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Operations

FDA blasts Calif. plan to put cancer warnings on coffee cups

The federal agency says there’s no evidence to support the restaurant-opposed move.

Financing

5 Chicagoland restaurants charged in federal crackdown on underreporting sales

The Justice Department says the investigation into the use of revenue-shaving software is ongoing.

Workforce

ICE rounds up immigrant job ring, arrests 133 workers

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 09, 2018

The sweep targeted restaurants and other businesses in Nebraska, Minnesota and Nevada that allegedly conspired to place and exploit undocumented recruits.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning restaurant moments: Quiet progress

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 03, 2018

Starbucks has vowed to cut unit-level administrative tasks in half, while Del Frisco’s is reducing its dependence on beef. And those aren’t the only ways restaurant operators are subtly improving their lot.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning restaurant moments: 1 more inch

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 27, 2018

A cattle rustling by one of Chick-fil-A's competitors was just one instance of operators pushing the traditional boundaries of the restaurant business this week.

Workforce

What’s at stake with association health plans for staff?

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2018

New healthcare insurance options promise to bring down the cost of coverage for small businesses like restaurants, making a key employee benefit more affordable. Here, in layman’s terms, is what operators need to know about the new choices.

Operations

Landmark joint employer test is back on

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 18, 2018

A judge rejected the proposed settlement that would have averted the need for courts to decide when restaurant franchisees and franchisors are joint employers.

Workforce

10 states open investigation into restaurants’ ‘no poaching’ pacts

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 10, 2018

Eight quick-service chains have been asked to provide information on their use of no-hiring agreements.

Operations

Seattle outlaws more plastic restaurant materials

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 02, 2018

Under what are believed to be the most sweeping restrictions in the country, operators can no longer use plastic straws, drink picks or disposable utensils without risk of a $250 fine.

Workforce

Rule change promises to lower restaurants’ healthcare costs

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 21, 2018

The Department of Labor will let restaurants pool their purchasing might to negotiate better rates.