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At the moment some restaurants are struggling to find people who actually want to work for them. In an effort to rectify that, at least for its establishments, Chipotle is publicizing higher pay and better opportunities for internal advancement. On Monday, the popular chain announced it’d be bumping up pay for its workers to a $15 per […]
Having played 18 seasons with the Miami Heat, Udonis Haslem is the definition of an NBA veteran. But when he’s not busy stacking up championship rings, Mr. 305 is also a successful restaurant owner, an avid car collector, and one of the league’s biggest takeout junkies. Over pizza and wings (delivered straight from Haslem’s own […]
A particularly special crustacean dodged a death sentence last month. According to Inside Nova, staff at a Virginia Red Lobster decided to spare the life of an unusual-looking lobster that was originally headed to a plate. The employees were reportedly taken aback by the animal’s vibrant, speckled shell, which was unlike anything they’ve ever seen. They then […]
Two former Chick-fil-A employees in Alabama have been indicted for allegedly diverting thousands of dollars in customer payments to their own bank accounts, Newsweek reports. The United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Alabama released a statement on the alleged scheme on Wednesday and outlined the 16-count indictment against them. Larry James Black Jr., 37, and Joshua Daniel Powell, 40, worked […]
On Saturday, officials in the California city of Burbank resorted to putting a chain-link fence around a restaurant, the Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill, because it was repeatedly defying COVID-19 mandates. This move comes as demonstrators continue to rally on both sides of the issue, according to NBC Los Angeles. City police Lt. Derek Green […]
Heinz confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the company will expand its efforts to address an unlikely byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted restaurants and fast food chains across the United States: a ketchup packet shortage. Manufacturing lines will be increased by about 25 percent to produce more than 12 billion packets a year. In […]
The son of a California man who died after an amateur taco eating contest has filed a lawsuit against the event’s organizers. The Fresno Bee reports that 18-year-old Marshall Hutchings is suing Fresno Sports and Events LLC—owners of the Fresno Grizzlies—for negligence, saying his 41-year-old father, Dana Hutchings wasn’t aware of the competition’s risks. The […]
Taco Bell plans on hiring at least 5,000 people when the fast food chain conducts interviews at nearly 2,000 locations across the United States on a single day, CBS News reports. On April 21, Taco Bell will hold its annual job fair outdoors for a second straight year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On-the-spot interviews will be held […]
A Montana man alleges his 6-year-old son found a bullet inside a bag of otherwise delectable Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. That’s the claim from a man said to be named Bow Horn Weasel, per a TMZ report on Tuesday. According to their rundown, the Montana man first purchased a bag of Flamin’ Hot-ified Cheetos Puffs on […]
Krispy Kreme’s viral promotion, which involves free donuts for anyone who gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot, was received with a little pushback. Despite the good intentions, some people pointed out that offering free donuts doesn’t mix with the fact that obesity is a high-risk category for the virus. Now, Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield is defending the […]
