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

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Eighteen former workers at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture allege dysfunction in the livestock program at America’s most famous regenerative farm “This isn’t a joke,” police told the Daily Voice , a hyperlocal news site in Westchester County, New York, on August 30, 2018. “We

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July/August 2020 Legal Update

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DC Circuit Upholds NLRB Actions Against Tyson Subsidiary : On July 24, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia agreed with the National Labor Relations Board that AdvancePierre Foods, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods, committed unfair labor practices regarding the unionization of employees.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 May: Peru’s 2022/23 coffee production to exceed 4 million bags, Vietnam to replant 107,000ha of coffee trees by 2025 & other stories

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According to an annual report from the United States Department of Agriculture, Peru’s coffee production will increase 2.2% Research will take place at the university-led Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (Idaho CAFE). Wed, 4 May – Starbucks to implement fourth pay raise for hourly employees in 18 months.

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Coffee News Recap, 16 Dec: ICO lowers coffee consumption growth forecast to 1% to 2% until 2030, CEPEA says more rainfall needed in Brazil for successful 2022/23 harvest & other stories

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Decafino compostable pouches are made from plant-based polylactic acid plastic, and include food-grade seaweed extract and natural minerals. The La Colombe Workers Union says the majority of employees at the Gold Coast and West Loop locations have agreed to hold a union election through the National Labor Relations Board.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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Finding and retaining employees remain among the biggest obstacles operators struggle with. Additionally, turnover rates for restaurant employees and managers continue to be at all-time highs. It seems the industry has reached its ceiling in terms of hourly employee turnover and is now moderating. Go with a Restaurant Gift Card.

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Coffee News Recap, 25 Nov: European dieticians believe coffee consumption has clear health benefits, PRF confirms multi-year sponsorship deals with MTPak Coffee and Ally Coffee & other stories

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Nespresso launches new home-compostable capsules. The “beanless” coffee company says the appointment of Birgit Cameron and Jordan Schenck will help to build “a more equitable and sustainable food industry” US Department of Agriculture lowers its 2022/23 coffee production estimates for Colombia and Brazil.

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The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

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Most restaurants don’t own and control the majority of the links in their supply chains, but many are already dealing with climate-related issues, even if at a remove, whether it be the droughts and floods that ravage Midwestern farmland or the hurricanes that seasonally batter the Gulf Coast of the United States.

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