Labor
Big city restaurants and bars are missing office workers’ spending on Mondays and Fridays
CNBC 2/24
Many restaurants and hotels in city downtowns are seeing sales come back to pre-pandemic levels — but only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
In Illinois, restaurant workers are taking aim at the ‘other NRA’
WBEZ NPR Chicago 2/23
Fair wage groups are organizing workers after a national report linked the money raised by food training certifications to anti-minimum-wage lobbying efforts.
Food Industry Policy
Expanding The Menu At California’s Cannabis Cafes
LAist 89.3FM 2/23
Under California law, cannabis consumption lounges have a catch: cannabis is all you can enjoy at them, no food or beverages allowed. A recent bill proposed by Assemblyman Matt Haney would change that.
Ojai votes on revised ordinance to ban gas stoves for new restaurants
VC Reporter 2/23
New restaurants built in the city of Ojai will be banned from installing stoves and ovens powered by natural gas under a revised and renamed “Ojai Greenhouse Gas Reduction Ordinance” passed by the Ojai City Council on Feb. 14.
On the Side
Cheesecake Factory Eclipses $3 Billion, Plans for More Price Hikes
FSR 2/23
Despite opening eight new restaurants during the fourth quarter, the casual dining chain hasn’t kept pace with inflation and plans to increase menu prices again.
12 James Beard Award-Winning Restaurants to Try in San Francisco
Eater SF 2/23
San Francisco has 48 hills, a mere 49-square-mile area, yet it manages, somehow, to play host to legions of well-acclaimed restaurants, bakeries, and cafes.
