Operator aims to ‘Boost’ worker productivity, bottom line

New York entrepreneur and restaurateur John McDonald has come up with a new “perk” for his employees, an energy and immunity booster call E-Boost. The effervescent product is a blend of vitamins and minerals, including B12, C, magnesium, zinc, potassium and amino acids. McDonald said E-Boost was a hit with his restaurant employees, so he and partner Josh Taekman approached boutique hotels to help sell it. E-Boost now is stocked in minibars in more than 1,500 hotel rooms through deals with