Twin Cities Restaurant and Bar Workers are Serving as ‘First Responders’ Amid the Opioid Crisis

December 23, 2024 Justine Jones, Eater

As fentanyl continues to drive the American opioid crisis, restaurant and bar workers are emerging as essential players in overdose response and harm reduction efforts.

Malls are Using New Restaurants to Draw Consumers as Shopping Centers Reinvent Themselves

December 23, 2024 Amelia Lucas, CNBC

As malls devote more space to food and drinks, food courts have been supplemented by a newer, more upscale alternative: food halls.

Union Starbucks Partners Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike as Bargaining Enters Final Stages

December 23, 2024 Starbucks Workers United

The vote was finalized just as union bargaining delegates are preparing to return to the table with Starbucks for the last scheduled foundational framework bargaining session of the year.

Evidence Found of Seafood Fraud in Nearly 30% of Restaurants in Louisiana’s Capital City

December 23, 2024 SeaD Consulting

After sampling menu items at 24 restaurants randomly chosen across the city, SeaD Consulting’s investigators discovered that nearly 30% of the dishes sampled—more than one in four—were misrepresented. Seven out of the 24 restaurants were misleading customers by advertising shrimp as Gulf shrimp when, in fact, it was imported.

Nutrition Policy Alert: Seafood Automatically Qualifies for the ‘Healthy’ Claim Under FDA’s Final Rule for the Definition of ‘Healthy’

December 23, 2024 Seafood Nutrition Partnership

To qualify for the “healthy” claim a product needs to: Contain a specific Food Group Equivalents (FGE) quantity from one or more food group(s) or subgroup(s), including fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy (fat-free and low-fat), and/or protein foods; and meet set % DV thresholds for the three dietary components of public health concern – sodium, added sugars, and saturated fat.