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The summer of foodborne illness: Cyclospora and others test restaurant supply chains

One of the biggest food safety outbreaks in U.S. history is putting pressure on the foodservice industry to prepare for the future.

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A potential beef blockage is looming

Working Lunch: This week's political podcast looks at what could be a supply disruption caused by a work stoppage at one of the country's largest beef processing plants. A labor expert explains.

If successful, the deal would create the country’s largest broadline distributor, providing food to restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets, healthcare facilities and schools.

Working Lunch: This week's political podcast looks at the evolving issue of Extended Producer Responsibility laws on recycling across the country. Consultants Michael Washburn and Chloe Kapanen offer insights for compliance.

The fast-casual chain is spotlighting farmers, like the maker of its goat cheese. Baby goats will be available for holding (and chakra reset) at a unit in Los Angeles.

Corporate transparency reports on managing people, food and the planet are facing new pressures. For Cava, this first report is designed to codify values embedded in the brand's DNA.

The U.S. government sued the state of California on Wednesday, saying regulations designed to prevent animal cruelty create "unnecessary red tape" that drives up prices.

The city is the first in the nation to charge vehicles, including distribution trucks, every time they pass through a high-traffic zone. Operators fear a climb in food costs and an erosion of guest traffic.

The walkout would affect a host of restaurants in the market, including local units of The Cheesecake Factory, Jersey Mike's, Jimmy John's, Pappas Restaurants and the Buc-ee's c-store chain, according to the local Teamsters chapter planning the strike.

Everyone has a conviction about what’s ahead for the industry in the New Year. But it’s the uncertainties—the what-ifs—that should be top of mind.

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