Café Valley Increases Starting Wage To $15 Per Hour

June 16, 2021 Café Valley Bakery

Leading ready-to-eat bakery brand Café Valley® today announced it is making a significant investment in employee wages. The company is increasing starting pay to $15/hour and investing $7.2 million to raise the pay scale at its U.S. production plants.

US Foods Summer Scoop Lineup Takes Aim at Restaurant Labor Shortage

June 14, 2021 US Foods

With 62% of operators saying they are concerned about finding skilled workers during the pandemic,1 restaurant operators struggle to balance the resurgence of on-site diners and existing take-out and delivery operations ramped up during the pandemic.

Huffman, Graves Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat IUU Fishing, Human Rights Abuses

Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, and Representative Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing and human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain.

Hiring Veterans is a Big Opportunity For Baking Industry

Military veterans possess skill sets that line up well with baking industry needs and have access to unique government benefits that can produce cost savings for employers.

NGA Calls for Government Action on Labor Shortage

The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to advance policies that encourage unemployed Americans to seek work and provide resources to businesses in need of help.