(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) I tend to follow food news a good bit. I enjoy seeing the trends, whether it’s in food programming on TV or the latest trends coming out of food companies and the restaurant industry. The big political fight over the last week has been the COVID-19 relief bill, the first iteration of which included a federal minimum wage increase. Typically, minimum wage increases are divisive because they reignite the age-old fight between businesses and workers. The current federal minimum wage is not high enough to be a “livable wage,” and that is a point that Democrats and labor groups harp on constantly. Pro-business groups point out that raising wages forces increased costs on business owners, which can ultimately hurt jobs and force business closures.