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Fast-food giants gobbled up $1 billion in federal aid for small businesses
12.08.2020
by H. Claire Brown + Jessica Fu
With dreams of small business, not empire, LA Trade Tech culinary students are built for this moment
12.08.2020
by Karen Stabiner
“It’s a national tragedy”: What a devastating Covid-19 outbreak at a California slaughterhouse reveals about the federal government’s failed pandemic response
11.24.2020
by Nick Roberts + Rosa Amanda Tuirán
Covid-19 made our food system more vulnerable. Turns out it also generated massive amounts of waste.
11.20.2020
by Sam Bloch
Despite now offering $15 minimum wage, Amazon still a top employer of SNAP recipients in many states
11.19.2020
by H. Claire Brown
Shut out of government relief, New York City street vendors ask for support
11.17.2020
by Sam Bloch
McDonald’s announces the launch of the McPlant—a vegan burger co-developed with Beyond Meat
11.09.2020
by Joe Fassler
To survive the pandemic, restaurants are offering subscriptions for bottomless coffee and beer. Will the model last?
11.06.2020
by Sam Bloch
Prop 22 passes in California, leaving hundreds of thousands of gig workers without employee protections
11.04.2020
by H. Claire Brown
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