Café Rouge controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Seafood sustainability criticism
A Fish2Fork survey reported that Café Rouge failed to meet a basic sustainability level for seafood sourcing. The brand later worked with the Marine Stewardship Council and obtained its Blue Fish ecolabel in 2018.
2009
Controversy over card and cash tips
The company faced reports that waiting staff were threatened with dismissal if they did not encourage customers to pay tips by card, because card tips were used in wage calculations while cash tips went directly to staff. The company subsequently reviewed its tipping policy and introduced distribution through a tronc system.
2008
Minimum-wage and tipping criticism
Café Rouge was reported as paying staff at or around the legal minimum while relying on tips to supplement earnings. The issue contributed to parliamentary campaigning concerning the treatment of tips and minimum-wage compliance.