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How restaurants in Portland, Oregon, are thriving on Conscious Capitalism

By Sam Smith on May 01, 2012

In the late 1990s a group of Pacific Northwest wheat farmers took stock of a bitter reality. They were shipping product to far off, overseas commodity markets, where they had no control over falling prices.

Financing

Conscious Capitalists share their smarts

By Patricia Cobe on May 01, 2012

Six top business leaders describe how to create and sustain companies with purpose.

Obamacare: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

By Sam Smith on May 08, 2012

If you weren’t scared of Obamacare before going into an NRA session on healthcare reform, you were terrified when you left.

Health-care reform's deep cuts

By Steve Brooks on Aug. 31, 2012

If you haven't started preparing for Obamacare, you're not alone. A July poll of 4,000 employers, by human relations consulting firm Mercer, found 56 percent had been waiting for a Supreme Court decision before planning.

Health-care reform

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 31, 2012

You don’t have to insure your part-time workers—defined as less than 30 hours a week—but you do have to include them in calculating your number of full-time workers.

Health-care reform: The view from K Street

By Sam Smith on Aug. 31, 2012

In some regards, the Supreme Court decision of June 28 changed nothing about the politics of Obamacare, say foodservice lobbyists.

Health-care reform: What operators are saying

By Sam Smith on Sep. 01, 2012

There is a lot known about the new health care law, but there are still some rules left to be sorted out. Regardless, there is enough known that many in the industry are concerned.

Hurricane Sandy disrupts northeastern distribution

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 31, 2012

(October 31, 2012)—Wholesale produce distribution in the Northeast remains in limbo in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.Distributors aren’t certain how...

Artisanal bread 101

By Lee Ann Adams, CMB, CHE, Restaurant Business Staff and Lee Ann Adams, CMB, CHE on Nov. 01, 2012

A s a bread baker, I am always looking for new and seasonal ways to make the perfect loaf. But before we discuss what to add to our bread, let’s talk about the four fundamental building blocks of bread making. Flour, water, yeast and salt are all that are needed to make a spectacular loaf.

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Hurricane Sandy revealed a lot about insurance coverage

By Margaret Shakespeare on Feb. 01, 2013

Hurricane Sandy caused an estimated $63 billion in damages across the East Coast. Restaurants contributed their share to the bill.

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