Applebee's in PR firestorm for firing server who shared receipt

The company's CEO has issued a statement to this fast moving crisis.
By Michael Sebastian | Posted: February 1, 2013
This story has been updated. Applebee’s is in the middle of a PR nightmare after a receipt from one of its St. Louis area locations went viral. Since Thursday, the restaurant chain has taken a beating on social media because of the incident. Here's the scoop:  Last Friday, the pastor of St. Louis-based church Truth in the World Deliverance Ministries took her congregation to an Applebee’s after an evening service. The receipt for the meal a read more...

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