Instacart cutting 1,900 jobs as company ramps up scale, adds new service model
Instacart will begin offering its retail partners a new Partner Pick model, which will allow stores to rely on their own employees to utilize Instacart's technology and fulfill orders for customers.
Boston Market plans to open two restaurants per week: report
Get ready for more Boston Market.
DC Mayor Bowser confirms indoor bar and restaurant service to resume at 25% capacity starting Jan. 22
The move aligns with the end of an "Inauguration Pause" placed on the city's Phase 2 reopening activities due to "public health and safety" concerns following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Lidl to give extra $200 to employees who get COVID-19 vaccine
The Arlington, Virginia-based grocery chain joins Aldi's, Trader Joe's, Instacart, Dollar General in offering COVID-19 vaccination incentives to employees.
Checkers and Rally's to debut new look in summer 2021
Fast-food joints are headed to the future.
DC restaurants team up to feed inauguration security staff, troops and police protecting US Capitol
After images surfaced of troops receiving the food, suddenly "people from all over the place" began ordering pies. So they created a portal to make it easier for people to do so.
Friendly's sale to restaurant group finalized
Friendly’s isn’t going anywhere.
Aldi workers who get COVID-19 vaccine will receive extra pay, company says
Employees of the supermarket chain Aldi who choose to receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be paid for such efforts, the German company said this week.
McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Popeyes and other chains bite into the fervor for chicken sandwiches
At least 10 major U.S. fast-food chains have introduced fried-chicken sandwiches in the past three months, or are set to shortly.
Applebee's announces winter-themed Mucho cocktails
For anyone who needs a drink, Applebee’s has you covered.
Restaurants, bars scramble for propane amid pandemic winter
It's one of many new headaches — but a crucial one — that go with setting up tables and tents on sidewalks, streets and patios to comply with public health restrictions.
Nestlé recalls 762,000 pounds of pepperoni Hot Pockets
The frozen stuffed sandwiches — shipped to retail stores nationwide — are being recalled because they “may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of glass and hard plastic,” the USDA said Friday.
Wealthy Sweet’N Low magnate Donald Tober leaps to his death from NYC apartment
Donald Tober, CEO and co-owner of the New York-based 1,400-employee Sugar Foods, committed suicide Friday.
Lady Gaga's dad shares struggles of being an NYC restaurant owner amid pandemic: Delivery is 'not enough'
Lady Gaga's father Joe Germanotta is one of the thousands of New York restaurant owners concerned about the future of his business amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Trader Joe's, Instacart to offer employees incentives to get COVID-19 vaccines
Trader Joe's and Instacart joined Dollar General this week in offering financial incentives to their workers -- deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic -- to encourage them to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot says restaurants and bars need to be allowed to reopen 'as quickly as possible'
“If we have people and give them an outlet for entertainment in the restaurant space, in the bar space, we have much more of an opportunity in my view to be able to regulate and control that environment,” Lightfoot said. “Let’s bring it out of the shadows. Let’s allow them to have some recreation in restaurants, in bars, where we can actually work with responsible owners and managers to regulate and protect people from COVID-19."
Fast-food workers in 15 cities planning to strike on Friday, demanding higher federal minimum wage
The strikes, which are being organized by Fight for $15 and a Union, are demanding just that — a $15 hourly minimum wage and the right to unionize without retaliation.
PepsiCo aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
The food-and-beverage giant generated about 57 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions globally in 2019
Kraft Mac & Cheese is launching recyclable cups as sustainability gains popularity
Kraft Mac & Cheese is attempting to go green.
In-N-Out is best restaurant to work for, according to Glassdoor study
Fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger has been named the best restaurant to work for, in a new ranking compiled by business-review site Glassdoor.



















