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November/December 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The Court ruled that under California law, PAGA claims could not be compelled into arbitration. Litigation. Legislation.

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March/April 2020 Legal Update

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Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced that it would pause on enforcement of country of origin labeling.

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Coffee News Recap, 28 Oct: Flat whites could hit £4 in the UK, former Luckin Coffee CEO launches new Cotti Coffee chain in China & other stories

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This year’s competition saw a 30% increase in entries, which includes more than 30 specialty coffee shops, restaurants, and other businesses across the country. Hawaii Agricultural Research Centre receives US $1.37 Ticket prices start at US $25. Wed, 26 Oct. million grant to fight coffee leaf rust.

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COVID-19 Is the Opportunity Plant-Based Alternatives Have Waited For

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agriculture supply chain are felt. Typically made of legumes, vegetable and assorted grains, these “meat substitutes” are now popular in grocery stores, as well as fast-food restaurants and even fine dining establishments. in the last three years alone.

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In the West Bank, Palestinians Preserve Grapes and Tradition

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Stuffed for waraq dawali, the leaves sell for five times the price of grapes themselves. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law, and the U.N. Much of the conflict between settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank has centered on agriculture. The first is in early spring, when farmers pick the leaves.

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Coffee News Recap, 16 Sep: Brazilian coffee export revenue up by 61.4% in 2022, EU votes in favour of anti-deforestation law & other stories

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The increase in revenue is attributed to higher prices and more favourable exchange rates against the US dollar. European Union parliament votes in favour of new anti-deforestation laws. However, total restaurant coffee servings remain 15% below pre-pandemic levels. billion between January to August this year. Fri, 16 Sep.

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Pay-What-You-Can Markets Provide Produce for the Common Good

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percent for food prices last summer — the largest increase since 1981. Shoppers are told the full price of the food and given the opportunity to pay 25, 50, 75, or 100 percent of that price for a maximum of $30 off their total purchase. We have seen a large increase in prices for everything that we use on the farm.