Stories outlining business best practices from consumer packaged goods brands proved especially popular with SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers this week. A feature on Clorox’s hybrid work model topped the list. The company redesigned its California headquarters to better facilitate social distancing and updated employee roles that call for a mix of in-office and remote work. General Mills’ HR team shared insights gleaned from a survey that found employees are motivated by choice, which prompted the company to roll out its Gift of Choice program earlier this year. Instead of giving all employees the perk of an extra day off, employees can choose between the paid vacation day, a $250 bonus, or directing a donation of $250 to the charity of their choice. Unilever’s chief HR officer, Leena Nair, also focused on flexibility when describing the company’s plans for having employees return to the office. “We are giving the options to employees as to where and when they work, whether this is how many days a week you are in the office or how you arrange your working day,” Nair said. This week on Capitol Hill, lawmakers made plans to introduce the Stop Child Hunger Act, which would expand the summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program adopted during the pandemic. The program, which gives families funds to purchase food, would replace the USDA’s existing summer food initiatives. The Small Business Administration on Monday closed the window for applications for grants under the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Restaurant operators have submitted 372,000 applications for grants totaling $76 billion, and SBA leader Isabella Casillas Guzman said many grant requests won’t be fulfilled unless the program is expanded. – Source: The New York Times/Smart Brief.