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A Combination of Traditional, Remote Audits and Self-Auditing Will Trend into the Future

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Restaurants have traditionally relied on annual, biannual, or quarterly audits, where an inspector visits the facility and conducts an in-person assessment of health and safety protocols. Here’s some key information to know about remote audits: Remote Audits are Thorough and Comprehensive.

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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

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The restaurant industry is still dealing with pandemic-related issues, including supply chain disruptions, new COVID variants and surging cases, labor shortages, rising prices, and a shift in consumer demand. Make food safety and customer reassurance a priority to create a brand that customers (and employees) trust and support.

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Restaurant Bookkeeping: Comprehensive Guide to Master Bookkeeping

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They speed up your vouching process and help clear up any inconsistencies that could arise during the auditing process. This includes accounting not only for the regular hours your employees put in but also overtime and holiday hours. Many restaurants opt to hire part-time employees to avoid this expense.

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The Top Five Startup Costs Restaurant Owners Need to Know

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Remember that it can also be expensive to hire and train new employees. Therefore, if you have exceptional employees at your restaurant, do everything you can to keep them around. Make sure you do a projection and daily audit to ensure your payroll costs are commensurate with your current revenue. Licensing and Permits.

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Amid Influx of New Employees, Restaurants Must Build and Reinforce Brand Excellence

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Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. This influx of new employees means that restaurant brands will need to build (and reinforce) cultures of excellence. Leverage new employees’ tech expertise. Reduce employee turnover.

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Lawyers Guide to Preventing Slip and Fall Accidents in Restaurants

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According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), more than three million food service employees and one million guests are injured as a result of slip-and-fall accidents annually. This means taking regular walk-through audits of floors and walkways to help identify hazards that could lead to slip and fall accidents.

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Four Major Benefits of Tech Tools to Elevate Safety and Quality

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Customers and employees are demanding more transparency, expecting to see ongoing, proactive efforts to keep everyone safe. Four significant benefits to using digital tools include their ability to: increase safety, quality, accuracy, productivity, and efficiency, minimize risks, train and empower your employees, and manage COVID protocols.