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Food Policy & Sustainability
How McDonald’s Franchises Funneled Covid-19 Relief Loans Into Corporate Rent Payments
When the global coronavirus pandemic brought the restaurant industry to a sudden and grinding halt in the spring of 2020,…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
The Paradigm Shift: How Independent Restaurants Are Reinventing Staff Compensation and Corporate Culture Post-Pandemic
The global coronavirus pandemic fundamentally disrupted the American food service sector, laying bare a systemic reliance on low wages, grueling…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
The Great Food Industry Sustainability Retreat: Fact, Fiction, and Greenhushing in Corporate America
For years, the public-facing rhetoric of the American food industry was dominated by the urgent vocabulary of the climate crisis.…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
The Rise of the Culinary Monoculture: How Corporate Restaurant Chains Are Reshaping the American Dining Landscape
The modern American commercial district is undergoing a profound structural transformation, driven by the aggressive expansion of major corporate sit-down…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
Beyond the Gloss: Why Corporate Mentorship Programs Are Failing the Restaurant Industry
The restaurant and hospitality industry has long grappled with systemic issues, including grueling work hours, low compensation, deeply entrenched power…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
The High Cost of Abundance: How Corporate Speculation and a Vanishing American Acreage Threaten the Future of Local Agriculture
Stacks of sun-ripened peaches, tables laden with heirloom tomatoes, and vibrant displays of summer squashes at a local August farmstand…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
How McDonald’s Franchises Used COVID-19 Relief Loans to Pay Rent to the Corporate Office
When the global coronavirus pandemic brought the hospitality industry to a screeching halt in the spring of 2020, American fast-food…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
The Hidden Chains: How Restrictive Covenants and Corporate Strategy Create Food Deserts and Stifle Community Development
The architecture of modern American cities is shaped not only by zoning laws and municipal planning, but also by private…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
The Great Corporate Takeover: How Chain Restaurants Are Reshaping the American Dining Landscape
The modern American commercial corridor is undergoing a profound structural transformation, driven by the aggressive expansion of major sit-down restaurant…
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Food Policy & Sustainability
Golden Arches and Taxpayer Dollars: How McDonald’s Franchisees Funneled PPP Funds into Corporate Rent
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established by the United States government as a critical lifeline during the height of…
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