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EEOC limits religious exemptions under vaccine mandates

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 25, 2021

Restaurants and other employers can deny the exceptions in instances of "undue burden."

Food

How will the FDA’s new sodium recommendation impact the menu?

 By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 22, 2021

The government’s guideline to reduce sodium is voluntary and relatively modest.

Operations

Mexican onions cited as the source of 37-state salmonella outbreak

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 21, 2021

The CDC said the whole red, yellow and white onions were distributed to restaurants and stores in the U.S. by ProSource.

Operations

Restaurants unlikely to find relief under Biden's supply-chain remedies

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 21, 2021

The president's plan addresses only one problem afflicting the pipeline, and that's not enough, according to RB's Reality Check.

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Restaurants press mayors to preserve outdoor dining

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 20, 2021

The National Restaurant Association has asked a coalition of civic leaders to maintain the concessions that allowed sidewalk and streetside structures to pop up during the pandemic.

Workforce

4 more labor whoa's

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 14, 2021

New research has produced a slew of information on the labor plight of the nation and its restaurant industry. Here are four gems that shouldn't slip past you, says RB's Reality Check.

Workforce

Feds shift immigration enforcement focus to employers

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 13, 2021

Policing agencies have been directed to crack down on bad employers and go lighter on employees.

Operations

Maine approves restaurants' reuse of takeout containers

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 13, 2021

Only packaging designed and manufactured to withstand refilling are permissible.

Workforce

Texas says it won't follow Biden's vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 12, 2021

Gov. Abbott issued an executive order Monday that bans any business in the state from turning away an employee or customer because they opt not be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Workforce

Restaurants made little hiring progress in September, federal stats show

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 08, 2021

Industry employment leveled off for a second month despite a steep climb in wage rates, according to the latest measures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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