• Bloomberg reports that Rite Aid Corp. has agreed to pay almost $21 million "to resolve allegations that it misclassified certain managers as being exempt from laws requiring they be paid for overtime. The accord, which is subject to court approval, resolves claims for damages dating back as far as 2002 and covers more than 6,000 current and former associates, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The company faced 15 lawsuits."
• Sunflower Farmers Market, the natural and organic grocer that describes itself as selling “serious food at silly prices,” will open its first store in the San Jose, California, market today. A second San Jose store is slated to be opened next month.
• FastCasual.com reports that Chipotle says that "it has reached an important milestone in its efforts to serve sour cream and cheese made with milk from pasture-raised dairy cows. Beginning this month, 100 percent of the sour cream served in its restaurants is produced with dairy from pasture-raised cattle."
• Sunflower Farmers Market, the natural and organic grocer that describes itself as selling “serious food at silly prices,” will open its first store in the San Jose, California, market today. A second San Jose store is slated to be opened next month.
• FastCasual.com reports that Chipotle says that "it has reached an important milestone in its efforts to serve sour cream and cheese made with milk from pasture-raised dairy cows. Beginning this month, 100 percent of the sour cream served in its restaurants is produced with dairy from pasture-raised cattle."
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