Yellow Deli: 33 Locations, Zero Paychecks. Meet 12 Tribes.

A restaurant chain with thirty-three locations, glowing reviews, and zero paid employees. That is the Yellow Deli — and according to former members and investigators, it is allegedly the front door to one of the longest-running cult operations in America.

The Twelve Tribes, classified by the SPLC as a Christian fundamentalist cult, has reportedly operated for over fifty years across four continents. Their Yellow Deli restaurants are staffed by members who allegedly surrendered their savings, their legal names, and their family relationships when they joined. The group now maintains approximately forty communities in sixteen states and ten countries.

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