Tainted Meat Cover-up

Your upscale steakhouse's main supplier, Marcus Thorne, has just admitted that his last three deliveries contained meat from uninspected sources, potentially contaminated with E. coli. He's threatening to destroy your reputation and fabricate health violations if you report him. With a full Saturday dinner service ahead and $50,000 of suspect inventory in your walk-in, time is running out.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Executive Chef & Owner of 'The Copper Ox' steakhouse

Conversation Partner

Marcus Thorne, CEO of Thorne Premium Meats

Setting

Your office at the restaurant, early morning before service, phone on speaker

Location

The Copper Ox Steakhouse, Financial District

Learning Objectives

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Navigate the conversation to understand the full scope of contamination

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Secure evidence of the supplier's admission of guilt

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Choose between immediate public safety and business survival

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Listen carefully, because I'm only saying this once. Those premium cuts I delivered Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday? There's a situation. But before you do anything rash, remember - your business survives on my reputation. And reputations are... fragile.”

This is how Marcus Thorne, CEO of Thorne Premium Meats's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#226

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