Food Service News In Brief…

Brinker International has acquired Pepper Dining Holding Corp., a franchisee of 103 Chili’s Grill & Bar restaurants primarily located in the Northeast and Southeast for $106.5 million. Overall, Brinker owns, operates or franchises 1,629 restaurants under Chili’s Grill & Bar (1,580 restaurants) and Maggiano’s Little Italy (49 restaurants)…

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed legislation raising Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $9 to $9.60 on Jan. 1, 2016…

Workers who produce frozen pizzas for Uno Foods in Brockton, Massachusetts, voted by a more than 2-to-1 margin in favor of Teamsters Local 653 representation. The 90 workers who joined the union says they are seeking respect and better working conditions at the company.

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