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Feds take aim at high meat costs, but for the long range

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 27, 2022

The USDA has started funding the startup of more processors in hopes of curbing prices through competition. The program is one of several revealed by the White House with implications for restaurants.

Workforce

Dairy Queen franchisee fined $42K for teen-hour violations

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 26, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor charged Indiana-based H&H Coldwater with 102 infractions of the limits for 14- and 15-year-olds.

Workforce

What’s next in the struggle to halt California’s new wage law

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 22, 2022

The industry's Hail Mary is using the 2024 ballot to enlist voters in the cause. Meanwhile, nine states are emerging as future battlegrounds.

Food

Restaurants get a reprieve from NYC's pending foie gras ban

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 16, 2022

Enforcement will be halted until a court challenge is decided, marking at least a temporary victory for duck farmers and fine-dining restaurants.

Workforce

How 2 CEOs view the industry’s political problems and opportunities

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 14, 2022

Working Lunch: Fat Brands' Andy Wiederhorn and the National Restaurant Association’s Michelle Korsmo team up on the podcast to dissect the industry’s key issues.

Workforce

Biden administration drafts advice for businesses facing a union drive

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 08, 2022

But the tutorial focuses on how to keep the process amicable and progressing, not how to thwart it.

Workforce

Regulators push again to make franchisors accountable for franchisees' labor practices

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 06, 2022

The NLRB has redefined "joint employer" to apply even when franchisors haven't influenced licensees' policies.

Workforce

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs historic fast-food wage bill

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 05, 2022

The measure will give workers an unprecedented say in setting pay rates at quick-service chains. The National Restaurant Association has said other states are likely to follow.

Operations

NYC restaurants press for free fentanyl test strips and Narcan

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 01, 2022

Their trade group says the lifesavers are necessary to combat a spike in opioid overdoses.

Operations

New York restaurants adjust to new gun-carry rules

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 01, 2022

Customers can now pack heat while dining so long as the restaurant posts permission to do so and doesn't serve alcohol.

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