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29.10.26 - 22:24
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New York City Sheds 30,000 Jobs As Restaurants Face Mounting Financial Pressure (ZeroHedge)
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New York City Sheds 30,000 Jobs As Restaurants Face Mounting Financial Pressure
It turns out that more suffocating regulation in one of the most aggressively regulated cities in the U.S. is not helpful to businesses...go figure...In fact, rising operating costs, bureaucratic delays and persistent inflation are putting growing pressure on New York City businesses, with restaurant owners warning that operating in the five boroughs is becoming increasingly difficult, according to MSN/NY Post. The strain is now showing up in employment figures. A new report from City Comptroller Mark Levine found that New York City's private sector lost approximately 30,000 jobs in August and September, bringing total losses over the past year to roughly 32,000. September accounted for about 23,000 of those cuts, following another 7,400 in August.The MSN/NY Post piece says that hospitality and finance were among the hardest-hit industries. Restaurants, hotels and other leisure businesses shed 7,700 posi...
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29.10.26 - 19:33
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Major Fast-Food Chain Faces Wave Of Restaurant Closures As Franchise Giant Files For Bankruptcy (ZeroHedge)
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Major Fast-Food Chain Faces Wave Of Restaurant Closures As Franchise Giant Files For Bankruptcy
Wendy's could see up to 60 more restaurants closed across the United States through mid-November as one of its largest franchise operators battles bankruptcy, according to USA Today.Meritage Hospitality Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 17, has already shuttered 33 restaurants since entering bankruptcy proceedings and could reportedly shut down dozens more by November 13.Meritage previously closed 60 underperforming locations before filing for bankruptcy. Reports differ on whether the 33 closures since the filing count toward the up-to-60 figure, so the total could reach roughly 120 or more.The restaurant company operated 314 Wendy's restaurants across 15 states when it filed for bankruptcy.Meritage reported a $31.5 million net loss in 2025, followed by another $23.1 million loss during the first half of 2026, according to QSR Magazine.The franchisee blamed weak ...
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28.10.26 - 12:42
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Spielzeug: Warum die Deutschen Lego lieben (FAZ)
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Der größte Spielwarenhersteller der Welt überzeugt nicht nur Kinder, sondern auch Erwachsene. Hierzulande ist er nun sogar die beliebteste Marke. Was macht den Erfolg von Lego aus?...
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27.10.26 - 23:54
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More Than 250 Hospitals Pledge To Serve Healthier Food: RFK Jr. (ZeroHedge)
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More Than 250 Hospitals Pledge To Serve Healthier Food: RFK Jr.
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,More than 250 hospitals have committed to serving healthier food, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Oct. 26.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C) speaks to reporters with President Donald Trump (L) and Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz in Washington on Oct. 23, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The hospitals signed the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge, which commits them to providing healthier food to patients and emphasizing nutrition."Hospitals have a responsibility to promote health in every part of patient care, including the food they serve," Kennedy said in a statement. "More than 250 hospitals are taking action to improve nutrition for their patients, staff, and communities. I am calling on every hospital in America to join them, sign the pledge, and help make healthy food a standard part of health care."The hospitals include m...
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27.10.26 - 18:30
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Bottled water and tinned food sales surge after UK government issues emergency stockpile advice (The Guardian)
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Retailers also report jump in purchases of wind-up radios and torches to deal with extreme weather and cyber-attacksSales of tinned foods, bottled water, wind-up radios and torches have surged after the UK government advised households to prepare for emergencies.Retailers have reported a jump in sales of items linked to preparation for emergencies such as extreme weather or cyber-attacks. The Be Ready campaign was launched last week with the aim of persuading households to lay in supplies to last 72 hours. Continue reading......
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