Cheese Louise Makes Sure Employees Get the Cheddar They Need

By: Scott Merrill

Outlets: Business NH Magazine

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 435

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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As housing costs and inflation continue to squeeze workers across NH’s Seacoast, Cheese Louise has built its business around an uncommon promise in the restaurant industry: paying every employee at least a living wage.

At its Portsmouth location, all workers earn a minimum of $27.48 per hour over the course of the year, including pooled tips—matching the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) regional cost-of-living data for an estimated single adult living …

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