California’s New Law: How It Will Impact Restaurant Menu Prices as Summer Approaches
Chef Andrew Gruel Discusses Impact of California’s Minimum Wage Hike on Restaurants
California is set to experience another round of menu price increases as a new law takes effect in the summer, following recent hikes by fast-food chains in response to the state’s $20 minimum wage mandate. Restaurant owners are sounding the alarm over a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that prohibits “junk fees” starting July 1, forcing them to raise prices to offset the loss of revenue from surcharges and fees.
Challenges Faced by Restaurant Owners
Traditionally, restaurant owners have used surcharges to provide benefits like health care to their employees. With the new law banning such fees,
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California’s New Law: How It Will Impact Restaurant Menu Prices as Summer Approaches
Traditional industry incomes are record… and the sector stimulates employment and the economy
Fatima Zahraa Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, stated that “the handicraft sector contributes 7 percent to the gross national product, while its employment rate amounts to 22 percent of the active population” in Morocco, highlighting also that it is a contributing factor in “preserving the national heritage.” .
Amour reported these numbers as part of a joint answer to four oral questions during a general session to monitor government work in the House of Councilors, on the evening of Tuesday, April 30, recording that “the law related to traditional industry activities was issued, which enabled the regulation of 172 professions in total.”
She continued, explaining her ministry’s procedures, saying: “We began some time ago to establish a national registry for traditional crafts, in which the number of registered men and women reached 395,000, all of whom benefited from health coverage.”
“mutual favor”
The government official attributed the “important recovery of the traditional industry sector” to “the greater recovery experienced by the tourism sector in the Kingdom in
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Traditional industry incomes are record… and the sector stimulates employment and the economy
A whistleblower who accused Boeing’s supplier of ignoring defects has died. It’s the second in two months
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According to the “Seattle Times”, Joshua Dean, 45 years old and known for having a healthy lifestyle, was infected by a bacteria highly resistant to antibiotics, contracted pneumonia and suffered a stroke. He died on Tuesday after two weeks in hospital.
Dean, a mechanical engineer, started working at Spirit in 2019. He was laid off the following year following pandemic-related cuts and returned to Spirit in May 2021 as a quality auditor. In October the following year, Dean raised concerns about improperly drilled holes in Boeing 373 Max plane parts, but claimed that flagging the problem had no effect. Focused on these defects,
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FACILITATION OF TRADE – A commercial information portal in place
| Minister Edgard Razafindravahy (at the microphone) during the launching ceremony of the Madagascar Commercial Information Portal, Tuesday at the Carlton. |
The Madagascar Commercial Information Portal was launched on Tuesday. All the information necessary for operators is available there.
The Madagascar Commercial Information Portal (PICM) is now available, marking an important step in the simplification and centralization of commercial data. This development orchestrated by the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade, with the support of technical and financial partners, namely
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FACILITATION OF TRADE – A commercial information portal in place
Hotel Schimmelpenninck Huys has been taken over and will remain open, but Broodhuys will close immediately
The Hotel Schimmelpenninck Huys will continue to exist. Robert Vegter signed this afternoon and takes over the management of the hotel. The Broodhuys bakery in Groningen will close immediately.
The Schimmelpenninck Huys went bankrupt due to crown debts. Bart Reints Bok serves as spokesperson and is pleased that the acquisition was completed this Thursday. “It’s great that it happened so quickly. Now the employees have the certainty that they will be able to return to work and that the hotel will remain open.” He and the new owner Robert Vegter also held talks with the hotel’s fifty employees this afternoon.
The quick takeover meant the hotel didn’t stay closed for a day. Most employees remain employed. “At least around 35 people will remain employed. There were also people who were affected by the bankruptcy and who are now ready for a new challenge.”
“Certainly not profitable with current energy prices”
Broodhuys Bakery will close immediately. “It’s too difficult to make it profitable again. For this reason we decided together with the accountant not to try. Especially in these times with high energy prices, it is simply not profitable,” says
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Turkey Suspends All Imports and Exports with Israel Due to Gaza Crisis: Ministry of Commerce
Turkey’s Ministry of Commerce announced on the 2nd that it has completely suspended all imports and exports with Israel. The reason for the move was the “escalating humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza. The photo shows Turkish President Erdoğan. Representative photo taken in April in Baghdad, Iraq (2024 Reuters)
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Ministry of Trade announced on the 2nd that all imports and exports with Israel have been suspended. The reason for the move was the “escalating humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza.
The suspension of imports and exports will continue until the Israeli government authorizes an adequate flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Katz criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for violating the agreement by blocking import and export ports with Israel. “This is the behavior of a dictator who ignores the interests of Turkish people and businessmen,” one person wrote on X. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was said to have been instructed to consider alternative measures, such as domestic production or imports from countries other than Turkey.
Last year, the total trade between the two countries was $6.8 billion.
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Casta Diva Group moves from Ai to Oi. And she asks herself: “Where is the wave?”
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After the first campaign generated by artificial intelligence «We did this tomorrow», Casta Diva Group returns to experiment with new technologies and presents «Where is the wave?» and his new approach: Oi – Open Imagination.
The visual draws attention to an absence of image associated with a question. Around us we find a much vaster ocean than that represented by the famous woodcut The Great Wave off Kanagawa created by the Japanese painter Hokusai almost 200 years ago. It was created with Artificial Intelligence, but to broaden our horizon it is not enough to reprod
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Casta Diva Group moves from Ai to Oi. And she asks herself: “Where is the wave?”
Morocco, a destination of choice for foreign economic operators (Basque employers)
”Morocco offers significant investment opportunities for Basque companies, both in traditional and emerging sectors, such as renewable energies and aeronautics,” noted Ms. Yague, during a meeting of business relating to the promotion of Morocco’s economic assets among Basque operators.
”Basque investors are invited to take advantage of the potential and added value brough
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Morocco, a destination of choice for foreign economic operators (Basque employers)
China ended with a record trade surplus
– 2024-05-03 00:44:00
/ world today news/ From March to December, China exported 52 billion dollars worth of medical masks alone. The main trading partners of the Middle East in 2020 turned out to be the ASEAN countries, not the EU, as in recent years.
China’s trade surplus reached a record $78.2 billion, and according to full-year 2020 data, this indicator amounted to $535 billion (+27.5 year-on-year, record figures since 2015).
China’s trade balance by month in billions of dollars. Source: Bloomberg
Exports of goods in the US increased in December by 34.5% on an annual basis, and imports by 47.7 (a record value since 2013). For the whole of 2020, China’s trade surplus with the US was $317 billion, which is 7% more than last year.
It is interesting that in 2020, the main trading partners of the Middle Kingdom are the ASEAN countries, and not the EU, as in the past year.
China’s trade with ASEAN (orange), the US (white) and the EU (blue) in billions of dollars. Source: Bloomberg
China has become one of the main beneficiaries of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a surge in demand for telecommutin
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China ended with a record trade surplus – 2024-05-03 00:44:00
“Latvijas Gāze” still pays dividends to Russian companies?! What will the court say?
Kveps is suing the company because he believes the dividends were paid out of compliance with “public order and morals,” which is considered a violation of EU sanctions. Kveps is convinced that Itera Latvija, which has not disclosed its true ownership structure for a long time, does not have the right to participate in shareholder meetings; accordingly, there was
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“Latvijas Gāze” still pays dividends to Russian companies?! What will the court say?