The company entered the Italian market in 2015, but seems to have been done in by a proliferation of home-delivery food during the pandemic and a desire for more artisanal pies.
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Amid Virus Chaos, Shanghai Residents Band Together
As the authorities in China’s biggest city fight to stamp out an Omicron outbreak, neighbors are turning to one another for support.
China’s Covid Lockdowns Stir Memories of a Planned Economy
China is meddling with free enterprise as it hadn’t in decades. The results are familiar to those old enough to remember: scarcity, and the rise of black markets.
300,000 in Hong Kong Isolate at Home as COVID Cases Rise
The city’s officials are scrambling to build quarantine and mass quarantine centers as cases of the Omicron and Delta variants spread widely.
U.K. Braces for a Difficult Holiday Season Due to Shortages
Military personnel are driving transport trucks. Pig farmers may start culling their stock. Even the government says shortages will affect Christmas, as Britons brace for a challenging winter.
‘Stupid’ DoorDash Side Job Gets Pennsylvania Prosecutor Demoted
The district attorney for Bucks County, Pa., said Gregg Shore, a high-ranking prosecutor, had been making food deliveries during work hours for the county. “I don’t know why he did this,” he said.
Pinduoduo Employee Deaths Ignites China Debate Over Work
The deaths of two young employees of Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform, have reignited longstanding concerns about working conditions at internet giants.
Delivery Workers in South Korea Say They’re Dying of ‘Overwork’
More than a dozen couriers have died this year. Some died after complaining of unbearable workloads that kept them on the clock from dawn until past midnight.
Onetime Relic, Then Hipster Fad, Milkmen Embrace Flood of Clients
An industry that symbolized the distant past has grown in recent years. Now, with the coronavirus, milkmen are deluged with customers.
Pandemic Erodes Gig Economy Work
Gig companies promoted their flexible hours as an economic lifeline for workers. In the coronavirus outbreak, it has been anything but.