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Working Lunch

Working Lunch is a podcast from Align Public Strategies devoted to explaining the so what and now what about key issues impacting the restaurant and retail industries.

Operations

Why ServSafe is under attack in the court of public opinion

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 24, 2023

Working Lunch: The recent New York Times story was a hit piece. There was so much more that should have been in it.

Financing

Sean Kennedy on California’s Fast Act

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 13, 2023

Working Lunch: The EVP of public policy for the National Restaurant Association joins the podcast to discuss the legal situation with the controversial law.

Workforce

What the midterm elections revealed about restaurants' political resolve

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 30, 2022

Working Lunch: The industry proved it won't win on key ballot issues if it doesn't put up a fight.

Technology

Qwick raises $40M for Uber-like staffing app

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 01, 2022

Restaurants can use Qwick to fill shifts on demand. Its revenue has grown more than 10,000% over the past three years.

Leadership

Why Nov. 8 ballots might look a little different to restaurateurs in some areas

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 26, 2022

Working Lunch: Ranked choice voting is spreading quickly, and the result could be less polarization of the political process

Financing

SEC wants public restaurant companies to give a farm-to-fork carbon assessment

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2022

The financial securities watchdog is considering disclosure requirements that go beyond what industry lobbyists say is feasible.

Workforce

America's political divisions are creating another challenge for restaurant employers

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 11, 2022

Working Lunch: The polarization is spilling into the workplace, with 26% of employees already saying they feel the effects in their job experiences.

Workforce

Starbucks and its union are ready to negotiate. What's on the table?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 03, 2022

Working Lunch: The give-and-take on scheduling and firings could have repercussions for all chains.

Financing

Not having an ESG strategy can be controversial. Now having one is turning dicey

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 27, 2022

Conservative groups and politicians say they don't want to do business with those "woke" players.

Workforce

What’s next in the struggle to halt California’s new wage law

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 22, 2022

The industry's Hail Mary is using the 2024 ballot to enlist voters in the cause. Meanwhile, nine states are emerging as future battlegrounds.

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