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Coffee News Recap, 19 Aug: Cold brew market to grow by US $1.37 billion, Starbucks accuses US labour officials of union support & other stories

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Around 34 employees out of a total 50 signed the co-operative member agreement in July 2022. The company submitted a claim to the National Labour Relations Board which accuses government employees of interfering with recent union elections at certain stores. Krispy Kreme stock prices fall after lowering profit outlook.

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Surviving COVID-19: 7 Financing Options for Restaurants

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Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) were also a hot commodity, but the government has since limited application to the agriculture industry—so they're not any use to restaurant owners at this time. A short term loan can get you the cash you need in as little as 24 hours, but that speed comes at the price of higher interest rates.

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March/April 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced that it would pause on enforcement of country of origin labeling. Insurance companies have denied these claims, stating that virus-related closures are generally excluded from insurance policies. The full effect of the Order remains to be seen.

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Coffee News Recap, 31 Mar: SCA announces 2023 Sustainability Award winners, new study suggests how coffee helps to lower risk of type 2 diabetes & other stories

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The following day, Dr. Kassaye Tolessa Sherge, Director of Food Science and Nutrition Research and Directorate of the Ethiopian Institute of Agriculture Research, will host The Quest to Understand Ethiopian Coffee Qualities lecture on 22 April. Fairtrade to raise its Minimum Price baseline for coffee.

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November/December 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Businesses with fewer than 300 employees are eligible for a maximum of $2 million in loans. ” “Just cause” is defined as “demonstrated misconduct or poor performance,” but the law provides that employees may also be terminated for “bona fide economic reasons.”

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Grocery Store Shortages Are Back. Here’s Why.

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million Americans quit their jobs , six representatives from a broad cross-section of the country’s food system told the House Agriculture Committee that the labor shortage is the number one “immediate” issue facing national supply chains. In November, a month when 4.5 And then omicron hit.

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Coffee News Recap, 1 Apr: Research finds coffee may increase life expectancy, ICO supports producer living wage programme & other stories

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The partnership – led by the Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council – is receiving funding from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s (FFAR) Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research programme. Roasters from 9 countries placed 49 bids on the coffees up for auction, with prices up to 2.5 Take a look.