Articles by Daniela Sirtori and Jeff Green

Bloomberg

McDonald’s Retires Some Diversity Goals in Latest Corporate Retreat

McDonald’s Corp. is revamping its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, becoming the latest large company to change its strategy as the once-ubiquitous goals come under pressure from conservative advocates. The company will no longer set “aspirational representation goals” and …

Starbucks Restores Scheduling App Taken Down by Hack to Vendor

Starbucks Corp.’s system for logging employee hours is back online nearly three weeks after a vendor hack had forced the company to keep track of schedules by hand. Starbucks worked with third-party software supplier Blue Yonder Group, which was hit …

McDonald’s Is Racing to Contain Fallout From E. Coli Outbreak

McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to the slivered onions in its popular Quarter Pounder sandwiches. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced …

Cops Vow to Avert Risk of Havoc From DNC Protesters Converging in Chicago

Security is always tight at Chicago’s Accenture Tower, a skyscraper that connects to a downtown transportation hub and houses the Israeli consulate. This week it will resemble a fortress. Located less than two miles (3.2 kilometers) from where Vice President …

Restaurant Workers’ Battle for Higher Minimum Wage Goes National

US restaurants grappling with high costs and penny-pinching consumers are making a tough pitch to voters: that boosting pay to millions of workers is a bad idea. At least four states are set to vote on measures to make restaurants …

McDonald’s Seeks Tighter Child-Labor Compliance by Franchisees

McDonald’s Corp. will survey its US franchisees about their child-labor practices — a step toward tightening compliance following a series of violations by restaurant operators. The US Department of Labor fined franchisees in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas this …

Starbucks Says It Wants Union Talks, Agreements in 2024

Starbucks Corp. said it reached out to the union representing hundreds of its stores to try to end an impasse over contract talks, a conflict that has frayed the coffee giant’s relationship with some of its frontline employees. The chain …