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[ad_1] Data and Privacy   Facebook to Pay $9 Million Penalty to Settle Competition Bureau Concerns About Misleading Privacy Claims   Facebook will pay $9 million after the Competition Bureau in Canada found it had made false and misleading claims about the privacy of Canadians' personal information on Facebook and Messenger. The social media site will also pay $500,000 to the Bureau for the cost of the investigation.   "Canadians expect and deserve the truth from businesses in the digital economy and claims about privacy are no exception," Matthew Boswell said, Commissioner of Competition, in the above article. "The Competition […]

[ad_1] Corporate Social Responsibility   Panda Express Launches Appreciation Discount for Hospital Staff and First Responders   To honor National Hospital Week, which is May 10 to May 16, Panda Express has launched an appreciation discount for hospital staff and first responders. The program, which started May 11, gives hospital staff and first responders a 10 percent discount on any in-store purchase at Panda Express and Panda Inn locations.   “In a time when connection seems difficult to grasp, we hope to bring comfort and hope by giving back and letting our communities know that they are not alone,” says […]

[ad_1] Restaurants   Starbucks Plans to Reopen 90% of its Company-Operated Stores by Early June   According to CNN Business, the coffee giant Starbucks expects to begin reopening stores in the coming days, and 90 percent of its United States company-owned locations operating by June. The article also says drive-thrus will be modified to become more efficient as well as changes to the company's delivery channels. "We do expect the impacts to persist for a longer period of time as we move through the monitor-and-adapt phase," Starbucks Chief Financial Officer Patrick Grismer said in the above CNN article.   Retail […]

[ad_1] Restaurants Wendy’s Celebrates Breakfast Launch by Awarding Drive-Thru Customers To celebrate the launch of breakfast, participating Wendy’s restaurants in Florida and South Georgia will give the first 100 drive-thru customers who purchase breakfast on Monday a coupon book for free breakfast sandwiches each week for a year. “Everyone will be able to experience the same Wendy’s flavors they know and love with this breakfast menu,” Richard Hopkins, Florida Division Vice President, said in a release. “We’re especially thrilled to reward our first customers in Florida and South Georgia with free breakfast sandwiches so they can enjoy the new menu […]

[ad_1] Partnerships Purple Announces Partnership with Preeminent Retailer Raymour & Flanigan Purple Innovation, Inc., the creator of the Purple Mattress, has announced a partnership with Raymour & Flanigan, the largest furniture and mattress brand in the Northeast. This means the Purple Hybrid and select Purple Hybrid Premier mattress models will be available in all Raymour & Flanigan Showrooms and Outlets. All of Purple’s products will be available on RaymourFlanigan.com. More products are expected to become available in-store as the partnership continues. “Raymour & Flanigan is a top-tier retailer and we’re excited to partner with their brand,” Joe Megibow, Purple CEO, said […]

[ad_1] Restaurants Wendy’s breakfast is starting to roll out Wendy's has confirmed several markets have started serving the new breakfast menu ahead of its U.S. launch date of March 2. “The full menu consists of nine sandwiches, including a morning edition of its famed Baconator,” according to a CNN article. “There are three new sandwiches served on croissants, biscuits and classic buns with eggs and meat. It's also debuting a maple bacon chicken croissant and a honey butter chicken biscuit. New side dishes include potato wedges and sausage gravy. There's a new blend of coffee and an iced Frosty-ccino.”   […]