Breitbart: California Workers Arrive at Restaurant to Find It Closed Thanks to Newsom’s $20 Minimum Wage.
Restaurant workers at a Foster’s Freeze location in California arrived at work this week to find they had lost their jobs because it had closed, thanks to a $20 minimum wage signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) that took effect April 1.
1. Laying off workers
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2. Cutting hours and hiring less
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3. Dropping staff benefits
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4. Turning to order kiosks
Restaurants are turning to technology and automation to help reduce labor costs.
Sharon Zackfia, a restaurant analyst at William Blair, previously told BI that she expects digital order kiosks — currently a key focus area for some fast-food chains — to spread "even more quickly" in California. Kiosks mean that diners can place orders without having to speak to staff at a counter.
[Michaela] Mendelsohn, the El Pollo Loco franchisee, told CNN that she was introducing order kiosks and was considering bringing in AI-operated drive-thrus.
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5. Spending less on operations
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Alex Johnson, the Auntie Anne's Pretzels and Cinnabon franchisee, told the AP that he wasn't looking at opening any more locations in California. "I have to consider selling and even closing my business," he said. "The profit margin has become too slim."
Why, who could have possibly ever considered there are other ways to circumvent big nanny state government oppressive and onerous over-regulation?
The Smoking Gun: Cops: Pastor Tried To Deep-Fry McDonald's Cook.
Latoya Gladney, a 44-year-old manager in training at a McDonald’s in North Carolina, told police that her employees were “disrespecting” her last night, so she called her husband “to assist her.”
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Cops say Dwayne Waden [Gladney's husband], a 57-year-old church pastor walked into the kitchen and began punching Theodore Garlington, a McDonald’s cook, in the face. Waden also allegedly wrapped his hands around Garlington’s neck and began “pushing his head toward the deep fryer,” according to a police report.
Before Garlington, 34, could be dipped in hot oil, several employees interceded, pulling Waden [...] off the victim.
Garlington suffered “a large contusion to the forehead and right eye, along with scratches on his neck.” While EMS workers responded to the scene, Garlington chose to have relatives transport him to the hospital.
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Bond was set at $1000 and a January 22 misdemeanor trial was scheduled for Waden.
Nice knowing bond is only $1,000 and it's a misdemeanor. What's the bond and charge if racial components are factored in and the victim is black and the perp is white? I'm unable to find stories reporting the race of Theodore Garlington.
The Grocer: McDonald’s to exit Russia with sale of business.
Global fast food giant McDonald’s has announced it will cease all operations in Russia after 30 years in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine.
McDonald’s announced it has initiated a process to sell its Russian business, having previously temporarily closed its restaurants and paused operations in the country on 8 March.
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Notably, as part of the process McDonald’s will initiate a process of “de-arching” the estate, meaning the new owner of the stores will not be able to use the McDonald’s name, logo, branding, and menu.
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“We have a long history of establishing deep, local roots wherever the arches shine,” said McDonald’s president and CEO Chris Kempczinski.
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“It is impossible to ignore the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. And it is impossible to imagine the golden arches representing the same hope and promise that led us to enter the Russian market 32 years ago,” [said Kempczinski].
But it's entirely possible for Mr. Kempczinski to ignore the humanitarian crisis in China where McDonald's thrives.
The Grocer Archived
A video of a customer being abused by a McDonald's employee in the drive-thru of a Hamilton restaurant has prompted an apology from the company.Advisory: NSFW language.
In the video, the drive-thru worker at McDonald's Five Cross Roads can be heard saying they were closed, before swearing through the intercom.
Someone in the car then makes the point the restaurant is supposed to be open 24 hours.
The employee goes on to call the customer "a little bitch" after asking him "the f**k you want bitch?"
A farmer in Ontario, Canada who has kept a McDonald's meal since 2012 has proven the urban legend is mostly true - McDonald's food doesn't rot.
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...the burger had lost its moisture entirely and the cheese went slightly brown, but from a distance the meal looked as if it were purchased that morning[.]
McDonald's secret menu has long been rumoured in the UK and while the brand has previously claimed it doesn't exist, turns out you can order from it - if you know what to ask for.
