#workday-lunch

#workday-lunch

A new ZipHealth survey of over 1,000 workers found that nearly half (47%) of Gen Z said GLP-1 coverage would affect their choices between two similar jobs.

The Times Square branch, at 7 Times Square, closed in early March after opening in 2023, according to Crain's New York Business. Delivery and reservation platforms now mark the Times Square location as permanently closed.

Volumes has quickly become a popular destination, known for its superb coffee and a lunch menu that keeps customers coming back. The atmosphere is vibrant, and the food offerings are diverse, catering to various tastes.

Wendy's launched the Frescata line in 2006, featuring sandwiches on artisan ciabatta bread, which initially sold well and revived the chain's sales.

In France, eating solo is deeply frowned upon. A recent poll found that, while just 12% of French workers over the age of 49 regularly lunched alone, the number shot up to 29% for workers under 25. A 25-year-old worker in the French paper Les Echos described mandatory dining with colleagues as patriarchal, and after she started eating alone, was fired for failing to integrate with her team.

It's called the Protein Power-Up Shop and the premise is simple: bring along whatever you were planning to eat (or admit you were going to skip lunch entirely), then take a quick on-site "protein personality quiz" and walk out with a freshly-made, ready-to-eat meal that's much more grown-up than your usual noon-hour scramble. There will be truffle butter filet mignon, peanut Buddha bowls, parmesan and sun-dried tomato chicken penne, plus vegan options for plant-based lunchers.

I don't want to eat bagged salad for lunch just because it's easy. In my household, when I don't have last night's dinner leftovers to turn to, my go-to lunch has always been a rice bowl. I usually fry up some tofu and/or chickpeas and toss those with greens and a quick little sauce. It takes about 10 minutes and is wildly satisfying.

We are in the midst of a high protein craze. Every week I get dozens of protein-packed pitches to my inbox, and I'm sure you've seen the protein bars plastered all over subway cars, protein-ified menu items at fast-casual chains like Starbucks and Sweetgreen, and protein versions of classic products (protein pasta, protein crackers, protein...yogurt?) lining practically every aisle at the grocery store.