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New Lawsuit Argues Tipped Minimum Wage Violates Workers’ Civil Rights

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As the nation’s largest full-service restaurant company, Darden wields considerable influence over the industry while impacting the lives of its 175,000 staff. Michael Lynn, a professor in food and beverage management in Cornell University, was the first to study the way racial bias influences tipping practices.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

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I see flat-fee QSR, hybrid or fast casual restaurants with fixed-price approachable menus of typically unattainable offerings, such as Burger Lobster (lobster) and Sugarfish (sushi, omakase) becoming more popular. For now, it's just a matter of figuring out how we're going to survive. Vegan and Veggie forward will continue to grow.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

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” Bayless created Tortas Frontera to share the hand-crafted quality, local ingredients, and authentic Mexican flavors that he is known for in a fast-casual format that is ideal for the digital ordering, pickup, and delivery model required in today’s COVID operating environment. "We’re

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

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As such, a big focus in 2020 will be on how to find, recruit and keep team members. For example, we may see other categories beyond fast casual, quick serve and family dining begin to emerge, such as our company building a new category of “Craft Casual.” Recruiting Platforms. Fried chicken.

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The Great LA Dumpling Drama

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Since 2013, the sole San Fernando Valley outpost of Din Tai Fung has been located within the Americana at Brand, a glitzy outdoor mall that opened in 2008 and is owned and operated by Caruso, a real estate company named after its founder, CEO, and lone shareholder, Rick Caruso. But really, after Wetzel’s, that’s about it. That was it.