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

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While staff did work with local, seasonal, unique ingredients, servers and cooks alike say they grew uncomfortable telling stories about some of the restaurant’s sourcing and preparation practices, including for a number of its signature dishes, which they considered misleading. Amy Huo started in 2016 as an unpaid extern.

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

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In the course of reporting this story, I’ve spoken with more than 20 sources. Because of the pervasive influence of the Rockefeller family and Stone Barns in the relatively small world of sustainable agriculture, a number of people who spoke for this story did not wish to be identified. Cole Wilson/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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MRM Research Roundup: Halloween-2019 Edition

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Consumer pressure is mounting to phase out single-use plastics, and replace these with more easily recyclable aluminum and glass, plant-based and compostable “hybrid” plastics, or re-use and re-fill containers. .” Here are some highlights: Single-use plastics: it’s time to go. A Review Rating Increase of 0.1

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Safe Distancing Tech and a Farewell to Foam

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.* Made with #5 polypropylene, customers can recycle the K-Cup® pods by peeling and disposing of the lid, composting or disposing of the grounds, then recycling the remaining empty cup. In 2016, the brand announced a goal of opening 500 DD Green Achievement restaurants by the end of 2020. .”

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

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We know that consumers associate compostable disposables with a higher level of care in preparing their meal, that the food is better, and feel that through their order they are doing something positive for the world—all positive associations for the restaurant brand for which consumers are willing to pay more.

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