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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 […]
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 […]
A judge ruled two weeks ago that a former restaurant manager in South Carolina owes $546,000 to a man he enslaved, deeming the manager guilty of “coercing an African-American man with an intellectual disability to work extensive hours at a restaurant for no pay.” The manager, 56-year-old Bobby Paul Edwards, is serving a 10-year prison sentence […]
11 people were hospitalized after the deck of a Tennessee waterfront restaurant collapsed while a birthday party was being held Saturday afternoon, per ABC News. Two individuals suffered critical injuries, while the rest are considered to be non-critical. More than 40 people were reportedly posing for a photo on the wooden deck of the Zois Harbor Lights Restaurant […]
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 […]
An ex-employee of a California Panda Express is suing the company for being pushed to strip down to her underwear in front of others during a training seminar. NBC News reports that Jennifer Spargifiore says the 2019 incident was part of a “trust-building” activity that was hosted by Panda Express and the self-improvement consulting company, Alive Seminars […]
Lil Baby is great at making music, but the Atlanta superstar wants to begin branching out and dipping his hand in other businesses as well. During a recent interview with XXL, Baby talked about how he has plans to open a restaurant very soon as his next business endeavor. “Actually, I have a new restaurant […]
The restaurant industry has taken a huge hit during the coronavirus pandemic, and no one has felt that pain more than waitstaff and cooks. Operating at reduced capacity, waiters are barely making minimum wage now that business and tips are scarce. One Colorado resident decided to provide some relief to seven employees of a local […]
