Sysco Bought The One Company That Gave Local Restaurants A Choice In Buying Supplies.
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Food For Thought: Capitalism-Fueled Dating Edition
Two stories from Delish, a year apart, about how food is playing a role in relationships (and by extension how capitalism is playing a part in both)... First, from July 2024: " The Shady Way Some Restaurants Are Catfishing People on Dating Apps " If you’ve spent any time watching Catfish on MTV, you’re probably familiar with the risks of online dating. People posing as someone they’re not is something all singles need to watch out for as they swipe on apps. But apparently there’s a chance you might not be catfished by another person at all—you might be getting scammed by a restaurant. A trend is emerging where restaurants are posing as eligible singles on dating apps to lure users to dine at their establishment. The scam has been dubbed “food digging,” derived from the term “gold digger.” The scam has been primarily reported in cities like Delhi, India, but Taylor Paré, also known as @paretay on TikTok, claims that food digging has come stateside. Paré posted a video to TikT...
Newsweek: "Red Lobster Are Not the Only Restaurants Closing Down"
Add business like Oberweis Dairy, Cracker Barrel, Boston Market and Applebee's to that list. Also note (and I'm quoting someone else here): "A hedge fund [Golden Gate Capital] bought the company [for $2.1 billion], sold off all the land Red Lobster restaurants are located on, leased the land back to Red Lobster, and jacked the rent." Here's the tweet I got the quote from (I found the name of the hedge fund and the price sold elsewhere):