Plastic straw bans, predictive scheduling, and the increasing use of automation in quick-service restaurants. These are some of the trends Dunkin’ and other quick service franchisees can expect to be hearing more about as we head into 2019. The big Democratic gains in the mid-terms are the biggest new development on the political and regulatory…
Read More »When Nancy Pelosi assumes the speakership again in a couple of weeks and the democrat majority takes over control of the US House of Representatives, one of their top priorities will be pushing to increase the federal minimum wage. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), the ranking member on the House Education and the Workforce Committee (who…
Read More »Another interesting survey was released this week, the annual survey by the Gallup Organization to measure how proud Americans are of their country. It seems the great political divide is definitely real as only 32% of Democrats were “extremely proud” of their country, and 42% of those identifying as independent, but 74% of Republicans placed…
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