TL;DR
Proposed legislation on Extended Producer Responsibility may require restaurants to take on more responsibility for packaging waste. The Federal Trade Commission may step in on Sysco Foods' proposed acquisition of Restaurant Depot.
In this week’s Working Lunch, Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley of Align Public Strategies speak with Michael Washburn and Chloe Kapanen with Washburn Consulting about proposed legislation on Extended Producer Responsibility. Will restaurants be asked to pick up the tap on packaging waste?
And the podcast also includes a conversation about the National Labor Relations Board’s surprising support of the Amazon Workers Union and their Teamster’s sidekicks, ordering the company to the bargaining table.
And many in the industry are nervous about Sysco Foods proposed acquisition of Restaurant Depot. Should the Federal Trade Commission step in?
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This story was originally published in Restaurant Business on April 8, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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