The CFA VOICE is the monthly newsletter for Coalition of Franchisee Associations member franchisees. Representing OVER 46,000 franchisees owning over 122,000 franchises and employing over 2.7 million people, CFA is the Voice of the Franchisee.

POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT NEWS

What’s Next in the Struggle to Halt California’s New Wage Law 

The chances of scrapping a controversial new process for setting the wages and working conditions of California’s fast-food industry will depend on how readily quick-service employers can enlist the public in the cause, according to two longtime veterans of the political scene. 

Read more: Restaurant Business Online

Feds Take Aim at High Meat Costs, But for the Long Range 

The plan calls for fostering competition in the highly concentrated beef, pork and poultry processing industries by funding the startup of rivals to the four companies that currently control what President Biden says is 80% of the nation’s meat supply. He indicated during a meeting of his White House Competition Council that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is beginning the distribution of the millions of dollars that have been earmarked to create more “middlemen” between growers and wholesale buyers. 

Read more: Restaurant Business Online 

Biden Administration Drafts Advice for Businesses Facing a Union Drive 

As part of the Biden administration’s effort to facilitate unionization, several federal regulatory and administrative agencies have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind guide for restaurateurs and other employers who learn their workers intend to organize. 

Read more: Restaurant Business Online 

BUSINESS SMARTS

Leaders Are Constellation Creators  

Leadership communication. It is one of the most important roles we have as leaders and one of the hardest to do well across a team. If you want to become more effective in creating that needed clarity with others, consider looking to the stars. I’m not talking about astrology. I’m suggesting you become a constellation creator. 

Read more: Kevin Eikenberry

Why Finding the Time to Recharge and Re-Energize Is Important for You and Your Teams 

The enthusiasm and drive within our teams should be amplified by us as leaders. But in order to accomplish this, we must first be energized, therefore we must make the time to rest and re-energize. 

Read more: Gordon Tredgold

CFA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:

National Franchisee Association (NFA)

www.nfabk.org

History: The National Franchisee Association (NFA) serves as a source of education, training and advocacy for franchise members and vendor partners. Founded in 1988 and headquartered near Atlanta, it strives to provide programs, unparalleled benefit options and networking opportunities to help its franchisee members grow and succeed. The association strives to strengthen the BURGER KING brand as a leader in the industry.

Members: NFA currently has 327 members representing 6,086 restaurants, which is about 80% of the BURGER KING system.

Did you know? NFA is divided into multiple regional associations that cover the entire U.S. Each region meets regularly to educate members regarding brand updates, specific regional topics and to engage with other NFA members in close proximity.