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Working Lunch

Working Lunch is a podcast from Align Public Strategies devoted to explaining the so what and now what about key issues impacting the restaurant and retail industries.

Workforce

Donald Trump's dream setup may prove nightmarish for restaurants

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 11, 2024

Working Lunch: With the White House and Congress both controlled by Republicans, operators could see a runaway train occasionally bearing down on them.

Leadership

Here's why restaurants should care about what happens Tuesday

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 05, 2024

Working Lunch: Don't miss the issues of real importance to the business amid all the noise.

Operations

McDonald's nightmare of a week could have been worse

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 28, 2024

Working Lunch: Through serendipity, campaign watchers saw a lapse of food-safety protocols replayed right before their eyes.

Workforce

Restaurants find an unexpected ally in preserving Massachusetts' tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 21, 2024

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, often pro-union, has come out against a ballot proposal to kill the employer concession, astonishing the business.

Leadership

For restaurants, the key political races are at the state level

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2024

Working Lunch: Changes in control of state legislatures and governorships could usher a new political climate into several major markets. Here's what's at stake.

Workforce

With just weeks until the election, the political scene is heating up for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 24, 2024

Working Lunch: From a longtime foe faltering in Congress to a presidential candidate promising yet another payroll break, recent days have yielded quite a highlights reel.

Operations

Joint employer makes a surprise comeback

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 30, 2024

Working Lunch: Ed Egee, VP of government relations and workforce development for the National Retail Federation, joins the podcast to discuss a recent NLRB decision.

Operations

Restaurants make progress on credit card fees at the state level

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 26, 2024

Working Lunch: The political podcast featuring Align Public Strategies features Brennan Duckett, director of technology and innovation policy for the National Restaurant Association.

Workforce

The No Taxes on Tips issue refuses to go away

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 20, 2024

Working Lunch: Its appeal as a policy talking point is going to mandate some sort of action when tax changes are taken up next year, regardless of which party wins in November.

Leadership

Here's a restaurateur's guide to what the summer's extraordinary politics signal for the business

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 06, 2024

Working Lunch: It's hardly been politics as usual. The implications might be equally as surprising.

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