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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The pioneering farm first broke records in 2004, when it sold one of its Geshas for US $21/lb, making it the world’s most expensive coffee at the time. Cape Town, South Africa) Wed, 11 Jun – Löfbergs appoints Rami Kuusisto as managing director for the Finland unit.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

. “By helping KFC team members build up an emergency savings fund, we’re helping them improve their overall well-being and build resilience to face future financial challenges,” said Emma Horn, Managing Director of the KFC Foundation. For more on SaverLife, visit saverlife.org/. Church's Moves to Hybrid Model.

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On Courage, Conviction, and Character while Building Successful Restaurants – Tapan Vaidya, CEO of Papa Johns

The Restaurant Times

Stick around to read his leadership tips. Survival & Leadership During COVID-19. But we had to manage and, you know, we, without really breaking [the] customer’s confidence in the brand, we managed to survive those 3-4 months,” he shared. Early days: The Honey Trap . Being Fearless and Committed .

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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. In the course of reporting this story, I’ve spoken with more than 20 sources.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

EATER

On the morning of February 7, 2020, office employees at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture filed one by one into meetings with management. When leadership began presenting these ideas to staff in 2019, a number of Stone Barns employees vocally disagreed with the new direction. Some came out crying.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

EATER

That spring, he alleges, he was sexually assaulted by a member of the kitchen management, and in the aftermath, was devastated by how the restaurant’s leadership, including Barber, handled his allegation. “I Repeated requests to speak directly with the leadership of Blue Hill at Stone Barns were denied.

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The Boundary Pusher

EATER

But that vision came with a toxic management style characterized by intimidation, a barrage of sexualized commentary, and explosive anger, according to two dozen current and former staffers. Peter Meehan’s transgressive vision helped redefine food media with the groundbreaking Lucky Peach , and later transformed the LA Times ’s food coverage.