Tag: labor

Gebbers Farms announced the successful settlement with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for alleged violations of COVID-19 regulations.

Buyers and chefs are asking for more specific specifications on products, and many times, suppliers have more efficient solutions. 

A handful of United Fresh 2021 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award winners shared their labor experiences during a July 13 webinar.

While they didn’t dare use the term “new normal” to describe the conditions in the foodservice industry, several leaders said to expect things to look like this for a while.

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announced that the Walmart Foundation has awarded it a new one-year grant of $700,000.

US Foods Holding Corp. announced today the launch of Summer Scoop. Themed “Dining Out Is In Again,” Summer Scoop features 18 on-trend, versatile, profit-driving products designed to reduce back-of-house preparation and skilled-labor demands.

The produce industry has trouble finding enough labor during normal times, so when the labor market is especially tight, like now, it hurts that much more.

Employers may want to make sure they’re not giving the wrong message to employees who had been working remotely but are coming back to the workplace.

Complaining that people don’t want to work because they could make more on unemployment is a funny way of admitting that you pay poverty wages.

The latest organization to speak out in favor of immigration reform is the George W. Bush Institute. Is there a chance?