[Link] Grill’d co-founder Simon Crowe apologises for wearing Native American headdress to party

Read: 9/12/2021 www.theguardian.com

The co-founder of the multimillion-dollar Grill’d burger chain, Simon Crowe, has apologised for wearing a Native American headdress to an end of year staff costume Christmas party.

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[Link] The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist

Read: 1/12/2021 www.wired.com

Six months ago, a tiny startup called Kytch sued Taylor, the billion-dollar manufacturer of McDonald's notoriously broken ice cream machines.

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[Link] To-go orders are ruining restaurant workers' lives

Read: 8/11/2021 www.businessinsider.com

The COVID-19 pandemic closed dining rooms and led to a boom in to-go orders across the restaurant industry — but they're making things unbearable for workers.

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[Link] McDonald’s Employees Will Strike Over Sexual Harassment

Read: 25/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The employees, organizers said, will strike in cities like Chicago, Detroit, Houston, and Miami. They will also call for workers to unionize, since McDonald’s, they say, has failed to adequately protect employees.

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