Dollar General goes on a hiring spree

June 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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During the next 10 days, the company hopes to fill positions in all 44 states where it operates. Open positions include regional and district manager roles, as well as supervisor and assistant director positions at the company’s distribution centers.

Retailers are working hard to secure quality talent. Target just raised its starting pay to $12 an hour and plans to bump that up to $15 by 2020. Walmart increased hourly pay to $11 and announced a tuition-assistance plan, while Kroger yesterday said it, too, will cover a portion of employees’ college costs.

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Danone plans to buy up to 25 food startups

June 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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Managing director Laurent Marcel told the news service that the fund is looking at sectors ranging from healthy drinks, snacks and baby food to alternative protein sources. The investment fund is also looking at areas throughout the entire agri-food chain for companies to purchase, including those that focus on everything from organic farming to new protein sources.

“Finding new protein sources will be a big challenge for the planet in coming year,” Marcel told Reuters. “Many companies are searching for non-animal proteins. This is typically a sector we could invest in.” The fund also hopes to find ways to attract new customers, such as subscription-based business models and home delivery.

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Street Vendors Say Proposal To Oust Them From WTC Site Is Islamophobic

June 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The City Council is considering legislation that would expand the restricted vending area around the World Trade Center site, displacing 22 street vendors who say the proposal is racially motivated. City Councilwoman Margaret Chin, who sponsored the bill, insists she supports street vendors, but that the bill is about public safety—the NYPD maintains that street vendor carts could conceal explosives and often contain flammable gases. At a hearing last week, Oleg Chernyavsky, the NYPD’s director of legislative affairs, asserted that a proliferation of food vendors “can soften an officer’s vigilance when similar looking equipment being used to hide explosives is placed near the vendors who legitimately ply their trade,” Patch reports.

The Street Vendors Project, an advocacy group which has 1,800 vendor members, has taken issue with this claim.

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New York City’s Essential Barbecue Restaurants

June 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

New York City has come a long way from the days when red sauce-slathered grilled baby back ribs were considered barbecue, even moving beyond the phase of pan-regional barbecue restaurants peddling a hodgepodge of styles. Now New York City has a number of restaurants drawing inspiration from specific regions — Texas, Kansas City, Carolinas, etc. — as well as some establishments that are developing an exciting new style.

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How Much Noise Should We Put Up With In NYC Parks?

June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“A Parks Dept. spokesperson said that so far this year they’ve logged 209 service requests regarding noise-related issues. They could not immediately provide information on how many (if any) summonses have been issued for noise violations in parks.”

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Polish baker inks lease deals for first US locations, plans 50 stores in New York

June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Just Baked, a Polish bakery chain being rebranded for an entrance to the U.S. market, has signed two Manhattan leases ahead of a bold plan to open 50 stores in New York, signposting a direct challenger to French bakery Maison Kayser.”

The two bakeries, which will sell a range of sandwiches, coffee and pastries, are set to open in a 1,400-square-foot Tribeca storefront at 88 West Broadway, and into another location at Westfield’s Oculus downtown.

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Cosme Restaurant Chef Daniela Soto-Innes on Being a Young Boss in the Kitchen

June 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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“Chef Daniela Soto-Innes got her start in kitchens by lying about her age. She started working at restaurants at the age of 14, never revealing how young she really was. At age 23 she moved to New York City to open Cosme. Within two years of the restaurant’s opening, she was named the James Beard Rising Chef of the Year, and Cosme landed on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. She is now a partner at the restaurant, as well as at the team’s latest space, Atla. Here, she shares how she gets it all done.

I wake up around 7 or 8 a.m., and I do some kind of workout, whether running or cycling or yoga. After that, I go to work, and I kiss everyone on the cheek right when I come in to both of the restaurants. At Cosme I’m like the psychologist. Everybody wants to talk to me and tell me what happened while I was away, tell me which ovens broke. I always do service at Cosme at night. But that’s it, that’s all I do. It passes by very fast. I wish there were five more hours between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.”

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Fresh foods continue to drive in-store sales, report notes

June 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Fresh foods are driving 49% of dollar growth across fast-moving consumer goods categories at retail, according to a report from Nielsen. In all, fresh and perishable foods account for $177 billion in sales.

Although e-commerce sales continue to grow, Nielsen says companies looking for immediate growth opportunities shouldn’t ignore the perimeter of their stores, noting fresh and perishable foods generated sales nearly 14 times as high as all online food and beverage sales this year. The report suggests supermarkets looking to grow their fresh sales should look beyond a category-specific approach and take a more holistic view that leverages opportunities across the produce, bakery, deli and meat departments.”

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Spanish Food Hall Will Be Open Next Spring

June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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“Mercado Little Spain in his first New York project and a collaboration with Spain’s most famous culinary siblings Ferran and Albert Adria.

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Nestle planting seeds in new frozen food brands

June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Nestle S.A. will invest in Outsiders Pizza Co. and Wildscape while giving them time to make their mark in the frozen food category. The two brands are examples of new innovation models called “internal incubators” by Nestle.

“What we try to do there is to reproduce what start-up companies would do but benefitting from the scale and the strength of Nestle,” said Laurent Freixe, executive vice-president of Nestle S.A., on June 13 at the Deutsche Bank’s dbAccess Global Consumer Conference in Paris.”

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