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Bloomberg to back soda tax in Berkeley

 Oct. 20, 2014

A proposal in Berkeley, Calif., to levy a penny-an-ounce tax on sugared sodas is seen as a test of the public’s willingness to fight obesity with price manipulations. Now former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has reportedly thrown his weight and considerable financial resources behind passing the ballot measure.

Seattle City Council passes soda tax

 By Heather Lalley on Jun. 06, 2017

Seattle joins the growing ranks of cities to levy taxes on sugary drinks.

Consumer Trends

No smoke, but fire for sure

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 05, 2014

It had been just a bad memory: Smokers raising hell in restaurants that dared to curb their vice, and the health-minded leaning hard on operators to snuff out second-hand smoke.

FDA finalizes menu-labeling regs

Nov. 25, 2014

Chain restaurants will have a year to post calorie counts for food and some alcoholic beverages. They’ll also be required to provide far more information in print form, and to let customers know that 2,000 calories is a daily benchmark.

Workforce

6 places new labor legislation is heating up

By Alaina Lancaster on Aug. 15, 2017

The rules and regulations to keep an eye out for in your area.

Workforce

The $15 question

By Steve Brooks on Mar. 17, 2014

In the fight over minimum wage, the restaurant industry faces an elusive, but highly organized challenger.

New restaurant headaches arising in legislatures

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 01, 2014

San Francisco has already passed a law to change restaurants’ labor-scheduling policies. Meanwhile, a California lawmaker wants wages doubled on certain days.

Operations

Finally, food safety watchdogs pledge to collaborate

By Peter Romeo and Benita Gingerella on Jan. 31, 2018

Restaurants could be a beneficiary of a partnership agreement struck yesterday by two of the three agencies charged with protecting the food supply. The collaboration promises to bolster the nation's safeguards, particularly for produce.

The week’s head-spinning moments: Expanded strained relations edition

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 21, 2014

A loud note of disharmony could be heard within the restaurant industry this week, particularly among its Italian combatants.

Obama Administration now has 1,000 government investigators targeting businesses for minimum wage violations

Dec. 09, 2014

Under President Obama, government officials are aggressively enforcing the law against employers who fail to pay the minimum wage, deny overtime compensation and misclassify workers as contractors.

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