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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.

EATER

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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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Over one-third (36 percent) of respondents reported more customers in 2023 than 2022, almost half (47 percent) reported higher check averages in 2023, a slight majority (51 percent) reported tracking better or the same as 2019, and almost three-quarters (72 percent) reporting increasing menu prices by 10-25 percent in the last year.

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Restaurant Industry Suppliers: Time to Retool and Realign

Aaron Allen & Associates

Between 2015 and 2017, Chipotle had a series of foodborne illness outbreaks related to compromised food safety. Starbucks’ traceability tool (which employs blockchain technology for the tracking process) launched this year to allow customers to learn about the origins of their coffee and to comply with responsible sourcing. Sanitation.

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Foodservice ESG Investments: Investing with Passion and Purpose

Aaron Allen & Associates

Clear examples are pursuing opportunities in clean technology, sustainable agriculture, or financing services for disadvantaged populations. LPs and employees are increasingly aware of ESG policies and are determined to make an impact (the AUM for Principles for Responsible Investment signatories grew by 4.8x in the last ten years).

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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

Perfect Daily Grind

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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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

Perfect Daily Grind

The paper-based capsules include a biopolymer lining and are available as four new blends – including an organic coffee sourced from Nespresso’s AAA Sustainable Quality programme. High arabica prices could lead more price-sensitive roasters to buy robusta. Nespresso launches new home-compostable capsules. Thu, 24 Nov.

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