Cafe Gratitude is a small chain of restaurants serving organic, plant-based (vegan) food. There are five locations in the Los Angeles area, in Newport Beach, Venice, Larchmont Village, Beverly Hills, and in the Downtown Arts District. There are additional locations in Kansas City, Missouri, and San Diego. A fifth restaurant in Berkeley, California, closed in 2015 after operating for 10 years, and a restaurant in San Francisco, California closed in 2011 after operating for 7 years
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Owners
Except for the Kansas City location, Cafe Gratitude is majority owned and managed by Love Serve Remember, LLC.
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Philosophy
Cafe Gratitude is said to be managed according to the principles of Sacred Commerce, as outlined in a book of the same name by Matthew and Terces Engelhart. This claims to integrate the intention and philosophy of dharma - right actions, right intentions, right speech - as a way of being connected to spirit.
Cafe Gratitude Controversy
Terces and Matthew Engelhart received a heated back-lash after the vegan community learned that they chose to raise and slaughter cattle on their private farm. The Engelharts themselves declined an interview request, but Terces Engelhart's son and Cafe Gratitude's chief operating officer said the feud against Cafe Gratitude has unfairly cast his mother and stepfather as deceptive animal killers.
History
Cafe Gratitude started as a small chain of organic plant based restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, one in Berkeley and another in Santa Cruz.
The East Bay Express newspaper in the August 5, 2009 article, "I am Annoyed and Disappointed" reported on Cafe Gratitude's policy of suggesting employees attend the Landmark Education's Landmark Forum which the company pays for half of. Former employee Ash Ritter who was promoted to management later was demoted for not taking the Landmark Forum and subsequently fired.
Previous locations also included San Francisco, San Rafael, Healdsburg, and inside the Oakland and Cupertino Whole Foods. They closed following a lawsuit filed by employees.
See also
- List of vegetarian restaurants
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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