966. There were about double the number of people working in the store -- 70 or 80, as opposed to the 30 or 40 there today -- because preparing the food just took a lot more doing. [...]

The industry could be ready for another jolt as a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour nears in the District and as other campaigns to boost wages gain traction around the country. About 30 percent of the restaurant industry's costs come from salaries, so burger-flipping robots -- or at least super-fast ovens that expedite the process -- become that much more cost-competitive if the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is doubled.

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