Episode 399 - Will Restaurants Ultimately Pick Up The Tab For Packaging Waste?

We sit down once again with the team from Washburn Consulting, advisors to many key industry brands and associations, and get an update on the state of play with regard to Extended Producer Responsibility. Michael Washburn and Chloe Kapanen will stop by to discuss new proposals in state capitols, ongoing rulemaking and compliance challenges throughout the states and even chat about pending litigation. And the NLRB surprised many observers this week by siding with the Amazon Workers Union and their Teamster sidekicks and ordering - yes ordering - the company to the bargaining table. Maybe the Melania movie didn’t get enough traction. We’ll discuss the interesting politics in play. And many in the industry are nervous about Sysco Foods and their acquisition of Restaurant Depot. We’ll talk about potential market shares, increased leverage over operators and whether the Federal Trade Commission should step in. We’ll talk about those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.