Higher minimum wage leads to lower hygiene standards
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An analysis has of Seattle restaurants has shown an unexpected side effect of the city’s higher minimum wage: Lower hygiene standards. The study’s authors speculate that higher wages have led to restaurants cutting workers’ hours and assigning more tasks to some employees. These changes are leading to an increase in health violations. (NPR)
Redskins-themed restaurant for sale after just one season
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Hail & Hog Kitchen and Tap, a restaurant themed around Washington, D.C.’s professional football team, has closed its doors and is selling off its assets after one season. The restaurant’s parent filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in January, but was forced into Chapter 7 liquidation in August. (The Washington Post)
United Airlines opens invitation-only restaurant at Newark airport
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United Airlines has opened an invite-only restaurant called Classified at Newark Liberty International Airport. The restaurant – where dinner for two can top $100 – is exclusively for United’s customers who receive an email invitation, although the airline isn’t revealing its standard for who it includes on the list. (The New York Times)
Pop-up restaurant trains refugee chefs
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At Emma’s Torch Classroom Cafe, a pop-up brunch restaurant in Brooklyn, refugees can learn cooking skills and practice them, for free. Students spend 200 hours over eight weeks studying and cooking under pressure, preparing to get jobs in the restaurant industry. (Fast Company)
Feds sue Kansas City company in discrimination case
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Authorities have filed legal action against the company that used to operate Pizza Studio in Kansas City, Mo., in a case of alleged gender discrimination. Two teenagers were hired to work at the restaurant last year, but when Jensen Walcott found out she was offered 25 cents less than Jake Reed, she protested. Both offers of employment were rescinded. (The Kansas City Star)