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Technology

FTC plans to crack down on delivery companies' labor practices

 By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 16, 2022

The agency said it would act to protect gig workers for services like DoorDash and Uber, including investigating wage fixing and other illegal practices.

Food

A decade later, progress to stop the use of gestation crates remains slow

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 10, 2022

In 2012, McDonald’s and other restaurant companies committed to sourcing pork only from pigs raised in open housing by 2022. The deadline is here, but can they meet it?

Technology

Can ghost kitchens be good neighbors?

By Joe Guszkowski on May 20, 2021

Delivery-focused kitchens are encountering roadblocks in some places and cooperation in others as cities try to manage their impact on the community.

Food

Consumer groups want menu labeling enforced on delivery apps

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 02, 2021

The FDA, however, says third-party online platforms like DoorDash and Grubhub aren't required to comply, though it encourages them to do so.

Operations

FDA suspends menu-labeling rules

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 08, 2020

Chain restaurants now have the leeway to change their takeout and delivery menus without updating nutritional disclosures accordingly.

Food

Beef quality assurance: Raising beef the right way

Sponsored content from our partner Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner., a program of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff on Nov. 06, 2019

The industry is producing more high-quality beef than ever before, with more than 80% of beef grading the highest available USDA quality grades .

Workforce

D.C. lawmakers vote to save the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 03, 2018

The move effectively reverses a June ballot initiative.

Leadership

Calif. mandates female representation on public company boards

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 01, 2018

A quick check of restaurant companies based in the state shows most would be out of compliance by the end of 2021 unless they make additional appointments.

Workforce

Courts draw lines on off-the-clock pay for restaurant staff

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 30, 2018

Recent rulings clarify when restaurants are obliged to pay employees for ancillary activities.

Consumer Trends

To bolster local restaurants, a San Francisco measure looks to ban new workplace cafeterias

By Benita Gingerella on Jul. 25, 2018

Critics say the measure would still have a negative effect on area jobs.

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