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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A man sued Inventure Foods, makers of <keyword id="12030174" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tgi-fridays" source="Orion">TGI Fridays</keyword> Onion Ring <keyword id="11962834" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="snacks" source="Orion">Snacks</keyword>, over their onion content.</li><li>The <keyword id="11948397" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="illinois" source="Orion">Illinois</keyword> man said they only have onion powder, not real onions.</li><li>The <keyword id="11921506" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lawsuit" source="Orion">lawsuit</keyword> was the latest filed against the <keyword id="12030173" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="utz" source="Orion">Utz</keyword> Brands subsidiary over their TGI Fridays snacks. </li></ul>A customer is suing the company behind TGI Fridays <keyword id="12030175" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="onion-rings" source="Orion">Onion Rings</keyword> Snacks, which are sold in grocery stores and supermarkets.The lawsuit was filed by Daniel Hiltz, of Sandwich, Illinois, against Inventure Foods, a subsidiary of Utz Brands, in US District Court in the Northern District of Illinois. Hiltz alleged in the suit that the snack doesn't contain real onions and is misleading customers. "I think it's a pretty simple type of case. The product is represented as one thing on the front, and, on the back, is truthfully what it is," said Spencer Sheehan, of New York-based law firm Sheehan &amp; Associates, who is representing Hiltz. An Utz Brands spokesperson declined to comment on a pending lawsuit. Sheehan last week filed a waiver of service document, which said Cozen O'Connor, of Chicago, would be representing Inventure Foods.The lawsuit marked the latest in a series of class-action complaints against Inventure Foods over the contents of its snacks.Sheehan filed a similar complaint with plaintiff Megan Nason in US District Court in the Southern District of New York in December 2020. That suit said the company's TGI Fridays Mozzarella Sticks Snacks contain cheddar, not mozzarella cheese. That case was dismissed in May, according to court filings. "I'm regularly contacted by individuals with issues of potentially misleading labeling," Sheehan said. "Most of the time, it's not anything that you can do anything about."In seeking to dismiss the Mozzarella Sticks Snacks case, a lawyer representing Inventure <keyword id="11894142" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="food" source="Orion">Food</keyword>s wrote: "On these allegations, no reasonable consumer would be misled by the subject labeling to believe that inside the package was the same 'quintessential bar food' you may purchase at a local restaurant."The Onion Rings Snacks lawsuit listed the snack's ingredients as they were printed on the back of the packaging. Onion powder, which is made from parts of dehydrated onions, was the fourth ingredient listed, according to the lawsuit.The lawsuit said onion powder has "a flavor ten times stronger than real onions," but it "lacks the depth of real onion flavor.""Consumers will incorrectly believe the faux-onion taste is due to having more onion ingredients when this is not true," the lawsuit said. The lawsuit called into question the wording of the Onion Ring Snacks label, which read: "Onion Rings" in all-caps, with a smaller "Snacks" underneath it. Below that, it said, "Original." And, in even smaller text, it said "Natural and Artificially Flavored."The lawsuit says: "Thought the product's front label states 'Natural and Artificially Flavored,' this is in a very small font size, and difficult for consumers to view. Moreover, 'Natural and Artificially Flavored' fails to tell consumers the product substitutes onion power for real onions."Their first response to the lawsuit is due in October, per a court filing.

Makers of TGI Fridays Onion Rings Snacks hit with a lawsuit over claims they do not contain real onions

The countdown to Election Day 2020 is in the double digits, and the stakes have never seemed higher. The United States has fallen behind on its battle against the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cases-maps-us-world-spread-symptoms-death-rate-2020-1">coronavirus pandemic</a>, tech companies have become the newest front of growing tensions with China, and more than <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-jobless-claims-labor-market-unemployment-insurance-filings-coronavirus-recession-2020-8">55 million</a> Americans lost their jobs in the last 20 weeks.Though every American citizen will have the opportunity to have their say in the ballot box about who should occupy the White House next year, some ultrawealthy Americans have been using their fortunes to sway the outcome for years. During this election cycle, American <keyword id="6393637" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Billionaires">billionaires</keyword> have given millions to campaigns, organized get out the vote efforts, and undertaken major advertising efforts.Keep reading to learn more about how the three-comma-club had influenced the <keyword id="7600569" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="2020-election">2020 election</keyword>.Business Insider keeps tabs on all the billionaires giving to presidential candidates. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/prime">You can read all our coverage of the billionaires involved in the 2020 election by subscribing to Business Insider.</a><h2>Biden's <keyword id="25931" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="billionaire">billionaire</keyword> backers</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-billionaire-donors-bankrolling-joe-biden-2020-presidential-campaign-2020-6?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet the billionaires bankrolling Joe Biden's 2020 campaign</a><h2><keyword id="6354862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump">Trump</keyword>'s billionaire backers</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-billionaire-donors-bankrolling-trump-2020-campaign-2020-5?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet the billionaires bankrolling Trump's 2020 campaign</a><h2>Billionaire donors who dumped Trump</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/billionaires-who-supported-trump-2016-but-bailed-2020-icahn-pritzker-2020-7?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump has lost the financial support of some of the billionaires who bankrolled his 2016 campaign — take a look at who's dropping out in 2020</a><h2>Get to know the individual largest donors</h2>Marvel's Ike Perlmutter: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-marvel-billionaire-ike-perlmutter-trump-disney-net-worth-2020-6?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet reclusive Marvel billionaire Ike Perlmutter, who is close with Trump, wrestled control of the comic-book maker from Carl Icahn, and reportedly wore a fake mustache and glasses to disguise himself at an 'Ironman' premiere</a>Jimmy John's Jimmy John Liautaud: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-jimmy-johns-billionaire-trump-donor-jimmy-john-liautaud-2020-5?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The billionaire founder of Jimmy John's donated $100,000 to Trump's reelection campaign and once hunted elephants — meet the controversial man behind one of America's favorite sandwich chains</a>Las Vegas Sands' Sheldon Adelson: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-sheldon-adelson-billionaire-casino-mogul-megamansion-trump-2019-5?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet the casino billionaire behind The Venetian and Marina Bay Sands, who's worth $37 billion, lives in a Vegas mansion, and has donated more than $25 million to Trump</a>New York City supermarket chain Gristedes Foods' John Catsimatidis: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-gristedes-billionaire-john-catsimatidis-trump-supporter-james-bond-republican?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet New York grocery billionaire John Catsimatidis, the outspoken Trump supporter who sleeps with James Bond's gun under his pillow and used a controversial facial recognition app to spy on his daughter's date</a>Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/laurene-powell-jobs-net-worth-life-career-spending-habits-2018-10?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet billionaire investor Laurene Powell Jobs, the wife of the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who could be one of the most important donors in the 2020 election</a>LinkedIn's Reed Hoffman: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reid-hoffman-career-life-2017-11?r=election-billionaires-lp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How LinkedIn's founder went from studying philosophy at Oxford to building a $26.2 billion company</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An official "<keyword id="343" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Friends">Friends</keyword>" <keyword id="70800" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cookbook">cookbook</keyword> is set to be published later this year.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Friends-Official-Cookbook-Amanda-Yee/dp/1683839625">The book</a> includes over 70 <keyword id="25266" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="recipes">recipes</keyword> inspired by the beloved show, and will apparently cater to all culinary abilities.</li><li>Rachel's trifle, Ross's Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich, and Phoebe's grandmother's cookies all feature.</li></ul>In news that will delight "Friends" fans the world over, an official cookbook featuring all the iconic recipes from the hit sitcom is set to be released later this year.From Rachel's shepherd's pie trifle to Ross's beloved Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich (complete with the "moist maker," of course), if you've ever wanted a true taste of "Friends," this is how to do it."<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Friends-Official-Cookbook-Amanda-Yee/dp/1683839625">Friends: The Official Cookbook</a>" has been written by Amanda Yee and has a release date of September 22, 2020.<div type="image" title="friends cookbook" height="1739" width="1400" msid="75867606" hostid="261"></div>The book includes over 70 recipes inspired by the beloved show, and will apparently cater to all culinary abilities."Whether you're a seasoned chef like Monica Geller, just starting a catering business like Phoebe Buffay, or a regular old <keyword id="6181" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Food">food</keyword> enthusiast like Joey Tribbiani, 'Friends: The Official Cookbook' offers a variety of recipes for chefs of all levels," the <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Friends-Official-Cookbook-Amanda-Yee/dp/1683839625">blurb</a> reads.Featuring appetizers, main courses, drinks, and desserts, you could easily create an epic "Friends"-themed dinner party spread from the book.Recipes include:<ul><li>Monica's Friendsgiving feast</li><li>Rachel's trifle</li><li>Just for Joey Fries</li><li>Chandler's "Milk You Can Chew"</li><li>Phoebe's grandmother's cookies</li><li>Ross' "Moist Maker" turkey sandwich. </li></ul>So if you want to know once and for all whether Ross was right and Rachel's trifle did indeed taste like feet, or you agree with Joey ("I mean, what's not to like? Custard, good. Jam, good. Meat, good!"), there's only one way to find out.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/lisa-kudrow-banned-hugging-at-mothers-funeral-felt-like-monster-2020-5">Lisa Kudrow banned hugging at her mother's funeral and said she felt like a 'monster'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/then-and-now-friends-cast-photos-2019-2">THEN AND NOW: The stars of 'Friends' 16 years later</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/friends-reunion-special-details-information-2020-3">Everything we know about the upcoming 'Friends' reunion special</a>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/official-friends-cookbook-coming-rachels-trifle-recipe-2020-5">Insider</a>

An official 'Friends' cookbook including recipes for Rachel's trifle, Ross's sandwich, and Phoebe's grandmother's cookies is coming this year

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A surfer who never graduated from college has made billions in the biotech industry.</li><li>Summit Therapeutics CEO Bob Duggan is worth about $16 billion after a 1,100% stock gain in 12 months. </li></ul>A surfer <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/business-leaders-dont-need-college-degree-be-successful">without a college degree</a> has gone from baking cookies to building robots, minting billions in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rich-investing-longevity-biotech-vc-billionaires-2024-1">biotech</a>, and ranking among the world's richest people.Bob Duggan, 80, is the co-CEO and chairman of Summit Therapeutics, a cancer <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/drug-discovery-startups-set-to-take-off-top-investors-2022-11">drug developer</a>. He has tripled his net worth to $15.9 billion this year, making him the 23rd biggest wealth gainer of 2024 and the 129th richest person on the planet, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of Thursday.His net worth has soared thanks to his more than 550 million shares of Summit, a roughly 75% stake. The company's stock price has surged by over 1,100% in the past 12 months, lifting its market value to over $16 billion.Summit stock jumped from about $12 on September 6 to a record high of $32 on September 13, but has retreated to around $23 since then. It spiked after the company released late-stage trial data showing one of its drugs, Ivonescimab, performed better than Merck's blockbuster Keytruda medication in some lung cancer patients.Duggan stands out in the biotech industry, where most bosses rely on their advanced degrees to navigate complex, jargon-heavy medical research.He spent six years taking classes at UC Santa Barbara in the 1960s, but never intended to get a degree as he was focused on finding ways to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-earn-passive-income-strategies-build-wealth-earning-money-2023-9">make money</a>, he recently told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/how-a-surfer-who-never-finished-college-became-a-biotech-billionaire-c71eb75f">The Wall Street Journal</a>. Those included investing in Ethernet companies.Duggan opened a bakery called Cookie Muncher's Paradise in 1976 with the help of his then-brother-in-law. They converted it into a luxury sandwich chain, grew it to 16 locations, and then sold it for about $6 million in 1987, according to Bloomberg."People laugh that I was in the cookie business. But you know what? It was the bestselling chocolate-chip cookie ever," he told WSJ. "You know why? Because we engineered it. We engineered it specifically so that it would be soft, so that when you pulled it away, it was like a pizza."<div type="image" title="Summit Therapeutics CEO Bob Duggan." height="1200" width="1345" msid="113698804" hostid="261" sizebytes="51332"></div>Duggan became the CEO and chairman of Computer Motion, a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-earn-passive-income-strategies-build-wealth-earning-money-2023-9">robotic surgery</a> company, in 1990. Intuitive Surgical acquired it for $67 million in stock in 2003, allowing Duggan to cash out his stake for over $150 million eventually.Spurred on by his son's death from brain cancer, Duggan started building a stake in Pharmacyclics, a maker of cancer drugs, in 2004. Pharmaceutical titan AbbVie bought the business for $21 billion in cash and stock in 2015, netting Duggan more than $3 billion, per Bloomberg.He joined Summit's board in 2019 and became CEO and chairman in 2020, making cancer drugs his principal focus. He appears to have caught lightning twice in the brutal biotech space, where many companies pour tons of money and years of work into medications that turn out to be duds.Duggan is also a megadonor to the Church of Scientology, and has backed himself to find and bet on more winning businesses as the head of his own venture capital firm, Duggan Investments.

A surfer without a degree is worth $16 billion after his biotech company's stock soared 1,100% in a year

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Godiva will shut its North American locations by the end of March.</li><li>The company said sales dropped due to the decline of in-person <keyword id="6368952" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shopping">shopping</keyword> and a change in buying habits during the pandemic</li><li>Locations in Europe, Greater China, and the Middle East will remain operational. </li></ul>Godiva plans to close all 128 of its brick-and-mortar locations in North America, including 11 locations in Canada, by the end of March, the company said Sunday.In-person shopping at its brick and mortar locations dropped during the coronavirus pandemic as consumer buying behavior changed, Godiva said in an emailed statement. The company has seen growth in online sales and sales from grocery and <keyword id="6354851" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="retail">retail</keyword> partners.Godiva will maintain retail operations across its locations in the Middle East, Europe, and greater China, according to the statement. "Of course, this decision was difficult because of the care we have for our dedicated and hard-working chocolatiers who will be impacted," CEO Nurtac Afridi said. "We have always been focused on what our consumers need and how they want to experience our brand, which is why we have made this decision."The company didn't disclose the number of employees who will be impacted by the decision. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/godiva-diversity-inclusion-female-ceo-explains-how-2020-3">Godiva's CEO explains how the company's 75% female workplace achieved diversity without 'trying to hit a quota </a>Last month, Godiva appointed Afridi as its new CEO after she served as interim chief executive for two months, according to <a href="https://www.godiva.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-Godiva-Library/default/dwd2cf62aa/Newsroom/FINAL-Godiva-CEO-release.pdf">the company's statement</a>. Afridi's leadership team developed a three-year strategy to seize new opportunities through the company's omnichannel structure.In 2019, Godiva said that it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/godiva-opens-cafe-new-york-city-photos-2019-5">would open up to 2,000 cafes </a>around the world within six years. The cafes offer products beyond <keyword id="6355626" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chocolate">chocolate</keyword> such as baked products, sandwiches, and coffee.The company <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/godiva-diversity-inclusion-female-ceo-explains-how-2020-3">launched an initiative in 2020</a> to support NGOs that align with the company's values. The Lady Godiva Initiative selected five nonprofit organizations that received a $25,000 grant each to continue its work in women empowerment.Godiva has around 5,000 chocolatiers in 100 countries worldwide.Read More: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/godiva-cafe-menu-chocolate-coffee-waffles-2019-5">Chocolate maker Godiva is opening up cafés selling desserts all over the US - take a look inside the very first one</a>

Godiva will shutter all its shops in the United States and Canada by March as it struggles with a drop in sales

Digital platforms have provided relief and joy in a year engulfed by pandemic and lockdown. The mood continues into the last month of 2020 as much-awaited shows await to be dropped on your devices this month. IANS has listed some of the best Indian and international series and specials that OTT fans can look out for. Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always Starring Zendaya, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role, the show will pick up after the season one finale, following Rue as she celebrates Christmas after being left by Jules at the train station. It also stars Jacob Elordi of "The Kissing Booth" fame. It will arrive on December 7 on Disney+ Hotstar Premium. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Set for a December 11 release, the holiday music special will see the cast of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" spreading a feel-good holiday cheer. The cast features Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Kate Reinders, Julia Lester, <keyword id="10371386" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="larry-saperstein">Larry Saperstein</keyword>, Dara Renee and Frankie Rodriguez. It will be available on Disney+ Hotstar Premium. LA's Finest It shows how detective Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union) and her partner Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), take on dangerous criminals in Los Angeles. Season 2 will be available on December 4 on SonyLIV. Shameless S11 Shameless has lined up its last season for a December 11 release on Amazon Prime Video. The final season will follow the Gallagher family as they deal with the pandemic, while Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) adjust to married life. The comedy drama also stars William H. Macy and <keyword id="10111474" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ethan-Cutkosky">Ethan Cutkosky</keyword>. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina The supernatural horror series will conclude with season four. Starring Kiernan Shipka as the teen witch, the upcoming season drops on December 31 on Netflix. Black Widows Actors Mona Singh, <keyword id="38560" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swastika-Mukherjee">Swastika Mukherjee</keyword>, Shamita Shetty and Raima Sen will be seen in the Indian web series that revolves around how three best friends, who thought they got away with the perfect crime of killing their abusive husbands, find all has not ended yet. It will be the eighth international remake following adaptations in Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, the Middle East, Mexico, Scandinavia and the Czech Republic. The series is slated to premiere on December 18 on Zee5. Paurashpur A period drama, the makers claim the show belongs to a genre never seen before on the Indian OTT space. Starring Annu Kapoor, Milind Soman, Shilpa Shinde, Poulomi Das, <keyword id="479417" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sahil-Salathia">Sahil Salathia</keyword>, Shaheer Sheikh and Flora Saini, it will launch on December 29 on ALTBalaji and Zee5. <keyword id="10371385" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="bhaag-beanie-bhaag">Bhaag Beanie Bhaag</keyword> Actress Swara Bhasker will essay the role of a stand-up comic in the upcoming series, which she describes as a story of a girl finding a place for herself amidst chaos. It will start streaming on Netflix from December 4. Outside In It is a comedy special by stand-up star Vir Das, who has dedicated it to each one of us who has survived this year. The comedy special is created out of 30 virtual shows that he did during lockdown. It will premiere on Netflix on December 16. Sandwich Fate brings love in Naina and Sameer's life and later love brings marriage. What happens next in their married life is what the show is all about. Directed by Rohan Sippy, Sandwich features Aahana Kumra and Kunaal Roy Kapur. The show will arrive on SonyLIV on December 25. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stock-movers-ril-maruti-indigo-dhfl-spicejet-wipro-future-retail-and-others/articleshow/79541459.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Sensex, Nifty hit record high — these are the top movers in trade today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-may-reportedly-block-wikipedia-if-the-site-doesnt-delete-the-map-showing-aksai-chin-as-a-part-of-china/articleshow/79541391.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">India may reportedly block Wikipedia if the site doesn't delete the map showing Aksai Chin as a part of China</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Chili crisp is an oil-based Chinese condiment made of pepper flakes, fried garlic, and fermented soybeans.</li><li>It's commonly used on dumplings and noodles — but can also pair with sweets like chocolate and ice cream.</li><li>There are several popular brands, including the original Lao Gan Ma and Fly By Jing.</li></ul>Invented in the 1990s by Guizhou noodle shop owner Tao Huabi, chili crisp is a relative newcomer to the American condiment scene, but it's become a cult-favorite sauce with chefs and home cooks alike. <h2>What is chili crisp?</h2>Chili crisp is a spicy oil-based condiment most commonly used in Chinese cuisine, made by infusing oil with dried red chiles, fried garlic, shallots, ginger, and other aromatics. The result is a fiery, tangy condiment filled with texture. The types of chilies and oil vary by brand, as does the ratio of each ingredient. And other <keyword id="190344" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="ingredients">ingredients</keyword> like fried fermented soy beans, star anise, sesame seeds, and MSG can be added as well. <a href="https://www.laoganmausa.com/">Lao Gan Ma</a> - the one created by Tao - is the OG, but in recent years, a slurry of of newcomers are putting their own spin on the sauce. For many, dumplings and noodles are a standby way to use chili crisp, but there's much more you can do with your jar.Quick tip: Chili crisp and chili oil have slight differences. Whereas chili oil is a spicy, smoky sauce made from oil, dried peppers, and aromatics, chili crisp boasts an additional crunchy texture and umami wok char that's captured with its fried bits.<h2>1. Mix up a dipping sauce</h2>At <a href="https://www.instagram.com/manjudumplingpopup/?hl=en">MANJU Dumpling Pop-Up</a> in Nashville, Tenn, chef Yuriko Say serves wontons in a dip that combines chili crisp with dark sweet soy, black vinegar, and orange zest. At home, various kinds of dumplings - even the frozen gyoza from Trader Joe's - can be dressed up with a dab of chili crisp in whatever soy sauce you have on hand.<h2>2. Embellish noodles</h2>At <a href="https://chinalivesf.com">China Live</a> in San Francisco, chef George Chen makes his own <a href="https://china-live.myshopify.com/collections/pantry/products/chef-chens-famous-chili-crisp">chili crisp</a> with freshly fried shallots and yellow soybeans that toasted in a hot wok until fragrant. His chili crisp is popular on a variety of dumplings, rice, and noodles dishes at China Live, but it's especially good in the Hong Kong wok-fried noodles. "It's a drier dish that begs for some heat and the crunchy texture goes really well with pan-fried crispy-ish egg noodles."Tony Gentile, co-owner of <a href="https://flagshiprestaurantgroup.com">Flagship Restaurant Group</a> in Austin, Texas, says chili crisp is great with any noodle, even the non-Asian variety. His new menu at <a href="https://eatdrinkanthem.com">Anthem</a> features a twist on cacio e pepe that swaps ramen noodles for spaghetti, topped with Sichuan chili crisp and flying fish caviar. Similarly, James Beard-nominated Pichet Ong, executive chef of <a href="https://www.nihaobaltimore.com">NiHao</a> in Baltimore, uses chili crisp to add a little heat to sea urchin pasta, while award-winning chef Maneet Chauhan even adds chili crisp to her macaroni and cheese. <h2>3. Make eggs extra</h2>"Sichuan chili crisp is extremely versatile and can be used to compliment a range of cuisines," says Macks Collins, chef and co-owner of <a href="https://www.piccalillila.com/">Piccalilli</a> in Culver City, Calif. "Its crispy texture makes a nice contrast on anything soft or tender, which is why I love adding Sichuan chili crisp to my eggs in the morning." Whether it's a fluffy scramble, soft-boiled, or poached eggs, the crunch is a nice spicy accent to a rich, creamy yolk.<h2>4. Spruce up sandwiches</h2>In Miami, chef Ben Murray created <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benhmi_/?hl=en">Benh Mi</a>, a Vietnamese-inspired sandwich concept, when he and his kitchen team were furloughed during the pandemic. He uses chili crisp in the sauce for his lemongrass meatball banh mi. "The sauce is similar to a bulgogi sauce that the meatballs swim in after I cook them," he says.Nick Wong, chef de cuisine at Houston's <a href="https://www.ubpreserv.com">UB Preserv</a>, recommends whisking chili crisp into mayo and using it as a sandwich spread. "Chili crisp is great in mayo because it helps to spread that savory flavor," Wong says. He pairs chili crisp with a tangier mayo such as Kewpie or Duke's and finds it especially good on veggie sandwiches, like grilled zucchini and eggplant or with mashed avocado and a fried egg.<h2><div type="image" title="Fly By Jing chili crisp sauce with dumplings" height="2002" width="4004" msid="80676814" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2>5 chili crisp brands to know</h2><ul><li>Lao Gan Ma: The cult-favorite classic comes in several variations, including the original Spicy Chili Crisp that propelled founder Tao Huabi from noodle shop owner to self-made billionaire.</li><li>Fly By Jing: Founded by Chengdu native Jing Gao, <a href="https://flybyjing.com/shop/">this line of sauces</a> sources ingredients directly from Sichuan, along with the province's signature mouthnumbing peppercorns.</li><li>Chef Chens' Famous Chili Crisp: Wok-fried shallots and soybeans give <a href="https://china-live.myshopify.com/collections/pantry/products/chef-chens-famous-chili-crisp">chef George Chen's version</a> its crunch factor, while the spice comes from dried chili flakes and cayenne.</li><li>Su Chili Crisp: Produced in Taiwan, <a href="https://yunhai.shop/collections/all/products/su-chili-crisp">the small-batch sauce</a> only calls for six ingredients - soybean oil, Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, sesame seeds, garlic, and star anise.</li><li>Milu: Mushroom powder and preserved black beans lend an extra umami punch to <a href="https://www.eatmilu.com/">the garlicky pantry staple</a> from this Chinese-inspired cafe.</li></ul><h2>5. Splash on fresh fruit</h2>Ong says he always has chili crisp on hand in his kitchen. "I really enjoy eating numbing spicy <keyword id="6181" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Food">food</keyword> in a cold dish since it seems less potent," he says. Ong is best known for his desserts and whips up a sweet dipping sauce with sugar, dried shrimp, lime, chili crisp, and maldon salt to pair with raw tropical fruits such as Asian pear, guava, watermelon, or starfruit as a refreshing healthy snack.<h2>6. Spice up dark chocolate</h2>Chocolatier Susanna Yoon of <a href="https://swmsweets.com">Stick With Me Sweets</a> in New York City has another sweet recommendation: topping chocolate bark and dark chocolate toffees with some of the spicy stuff. To give her dark chocolate bars a kick, she pours tempered chocolate into a mold and sprinkles on her housemade dried chili crisp for an addictively crunchy finish. Yoon makes her own dried chili crisp by slicing peppers in half, removing the seeds, and soaking them in warm water for 20 minutes. "Once the chilies are soft, I thinly slice them lengthwise to get them nice and curly," she says. Season the peppers with kosher salt, a touch of sugar, potato starch and if desired, MSG, then deep fry the peppers in oil until they turn golden brown.<h2>7. Use as an ice cream topper</h2>Portland, Ore.'s <a href="https://saltandstraw.com">Salt &amp; Straw</a> is known for pushing the boundaries in ice cream with whimsical and savory flavors. For their chocolatier ice cream series in February 2020, they partnered with small-batch bean-to-bar chocolate maker David Briggs of <a href="http://www.xocolatldedavid.com">Xocolatl de David</a> to make a <a href="https://saltandstraw.com/products/xocolatl-de-davids-salsa-macha">salsa macha ice cream</a>, a Mexican version of chili crisp made with red pasilla, chipotle peppers, and dark chocolate. To recreate this flavor at home, you can top your favorite dark chocolate or vanilla ice cream with a spoonful of store-bought or homemade chili crisp."Chili oil on ice cream is a magical thing," says Salt &amp; Straw co-founder Tyler Malek. "A good sweet chili oil can be used as a topping poured directly on top of ice cream, or really quickly melted down with a bit of chocolate and coconut oil for a quick at-home magic shell. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Plant-based versions of fast-food classics flooded menus in 2019, as partnerships with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/beyond-meat">Beyond Meat</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/impossible-foods">Impossible Foods</a> produced offerings such as KFC's Beyond Fried Chicken and Burger King's Impossible Whopper.</li><li>Beyond Meat sees fast-food partnerships as a major part of its future, executives told Business Insider. </li><li>"It's not a one-size-fits-all," said Beyond Meat's chief growth officer, Chuck Muth. Each chain that enters a partnership with Beyond Meat has its own team at the plant-based "meat" company, and CEO Ethan Brown signs off on each new menu item. </li><li>Fast-food partnerships help put plant-based "meat" in front of a massive amount of potential customers, helping change people's perception of meat-free products and build Beyond's sales.</li><li>"It's not that interesting to me that really rich people eat super healthy food. It's not moving the needle," CEO Ethan <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dunkin-beyond-meat-ceos-explain-faux-meat-breakfast-sandwiches-2019-7">Brown told Business Insider</a> on the day that Dunkin' debuted its Beyond Sausage Sandwich. </li><li><a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/drivethru">Sign up for Business Insider's retail newsletter, The Drive-Thru, to get more stories like this in your inbox</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>On August 27, a KFC in Atlanta, Georgia, descended into chaos as lines of cars and people stretched around the location, which had been painted green for the day. The reason for the chaos? For a single day, at this single location, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/i-tasted-kfc-meatless-chicken-review-2019-8">KFC was serving Beyond Fried Chicken.</a> The Beyond Fried Chicken - made in partnership with Beyond Meat - sold out in five hours. According to a KFC representative, the location had been stocked with the plant-based equivalent of the amount of popcorn chicken that could normally last the chain a week. KFC and Beyond Meat executives told Business Insider that the massive response was overwhelming and surprising, especially since it came just three months after KFC President Kevin Hochman mentioned, offhand, that he had been casually meeting with plant-based "meat" makers. However, it was just one of countless partnerships that Beyond Meat announced in 2020. Restaurant industry reporters found their inboxes flooded with announcements from Beyond and rival Impossible Foods, with new partnerships being penned on what felt like a weekly - if not daily - basis. And, increasingly, chains had their own take on plant-based foods, created with the help of Impossible or Beyond. In addition to Beyond Fried Chicken, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/burger-king-tgi-fridays-chains-sell-plant-based-meat-2019-5#little-caesars-14">2019 saw the arrival of</a> Burger King's Impossible Whopper, Del Taco's Beyond Taco, and Carl's Jr.'s Beyond Famous Star, as well as the Beyond BBQ Cheeseburger. McDonald's tested Beyond's P.L.T. in Canada, and Little Caesars tested the Impossible Supreme Pizza. "It's been a gradual momentum build," Beyond Meat's chief growth officer, Chuck Muth, told Business Insider in an interview in November. Each new test and menu launch was met with a flurry of articles and, in Beyond's early post-IPO days, a bump in its stock price. But, the long-term impact of the new menu items is far greater than a proportion of people swapping out a hamburger for a meat-free version of the same menu item.Quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry partnerships are set to be a major part of Beyond Meat's growth plan moving forward, Muth says. And, fast-food executives and industry analysts believe their future is also full of plant-based "meat."<h2>Why fast food loves Beyond Meat</h2>When a massive trend hits, from CBD to chicken sandwiches, fast-food industry executives quickly realize that they're going to have to have an answer ready. In 2019, that trend was plant-based "meat," with Amanda Norris, executive director of Chick-fil-A's menu, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chick-fil-a-explores-vegan-meat-substitutes-potential-2019-5">telling Business Insider earlier this year</a> that she anticipates every chain is soon going to have a "point of view" on the topic. This "point of view" could be amping up vegetarian options, which is the road that Chick-fil-A has chosen so far, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taco-bell-panera-snub-beyond-meat-impossible-food-2019-6">as have chains such as Taco Bell and Panera.</a> But, for many other chains, developing a point of view means taking a meeting with Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and other companies entering the plant-based "meat" business. Muth says that just a few years ago, Beyond went into these meetings hoping that grocery store sales could help convince fast-food chains to partner with the plant-based "meat" maker.While Impossible Foods started out with deals with fine-dining chefs such as David Chang, Beyond Meat first appeared in grocery stores <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-a-startup-that-makes-fake-meat-from-plants-caught-the-attention-of-bill-gates-and-the-founders-of-twitter-2015-7">such as Whole Foods and Target.</a> When Muth joined in 2017 after a career at Honest Tea and Coca-Cola, he said one of his missions was to ensure that Beyond products were sold in the meat aisles, not alongside vegetarian or vegan offerings. Muth said early partnerships with chains such as A&amp;W in Canada and TGI Fridays required executives, many of whom believed in Beyond's pro-environment message, to trust that Beyond's grocery sales would translate into success at restaurants. Now, Beyond Meat can show figures from public companies' earnings reports, like with Del Taco, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/del-taco-launches-beyond-meat-burritos-after-taco-success-2019-6">which sold two million plant-based Beyond Meat tacos in less than two months. </a>Analysts are increasingly predicting that plant-based "meat" will be a long-term necessity for most chains, as opposed to a short-term sales bump.A Cowen report published in October found that Beyond and Impossible Burgers have a 79% retrial rate among omnivore respondents. Cowen also found that people are willing to pay more for plant-based burgers. The majority of people surveyed, including the majority of people in households making less than $60,000 a year, strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that Beyond's plant-based burgers were worth a premium price. The report adds: "Further supporting the pricing power is virtually all concepts discussed plant-based products attracting new and lapsed users to the brand, which skew more affluent and younger."Plant-based "meat" has also gained a certain cultural cachet that many fast-food brands would spend millions of dollars to get in 2019. Lingerie brand Yandy only deemed a few foods sufficiently sexy to transform into skimpy Halloween costumes this year. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sexy-plant-based-beyond-burger-costume-yandy-for-halloween-2019-9">The Beyond Burger made the cut,</a> joining the meme-able ranks of Sexy White Claw and Sexy Popeyes Chicken Sandwich. <h2>Beyond's mission to be the faux meat maker of choice</h2>If plant-based products become part of doing business, Beyond Meat's job is to convince chains that it is the best partner to work with as the industry evolves. A major piece of the puzzle in these partnerships is the creation of the perfect collaboration: a new menu item that combines fast-food sensibility with plant-based startup buzziness. While originally chains simply served the Beyond Burger (or, the Impossible Burger), the new normal is the creation of a new, original item highlighting the plant-based "meat" maker's identity. "These large QSRs want something that is unique and special that also reflects their culinary direction," Muth said. "That's where our capabilities come in," Muth added. "We have the capabilities here of customizing items that work. And that's part of the entrepreneur scrappiness. It's not a one-size-fits-all."Today, every restaurant partner has its own corresponding team at Beyond Meat. Chains guide the conversation but work closely with Beyond, including the company's leadership. According to Muth, every new menu item needs Beyond CEO Ethan Brown's seal of approval. Brown is involved even in seemingly smaller-scale partnerships, with a KFC source saying that leadership was impressed by how hands-on the CEO was in what was, at that point, just a one-day test of Beyond Fried Chicken. Despite Brown's involvement, speed is crucial. Muth says creating a new burger for Carl's Jr. took about four months. According to a KFC source, Beyond was able to go from presenting a potential menu item to creating the Beyond Fried Chicken Version 1.0, which was served in Atlanta, in just four weeks. Beyond Meat has built out its development lab to include a space adjusted to replicate the kitchen of all of its partners. Since Carl's Jr. charbroils its burgers, for example, Beyond Meat is now equipped with charbroilers to properly develop plant-based versions.These new plant-based products are based on the tastes and preferences of different customers. But, they also give Beyond fans a reason to visit a specific chain and avoid Beyond burnout. "To not be commoditized as a brand, you have to have uniqueness with each restaurant," Muth said. "If you can buy the same Beyond Burger at every one of the restaurants, how is that special for that restaurant?" Essentially, this is the promise that Beyond make to fast-food chains: We'll make you whatever you want. We'll get it done fast, and it will be far cooler than anything else on the menu. Traditional suppliers cannot compete in terms of speed or brand value, according to one executive who worked with Beyond on a fast-food menu test. Impossible Foods offers a similar bargain. Cowen identified Burger King as the best positioned chain on plant-based "meat," with the national rollout of the Impossible Whopper happening in August. Impossible's burgers earn the edge in reviews among taste testers -<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/veggie-burger-taste-test-burger-king-impossible-burger-beyond-meat-2019-9"> including those at Business Insider</a> - who value the "real" bloody burger texture, which comes thanks to the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/impossible-foods-bleeding-veggie-burger-ingredient-gets-fda-green-light-2018-7">use of the ingredient heme.</a> According to one executive whose chain partnered with Beyond instead of Impossible, Beyond offers a few advantages. Since Beyond's products do not use heme, the executive said, companies that partner with Beyond can say that their foods do not contain genetically modified ingredients. Beyond also currently offers a wider range of products, from meatballs on Subway sandwiches to Beyond Fried Chicken. "We always let the customer guide the conversation," Muth said, noting that Beyond is building capabilities to create new types of products."We don't like saying no," Muth said. "I can't remember if we've ever said no." <h2>Why Beyond Meat loves fast food</h2>Beyond Meat's and Impossible Foods' fast-food takeover can be seen, cynically, as an incredible money-making opportunity or, idealistically, as a democratizing of plant-based "meat." Impossible started high-brow, with fine-dining partnerships, and has essentially trickled down into low-brow culture through menu items like the Impossible Whopper. Beyond, meanwhile, started from the bottom of the food chain, with fast-food chains as its bread-and-butter as it entered the restaurant space. CEO Brown has been insistent that this is by design. "It's not that interesting to me that really rich people eat super healthy food. It's not moving the needle," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dunkin-beyond-meat-ceos-explain-faux-meat-breakfast-sandwiches-2019-7">Brown told Business Insider on the day that Dunkin' debuted its Beyond Sausage Sandwich. </a>"Democratizing" plant-based "meat," to borrow a phrase from Dunkin' CEO David Hoffmann, also creates an incredible opportunity for Beyond. When plant-based "meat" is readily available at chains that they trust, closely mimicking the flavor of menu items they already love, people are more likely convinced to try the menu item at least once. Muth and Brown often emphasize that they want plant-based proteins to thrive, no matter who is making them. The competition adds a sense of urgency and, crucially, helps force plant-based "meat" further into the mainstream. Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown (no relation to Beyond's CEO) has voiced <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/impossible-foods-ceo-slams-rivals-awful-products-2019-9">similar sentiments about the positives around more companies producing high-quality plant-based "meat."</a> "On the one hand I feel like it's great," Pat Brown told Busines Insider in September. "It's a great sign about the demand. On the other side, I feel like - and it may sound ironic to say this - I wish they would make better products, basically.""Every time someone uses one of those products and it sucks, it's a setback" for Impossible Foods and plant-based meat alternatives more generally, Brown added. Conversely, every time someone eats a plant-based faux meat product, it helps build demand for Beyond and Impossible. According to Cowen, "several concepts cited that as Beyond and Impossible offerings are adopted by competitors, the concept sees a halo benefit from growing awareness of plant-based offerings." In May, Barclays estimated that the market for alternative meat could reach roughly $140 billion over the next 10 years, up from $14 billion. When Dunkin' launched its Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich, Beyond's Brown said that it has been fascinating to see "a brand morph into a movement." "That's not what we're doing, that's what the world is doing," Brown said. <h2>The future of fast food</h2>With a symbiotic relationship between Beyond Meat and fast food, chains are set for a significantly more plant-based future. Citing NPD Group data, Cowen said in its October report that plant-based burgers currently represent 3% to 4% of all fast-food orders. Beef burger sales are somewhat stagnant, with the NPD Group finding that traditional burger sales were flat for the year ending in May 2019, with 6.4 billion beef burgers sold. In the same period, sales of plant-based burgers grew 10% to 228 million, according to NPD. "Longer term, when plant-based proteins will presumably be permeated throughout the industry, we expect plant-based to be a cost of doing business," the Cowen report reads. According to Barclays' report, 12% of people who had tried either the Impossible or the Beyond Burger said that their primary reason for trying the burger was social responsibility.With climate change becoming more of a direct threat, the motivation to do more will also grow. Scientists and analysts alike are anticipating climate change to have a major impact on the future. In November, more than 11,250 scientists from 153 countries <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-declare-climate-emergency-solutions-fewer-children-2019-11">co-signed a warning in the journal BioScience stating</a> "clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency." The same month, Federal Reserve official Kevin Stiroh declared that climate change and related events <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/climate-change-impact-on-economy-has-cost-500-billion-fed-2019-11-1028675379">directly cost the US more than $500 billion over the past five years</a>.Beyond Meat is also working to become increasingly relevant, both in terms of individuals and fast-food partners. Muth says the company's priorities are improving on nutrition, price, and taste. If Beyond's last earnings call is any indication, nutrition, in particular, will be front and center as Beyond moves into 2020, <a href="https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/31/food-scientist-marion-nestle-meat-industry-hires-zombie-lobbyist-group-to-attack-beyond-impossible-burgers/">especially following attacks from the meat industry.</a>For fast food, price might prove to be just as appealing. With Wells Fargo's Jon Tower calling protein inflation a matter of "when, not if (i.e., late 2020 or early 2021, in our view)" in a December note, plant-based proteins could provide a way to keep prices steady. Beyond has pledged to match beef in price in the next five years, meaning that striking a deal with Beyond now could pay off down the line. "Should beef inflation meaningfully accelerate, we would not be surprised to see a greater number of restaurants embrace plant-based proteins," Cowen's Charles wrote in a note in December. As plant-based "meat" becomes more mainstream, both from Beyond's work and global necessity, plant-based startups are becoming the fast food of vegetarianism - mainstream and, by design, intended to appeal to as many people as possible. Beyond Meat's Brown has never wanted to be principled and niche; he wants the company to be everywhere. Today, there is no better way to be everywhere than to be aligned with the thousands of fast-food chains across the country. Roughly a third of American adults eat fast food on any given day, according to a <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db322.htm">2018 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics.</a> By grilling plant-based burgers alongside Big Macs, the burgers may no longer, technically, be vegan - but they do reach the largest possible customer base. "I think that we're providing people with the opportunity to continue to do what they love: to eat meat," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com.au/beyond-meat-ceo-says-company-has-become-movement-2019-7">Brown told Business Insider in July.</a> "But, it releases them from some of the inner anxiety they may have about it, or the inner questions they may have about it."

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REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/FilesFast-food workers and their supporters join a nationwide protest for higher wages and union rights in Los Angeles, California in this file photo taken November 10, 2015.<ul class="summary-list"><li>Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures, a cofounder of the Seattle Review of Books, and a frequent cohost of the "<a href="http://www.pitchforkeconomics.com/">Pitchfork Economics</a>" podcast with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/nick-hanauer">Nick Hanauer</a>.</li><li>In this opinion piece, he speaks with Media Matters senior fellow Matthew Gertz about what media coverage often gets wrong when discussing economic issues - particularly raising the minimum wage.</li><li>Think critically about the sources that pieces cite and "know that the overwhelming body of evidence proves raising the minimum wage allows more people to participate in the economy."</li><li>For more on this topic, listen to the latest episode of "<a href="https://megaphone.link/TYT3531374666">Pitchfork Economics</a>."</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>In <a href="https://megaphone.link/TYT3531374666">this week's episode of "Pitchfork Economics</a>," we talk with Media Matters senior fellow Matthew Gertz about, among other things, what the media often gets wrong in its economic coverage. Gertz, who has been dogged in his coverage of Fox News' various lies and thinly veiled conservative agenda pulling, has a keen eye for the manipulation and mishandling of stories. So he offers plenty of insight into why and how reporters can wind up botching coverage of basic worker rights.It's important to make clear up front that we're not talking about "fake news" here or discrediting journalism. A strong and independent media is one of the central institutions of democracy. What this episode of "Pitchfork Economics" is about is the importance of media literacy and media criticism - particularly as it pertains to economic issues.Angela CiccuPaul Constant.This subject couldn't be timelier: On January 1st, 2020, <a href="https://www.laborlawcenter.com/state-minimum-wage-rates/">more than half of the United States</a> and <a href="https://www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/newsletters/summer-2016/Minimum-Wage-2020.cfm">the District of Columbia</a> will raise their minimum wage. All of these increases are a real cause for celebration. We've led the way on a $15 minimum wage here in Seattle, and the results have been roundly great. Despite the loud complaints of a few surly business owners and conservative pundits, raising the wage <a href="https://civicskunk.works/seattles-15-minimum-wage-experiment-is-a-success-2fd7c921031d">hasn't killed jobs, raised costs for consumers, or closed restaurants</a>. The University of Washington research team that initially published a tepid report on the minimum wage in 2017 has had to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/business/economy/seattle-minimum-wage-study.html">publicly reassess its findings</a>, and the biggest public skeptic on the team, Jacob Vigdor, has freely admitted this year that his early anti-increase writings were "<a href="https://perfect-free.typepad.com/the-perfect-and-the-free/2014/02/the-minimum-wage-is-a-lousy-anti-poverty-program.html">wrong, or off-point</a>."But Seattle isn't the only proving ground anymore. Now that wage increases are commonplace, studies around the country show that <a href="https://civicskunk.works/raising-the-minimum-wage-is-good-for-everyone-ea9e59db6148">raising the wage is great for everyone</a>. Researchers found that after New York City adopted the $15 minimum wage, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-15-minimum-wage-was-supposed-to-hurt-new-york-city-restaurants-but-both-revenue-and-employment-are-up-2019-10-28">"revenue and employment" are both up at NYC restaurants</a>. We have learned that <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3097203">increasing the minimum wage helps decrease recidivism</a> in Americans who have been to prison. A higher minimum wage saves lives: When wages go up, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-suicide-wages/higher-state-minimum-wage-tied-to-lower-suicide-rates-idUSKCN1RV17R">suicide rates have been found to decrease</a>. And the most comprehensive study in decades proves that minimum-wage increases are <a href="https://civicskunk.works/the-most-important-minimum-wage-paper-in-decades-is-good-news-for-everyone-1c47a0559f3b">great for workers</a>. But just as it brings wage increases for workers around the country, the first day of the new year also delivers a more malicious tradition: It kicks off a flurry of concern-trolling news stories about how the minimum wage is killing jobs.See, the process usually goes like this: Restaurant owners realize that they're going to have to pay their employees more in the new year. They take to Facebook, or they complain to their friends, that labor costs are killing their bottom line. Why, the way things are going, the owners opine, they might even have to close!Then a local reporter catches wind of the complaint. They credulously repeat the owner's claims in a scary piece about the so-called "unintended consequences" of the higher wage. These reports always rely solely on anecdotes, and they almost never look into the abundant economic data arguing that minimum wages are an unalloyed good for everyone.If you look around, you'll see that 2019's batch of year-end minimum-wage scary stories have already started trickling out. <a href="https://fox40.com/2019/11/11/opa-opa-owner-says-hes-closing-due-to-states-15-minimum-wage-law/">Here's one from Sacramento</a>. <a href="https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/cafe-med-announces-its-closing-next-week">Here's one from Bakersfield</a>. <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/1536621/rantz-celebrated-seattle-restaurant-closes-minimum-wage/?">Here's a particularly irresponsible one from Seattle</a> that tosses a fistful of unrelated anecdotes into a slurry of scaremongering. The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/seattles-wage-mandate-kills-restaurants-11576195087">just published a horror story</a> from a very concerned Seattle restaurant worker who just so happens to <a href="https://www.restaurantworkersofamerica.org/board-of-directors">serve on the board of directors of an anti-minimum-wage organization disguised</a> as a labor rights group.These sensationalized stories, of course, get clicks. Then they start to drip into the conservative media echo chamber. Eventually, some enterprising young right-wing commentator will aggregate a few anecdotes together into a fact-free piece arguing that the minimum wage is killing the economy and we should eliminate a minimum wage entirely. That piece will circulate even further on Facebook with a super-scary headline, and eventually even some well-intentioned liberals will start to question the worth of a minimum wage. It's all as predictable as an annual flu outbreak.Luckily, there's a vaccine for this outbreak, too. You can fight this conservative clickbait virus with a healthy dose of media literacy. A few things to keep in mind:<ul><li>First, I urge you to bookmark <a href="https://gen.medium.com/is-that-minimum-wage-study-real-or-is-it-bogus-f330ae5091b1">my easy, 10-point checklist that helps you determine if a minimum wage study is real or bogus</a>.</li><li>Beware of stories that cite mammoth restaurant chain closures as a victim of a $15 minimum wage - outfits like <a href="https://civicskunk.works/meet-the-latest-anti-15-poster-child-c1b0b7d2ae1d">Restaurants Unlimited have plenty of problems on a macro level</a>. It's more a failure of out-of-control vulture capitalism than the plight of a restaurateur.</li><li>Keep an eye out for stories built on a single anecdote of a closure - unless the restaurant owner is willing to open their books to public scrutiny, their complaints about the minimum wage as the sole reason for closure are beyond suspicious. Skyrocketing rents are becoming a leading driver in restaurant closures, for instance, and restaurants that fail to adjust to changing customer tastes are a perennial reason for closures. (Both of the restaurants mentioned by name in the above Wall Street Journal piece, incidentally, <a href="https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2019/10/15-now-nah-chef-matt-dillon-says-try-triple-net-when-sorting-out-why-hes-closing-capitol-hills-sitka-and-spruce/">come down to Seattle's booming real-estate market</a> - and <a href="https://seattle.eater.com/2019/11/27/20984981/tom-douglas-closing-tanakasan-assembly-hall-home-remedy-early-2020">not labor costs</a> - as the reason for closure.)</li><li>And finally, if the restaurant in question is a franchise, it's much more likely that the closure is due to <a href="https://civicskunk.works/who-killed-the-5-footlong-42ab41c73015">a parasitic business model</a> than what the sandwich makers are earning.</li></ul>If you see a friend or loved one sharing these stories, you'll be doing workers everywhere a favor if you try to correct the record. Feel free to commiserate about the closure of the pizza place - nobody likes to see a business fail - but then share some of the links from this piece to the studies which prove that this one sad story isn't representative of a larger trend.And if you're having a conversation with a Trump-loving relative who claims that the president has finally raised wages for American workers without raising the federal minimum wage, gently point out that the vast majority of wage growth that the economy has seen is <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/wages-have-risen-due-to-minimum-wage-increases-and-the-feds-obama-era-policies/">due to the $15 minimum wages</a> that have been implemented in cities and states around the country.Finally, it's important to make sure people know that the overwhelming body of evidence proves raising the minimum wage allows more people to participate in the economy. This ensures that restaurant workers can afford to eat in restaurants, which of course is great news for restaurant owners, too. You won't convince everyone - some people just aren't willing to believe the happy news that we all do better when we all do better - but the odds are good that you'll help someone think more critically the next time a scary piece of anti-minimum-wage fiction crosses their feed.This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author(s). <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-jay-z-and-diddy-made-millions-off-of-cheap-alcohol-zack-omalley-greenburg-2018-3">How Jay-Z and Diddy used their fame to make millions off of 'cheap grapes'</a></h3>

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