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NYPD Debunks Police Union Claims That Shake Shack Workers Intentionally Poisoned Cops

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The officers had been drinking Shake Shack milkshakes that they believe may have been tainted with bleach, noting a “funny taste,” police sources told the New York Post. In 2014, the city of New York awarded a former McDonald’s worker a $437,000 settlement after he was falsely accused of putting glass shards in a police officer’s Big Mac.

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As American Express Acquires Tock, Who’s Winning the Reservation Wars?

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What you need to know about the state of the reservations systems today Tock is changing hands yet again: The reservations system founded by restaurateur Nick Kokonas in 2014 has been acquired by American Express for $400 million, the financial services company announced today.

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A CHEF WHO GETS THE MESSAGE RIGHT

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According to Big Picture Learning – “A 2014 survey by About.com found that the top three reasons for leaving an organization were communication related: a lack of direction from management, overall poor communication, and poorly communication constant change.” That’s It!”.

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Give Some, Take Some: How the Community Fridge Fights Food Insecurity

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The movement was popularized in Berlin, when a volunteer-run organization called Foodsharing that has done peer-to-peer community food saving and sharing since 2012 began setting up community fridges (known as fair-teiler) across Germany in 2014. Findings around the E. It’s through industrial food systems that risk is amplified.”.

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Pay-What-You-Can Markets Provide Produce for the Common Good

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The operation was part of a larger nonprofit, the Leichtag Foundation , in 2014, before it splintered off to become its own nonprofit two years later. I don’t know that we could keep our doors open if our only source of revenue was the pay-what-you-can farm stand,” says Spoor. “We

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

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Published: 2014 ?? Plus, it takes a deep dive through the weeds of restaurant layouts, purchasing new equipment, hiring the right staff, reworking menus, and sourcing fine wine. They also teach us the fundamentals of the industry, with expert insights and real case studies on the most critical aspect of a restaurant: profitability.

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Why Are the World’s Greatest Mangoes Almost Impossible to Buy in the U.S.?

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In every single case, the mangoes were sourced off WhatsApp. is the second largest importer of mangoes in the world, with the majority sourced from Mexico. A 30-plus-year veteran of the “logistics business,” as he calls it, he began exploring mango importing in 2014. soil, each time within the past three years.

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