By Megan Cerullo, CBS News A Los Angeles restaurant has come under fire after a prominent podcaster took issue with an unfamiliar surcharge on his guest check: an extra 4% fee automatically added to the bill to help fund the workers’ health insurance. While Alimento, the restaurant in the the Silver Lake neighborhood in Los...Read More

By Joe Guzkowski, Restaurant Business Toast is removing its controversial 99-cent online order processing fee just days after it was implemented nationwide.  In a statement Wednesday, Toast CEO Chris Comparato said the change came after discussions with operators, many of whom have lashed out over the fee. It was applied to customers who placed online orders of...Read More

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN A Broward County jury has awarded a Florida family $800,000 in a civil lawsuit against McDonald’s and one of its franchisees after a toddler was burned by hot chicken nuggets. In May, the jury found that McDonald’s and franchise owner Upchurch Foods were liable for failing to properly warn or provide reasonable...Read More