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What Is the FICA Tip Credit? Five Things for Restaurants to Know About an Often-Missed Tax Credit

Modern Restaurant Management

was the federal minimum wage in effect on January 1, 2007). A Few Key Industries Are Eligible The FICA tip credit is available only for businesses that are in the food and beverage industries which can also include hospitality if the company operates restaurants as part of their business. Your employee's total wages exceed $5.15

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

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It is the industry's primary responsibility to be sure the food they sell and serve to consumers is safe. In 2003, more than 555 confirmed hepatitis A cases were linked to green onions served at Chi Chi’s. The more obstacles the industry faces, the more challenging these responsibilities become.

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4 Ways to Pivot Your Restaurant’s Business Model During COVID-19

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The meal kit industry, which has been around since 2007, hit $5 billion in annual revenue in 2019—but growth in the industry was slow pre-COVID-19. but we've seen a great response to our heat & serve meal kits. View this post on Instagram Heat & serve taco kits, now with roasted pork shoulder! Offer meal kits ??

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Viral Cinn-sation: How Shuckin’ Shack Crunched an LTO

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” The concoction features double battered fried shrimp made with buttermilk, flour and Cinnamon Toast Crunch and served with a side of Sweet Thai Chili sauce. " Shuckin' Shack started as a 900-square-foot shack in Carolina Beach, North Carolina in 2007 and began franchising seven years later.

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Learn from the greats: 10 extraordinary restaurants that every owner should study

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Looking over the $250 tasting menu, it’s easy to see why: Dishes such as the troll-caught Alaskan king salmon served with romanesco and steelhead roe are sustainably sourced and gracefully couriered through the sea-toned dining room by expert staff, giving the whole experience an overtone of luxury befitting of the price tag.

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What’s it like to be a specialty coffee barista in the Middle East?

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RAW Coffee Company was one of the first specialty coffee businesses to launch in Dubai in 2007,” he says. “I He says that Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was one of the first places in the Middle East where specialty coffee boomed. I remember visiting their small booth in the Dubai Garden Centre when they first opened. “I

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Enjoy Fall Like a Heartland Kid and Dip Your Cinnamon Rolls in Chili

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Baffling though the pairing was initially, Schneider now serves chili and cinnamon rolls together as a seasonal special, from November through March. “I Cheryl Johnson, director of Child Nutrition & Wellness for the Kansas State Department of Education, says that many schools across Kansas still serve bowl and a roll.