Serving up the latest restaurant industry news.
Labor
Chipotle’s $50M Venture Fund Invests in Robotic Makelines
QSR Magazine 7/21
In April, Chipotle formed what it labeled “Cultivate Next,” a venture intended to make early stage investments into “strategically aligned companies.”
Tips for Delivering the Benefits Restaurant Employees Want and Need
QSR Magazine 7/21
It’s been quite a rollercoaster ride for the restaurant industry over the past few years.
Food Industry Policy
Worry over getting sick not standing to sue, says CAVA in PFAS lawsuit
Legal Newsline 7/20
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs who weren’t physically harmed failed to show they have standing to sue, says a Mediterranean food restaurant chain accused of using packaging that contains chemicals known as PFAS.
California could soon add a new fee to wine and liquor bottles
San Francisco Chronicle 7/20
California wine and liquor drinkers could soon pay up to 10 cents more when they buy an adult beverage at the store — a deposit they could theoretically get back if they recycle their empty bottles.
On the Side
San Francisco Shines With New Museums, Restaurants and Parks
New York Times 7/21
Lately, it seems like the news headlines from San Francisco have been negative, from the city’s homelessness crisis and highly publicized recallelections to the area’s astronomical cost-of-living and worsening fire seasons.
Tara Monsod On Mentorship In The Kitchen And The Renaissance Of Filipino Cuisine
Zagat July 2022
I started at Animae as a sous chef at the end of 2020. The head chef moved on right before I came, and then before the next COVID closure, I had been running the restaurant by myself for about a month.
