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Starbucks unionizers start $1M strike fund

The group supporting the drive says it will earmark the money to pay workers if they walk off their jobs during contract negotiations.

Operations

What dinner and a movie look like circa 2022

AMC's newest facility features seat delivery and far more than popcorn. A bar is coming.

Operations

The White House wants to make restaurants and other buildings more weather-resistant

The administration intends to use a combination of sticks and carrots to update building codes.

Operations

Regulators eye requirement that companies disclose their greenhouse-gas emissions

Working Lunch: In some instances, public companies would also have to specify the contributions of suppliers and customers.

Financing

Montreal's Foodtastic buys control of Shoeless Joe's chain

The deal adds a 19th brand to the Canadian franchisor's holdings, which include Milestones and Pita Pit.

Workforce

Unions make new inroads into chains

Workers at more than 100 Starbucks units have now voted to organize, and employees of other coffee chains have taken steps to do likewise.

Workforce

How to spot an employee considering a deadly mass attack

The shooter in Uvalde, Texas, had reportedly worked in a restaurant to pay for his guns and ammo. Here are some flags that a member of your staff might be contemplating violence.

Leadership

A McDonald’s vet could give restaurant franchisees a voice in Congress

Working Lunch: Chuck Edwards beat the incumbent representative of his district in last week's Republican primary, putting him in good stead to be elected in November's general election.

Financing