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SPARK ADP Retaining the best employees requires more than just performance feedback and paychecks. By Heather Jordan and Dr. Susan Hanold Today’s workers have clearly articulated their expectations about flexibility, opportunity, purpose and culture, investment and growth. Culture and people strategy aren’t just boxes to check. These elements must be thoughtfully and consistently developed, reviewed… read more

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Spark  ADP As wage growth continues to stabilize, and the labor economy reaches a near-saturation point, customized benefits packages can be a silver bullet strategy for attracting and retaining top talent. Consider these five benefits trends that will drive employer benefit decisions and workplace perception: Investing In Talent As more and more skilled workers compete… read more

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Landry’s was the sole bidder for the assets of HRI Holding Corp., the parent company of Leawood-based Houlihan’s Restaurants Inc. The company owns and operates 47 restaurants in 14 states and its brands include: Houlihan’s Restaurant + Bar, Bristol Seafood Grill, J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Grill, Devon Seafood Grill and Make Room for Truman. Eight of its… read more

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The Food and Drug Administration continues to assert that soy leghemoglobin remains safe for use as a color additive in ground beef analogue products, which includes plant-based Impossible Burgers. The F.D.A. on Dec. 17 said it concluded objections raised by the Center for Food Safety did not justify a hearing or provide a basis for… read more

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It was November 1919 when Gary Mitchell’s maternal great grandmother Ma Edelstein opened S&S Restaurant in Cambridge, Mass. The name was a not-so-veiled reference to the Yiddish maternal expression “es and es,” or “eat and eat.” The warm sentiment set the welcoming tone for what has become an institution that has spanned five generations in… read more

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Dine Brands International announced the first IHOP restaurant opening in Lima, Peru through an agreement with Percapitals S.A.C., which calls for 25 IHOP restaurant openings in Peru through 2028. The openings are projected to bring more than 600 new jobs to the regional economy. “South America is an important growth market for Dine Brands and… read more

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Buddy’s Pizza lays claim to creating Detroit-style pizza in 1946. Now, the brand is looking to take its signature pies beyond its 16 units—all of which are in Michigan—and recently named Nando’s veteran Burton Heiss chief executive officer. Heiss is expected to oversee the goal of transforming Buddy’s into a 50-plus unit brand within the… read more