Now Groupon’s Getting Sued by Some of Its Employees
Fifty of Groupon's "deal vetters" are suing for unpaid wages. Perhaps they'll accept $10 for $20 worth of overtime?
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Partnering With Groupon Shown to Hurt a Restaurant’s Reputation
The deal site faces more bad news preceding their now delayed IPO.
Is Groupon Circling the Drain?
The deal site is kinda sorta insolvent, yet still hoping for that IPO.
Menu Changes and an A at Cienfuegos; New Lounge Menu at Ellabess
Plus, a shrimp boil at Ardesia, a chocolate brunch at Smith & Mills, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news.
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Shady-Looking Deal Site Is Posting Half-Off Deals That Restaurants Didn’t Agree To [Updated]
The San Mateo–based company doesn't make a lot of sense to us, and the restaurants they're selling coupons for have never heard of them.
Groupon Invents New Accounting Terms to Pretend It’s Profitable
The company appears to be spending $1.43 for every $1 it makes, and is desperate for cash. Thus, the IPO.
Philadelphia Belle’s Sinking Leaves Brides and Grooms In the Lurch
The boat's decision to pull the plug has put couples in a pinch.
A Day in the Life of a Spam Factory Worker; Where Chris Weitz Grabs Mexican Food
For some people, being splattered with "pig brain jelly" is just another day at the office.
Campbell’s Puts 770 On the Soup Line; Work at a Spam Factory Is ‘Effing’ Disgusting
Plus: Online restaurant ordering ups checks and frequency of orders; Exploding water fowl replaces IEDs for some reformed terrorists, all in our morning news roundup.
Tyler the Creator Alleges Racism at Australian Restaurant; Jamaica's Going Greener
The rapper draws some furious critics, while many countries in The Caribbean consider growing their own.
Punky Brewster's A Food Blogger; BlackBoard Eats Drops Fee
Former spunky kid actor Soliel Moon Frye is now a spunky food blogger for Mommys.
Tornado Takes Out a Restaurant and Beer Distributor in the Northeast; Lady Gaga Sells Out For Starbucks
Plus: Hershey's top executive steps down amid investigations; and experts argue over whether food drives world politics, all in our morning news roundup.
LCB Puts the Kibosh on Groupon Booze Discounts; Restaurants Get Hip to Composting
Plus: Walgreens and Wegmans spar over the letter "W"; and Cleveland bans smoking and trans fats, all in our morning news roundup.
LTH Honors Olive Garden, Alinea Gets a Groupon: The Best of April Fools’ Day
It's been a strange day.
Lady Gaga Performs With Food Poisoning; Groupon Pulls Superbowl Ad
Lady Gaga explains, "I don't want them to think I am human, let alone drunk."
Google to Groupon: Fine, We’ll Just Start Our Own Coupon Site
Ohh, snap! Two months after getting turned down for an acquisition, Google goes to war.
Mark Peel's The Point and Emé's Ortolan Hit The Endangered List
Despite a sunny forecast for the restaurant business, two of our favorites are struggling.