Danny Meyer Raises $220 Million for Investments in Employee-Centric Companies


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We're impressed by Danny Meyer's ideas and principles, so we're excited about what the real life application of these values means with the weight of a $220 million fund behind them.

Restaurateur Danny Meyer has raised $220 million in a private equity fund earmarked to invest in businesses that “share his employee-centric focus,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Meyer, chief executive officer of New York-based Union Square Hospitality Group, has implemented a program called Hospitality Included at many of his restaurants. Often dubbed his “no-tipping policy,” the progra