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A majority of restaurants expect Biden's vaccine mandate to be a blow

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 05, 2021

A new survey also indicates that most operators have yet to finalize a plan for dealing with the requirement.

Operations

Salmonella outbreak worsens as the source eludes investigators

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 04, 2021

The infection has now sickened 419 consumers in 35 states, with 66 people hospitalized.

Workforce

ICE switches to kinder, gentler immigration enforcement

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 30, 2021

Indiscriminate roundups of undocumented restaurant workers may be things of the past, according to federal officials.

Financing

New snapshot shows a backslide in restaurants' recovery

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2021

Labor problems and the delta variant are undercutting sales, while costs soar, the National Restaurant Association found in a survey.

Operations

Investigators trace 29-state salmonella outbreak to a restaurant takeout container

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2021

But the authorities said they lack sufficient evidence to say what ingredient of the cup might be the contaminant. Meanwhile, the victims' list has grown to 279.

Financing

Advocates push the FTC to investigate franchises

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 28, 2021

Subway and Dickey’s are among the companies the agency is urged to look at as it takes a more aggressive stand on franchising.

Operations

FBI ranks restaurants as 8th most common setting for violent crime

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 27, 2021

Eating and drinking places accounted for about 2% of violent crimes overall in 2020. The figures reflect 76 murders.

Operations

Majority of restaurants have lost business under San Francisco's vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 23, 2021

But operators said in a Golden Gate Restaurant Association survey that the inoculation requirement has created few operational problems.

Workforce

DOL plans to cut restaurants less slack on tip theft

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 23, 2021

The department said that it would penalize restaurants up to $1,000 for dipping into employees' tips, even if it was inadvertent.

Operations

Another restaurant-rich California city adopts vaccine mandates

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 22, 2021

West Hollywood's requirement will apply to employees as well as guests, and does not accept negative COVID tests as an alternative to vaccines.

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