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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.

Operations

Kevin Johnson’s abrupt departure as Starbucks CEO

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 21, 2022

Working Lunch: RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo joins the Align Public Strategies podcast, as does Brennan Duckett from the National Restaurant Association.

Financing

Doing the right thing can cost a lot. Just ask McDonald's

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 11, 2022

Working Lunch: The burger giant and other U.S. chains will feel their departures from Russia financially. But the bold moves will prove sound business decisions in the long term.

Workforce

The Department of Labor plans to beef up wage and hour audits

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 04, 2022

Working Lunch: Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley from Align Public Strategies discuss the Biden Administration’s planned audits. They also talk about Uber and unions.

Operations

Starbucks is fighting both its unions and the NLRB

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 25, 2022

Working Lunch: The Align Public Strategies podcast features a discussion on the Starbucks unionization effort, McDonald’s battle with Carl Icahn and some legislation in Maryland.

Operations

The National Restaurant Association has new leadership

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 18, 2022

Working Lunch: Align Public Strategies’ Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley discuss Michelle Korsmo’s qualifications. They also discuss Starbucks’ continuing unionization issue.

Operations

Democratic governors bail on Biden

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 11, 2022

Working Lunch: Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley discuss governors easing pandemic restrictions and some bipartisan legislation that swept through Congress.

Operations

The heat turns up on the California FAST Act

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 07, 2022

Working Lunch: Mohona Siddique of the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program joins the Align Public Strategies podcast to talk about portable benefits.

Operations

Infrastructure spending could further tighten the labor market

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 28, 2022

Working Lunch: Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley from Align Public Strategies talk about infrastructure spending and best places to work.

Financing

Are the labor and supply chain issues scaring off investors?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 21, 2022

Working Lunch: Mike Halen, senior restaurant industry analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, joins Align Public Strategies to talk about the impact of current labor and supply chain issues on valuations.

Operations

SCOTUS sidelines the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 14, 2022

Working Lunch: RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo joins Align Public Strategies to talk about the Supreme Court decision killing the vaccine mandate and growing unionization efforts

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