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Senate barista unionisation hearing: What does it mean for specialty coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

Why are Starbucks employees unionising in the US? In 1985, employees at the Seattle roastery and warehouse, as well as workers at some of the city’s coffee shops, first voted to unionise with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1001. Read on to learn more. Pro-union workers have not been shy about these efforts.

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November/December 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

California Appeals Court Declines to Enforce Arbitration for Postmates Drivers : On December 9, 2020, a California Court of Appeal upheld a lower court decision denying Postmates’ petition to compel arbitration of claims made under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004. The case Rimler v. Postmates Inc.,

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s one more way we can show how much we care about our employees. “We’re thrilled to partner with the KFC Foundation to provide KFC restaurant employees with the tools they need to quickly build emergency savings funds and establish long-term saving habits,” said Leigh Phillips, President and CEO, SaverLife.

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Austin Breweries Serving up the Best Craft Beer

Restaurant Clicks

Independence Brewing Company has been in business since 2004. Their I Just Want a Pils is a Czech Pilsner that has a clean, crisp taste popular among the employees at Southern Heights. I also enjoyed their Northwest IPA cleverly titled Disco in the Panic Room, which had a nice punch of pineapple and grapefruit flavors. percent ABV.)

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Three Reasons The Shake Shack-Grubhub Partnership Fell Short, And What Marketers Can Learn

RGU

Multiple Partners And Market Saturation Grubhub was one of the first majorly successful food delivery services, founded in 2004. Aside from properly vetting your new partner before anything is signed or announced, a good public relations team is always a good idea. Ask your employees what they think of the potential partner.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

EATER

Former apprentices and employees say they faced working conditions they considered unsafe, while numerous former livestock employees describe what they view as unnecessary animal suffering within Stone Barns’ holistic land management system. The farm is run by Jack Algiere, who was hired as the center’s first employee in 2003.

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The 38 All-Time Best Food Movies

EATER

The one thing that all of these films have in common is that they depict food, dining, cooking, or eating in relatable, often visceral ways. Nadia Chaudhury, Eater Austin editor Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) There is no truer modern odyssey than a munchies-fueled quest for fast food.

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