{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution","title":"Food Fight Series: Chef Danielle Leoni","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/acb07097\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1641,"description":"LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! I can think of few times in my life I've walked away from a conversation so fired up! \nToday, we had the opportunity to chat with Chef Danielle Leoni, chef/owner of The Breadfruit & Rum Bar, who's fighting for sustainability in both the food we eat and the industry at large. Chef Leoni has been a food fighter from the beginning. Her positions on responsible sourcing and a holistic approach to hospitality have garnered her attention from prominent organizations like the James Beard Foundation, but it's the pandemic has brought her message to the masses. \nClick to sign up for our weekly newsletter.\nClick here to book time on my personal calendar.\nClick here to download our Restaurant Recovery Guide.\nWant to streamline your front-of-house operations and increase sales? Head over to http://restaurants.yelp.com/fullcomppodcast to claim your free page and learn more about these powerful tools for your business.\nSHOW NOTES\n\n Beginning in campaigning for the hospitality industry during Covid\n Breadfruit and Rum Bar closed due to safety\n  Decided takeout model wasn’t suitable\n  Sent a letter to Governor with suggestions to help independent hospitality businesses\n  Over 1000 business owners signed the letter\n  Ideas put to the Governor\n  Stop all penalties for sales tax payments\n  24month payment plan for sales tax\n  Waive fees for liquor licenses - this was accepted\n  Moratorium on commercial evictions - this was accepted\n  Clear guidelines for reopening of hospitality businesses\n  No intentions of reopening soon\n  Covid has given us a lifetime opportunity\n  We shape our food system\n  Hospitality workers are not respected\n  Seen as having “jobs” and not careers\n  The “paid help”\n  Hospitality shouldn’t be valued any less than other industries\n  The cost of reopening\n  What is the cost of giving team member fair wages?\n  Raising prices\n  The restaurant has no value is customers won’t compensate\n  You can’t retire on a James Beard award\n  Profits are...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6OAanP6N7rKCCEP4OYgZT_i74QmCwgk2rH1cSWqhfvs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYzkz/MGQ5M2Y5MWZmM2E0/NGM3MzFmNzQ0OGZl/NDhhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}