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Give Some, Take Some: How the Community Fridge Fights Food Insecurity

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When restaurants, bars, and nonessential businesses closed as a mandate of the state-imposed shutdown on April 29, millions of people found themselves out of jobs, unable to pay rent, and lacking the food they needed to survive. We didn’t ask for permission before we looked into the food laws or liability laws,” he told me.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2021 Edition

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In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news of a possible-robust recovery for restaurants, home delivery and top food delivery apps. Yelp Data shows restaurants are reopening amidst a surge in diner demand. As diners head back into restaurants, new restaurant and food businesses are opening at near pre-pandemic levels.

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How DoorDash and Postmates Make an Already Dangerous Job Worse

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Those disparities only worsened during the pandemic, as restaurants closed and the prospect of earning a living from tips became even more precarious. With each chapter, she highlights the ways the tipped minimum wage exploits workers from a particular job category, including restaurant servers, delivery drivers, nail technicians, and more.

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From the Strategist: The Best Wine Subscriptions, According to Sommeliers

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A note that while these subscriptions all ship nationwide, laws surrounding wine shipping vary state by state, so availability will be subject to your location. Winc was founded in 2012 to make wine more accessible and easier to enjoy, according to Susan Kostrzewa , the editor-in-chief of Wine Enthusiast magazine. Photo: retailer.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

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In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a new documentary on women in the culinary world, the loss of an industry legend, a contest to create healthy recipes and products and services to help restaurant in the pandemic. 'A Today, her success has finally proven to her parents that cooking is a viable and sustainable career for women.

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