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New Lawsuit Argues Tipped Minimum Wage Violates Workers’ Civil Rights

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As a young, lighter-skinned Black woman of mixed heritage, Melton says she was often assigned by her managers to the busiest, most front-facing sections of the restaurant along with her white and young coworkers. Today, One Fair Wage, which represents over 200,000 service workers and 800 restaurant workers, is filing an appeal to the U.S.

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How I Got My Job: From Bartending to Building a Drinks Company and Founding a Nonprofit

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In early 2008, the award-winning cocktail bar was just a cool restaurant-industry haunt that deBary’s friend helped open. This newfound talent for beverages led deBary to a nine-year role as bar director for the Momofuku restaurant group. That was in line with me wanting to go to law school. What was your first job?

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5 Best Restaurant Tip Pooling Solutions Compared

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With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. For restaurant owners, digital tip pooling saves valuable time. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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5 Best Digital Tip Pooling Solutions Compared

Cheetah

With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. For restaurant owners, digital tip pooling saves valuable time. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

Today’s modern restaurant operators face challenges that no other generation has faced, thanks to COVID-19 closures, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, menu labeling, and food safety challenges. These are just a few of Chipotle's many efforts to revive its damaged brand image and increase safety in their restaurants.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a new documentary on women in the culinary world, the loss of an industry legend, a contest to create healthy recipes and products and services to help restaurant in the pandemic. 'A While at Marriott, he played an integral role in launching and overseeing Roy Rogers Restaurants.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

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Their discomfort was magnified by the fact that one of the main architects of the plan was Dan Barber, the chef and co-owner of the on-site fine dining restaurant, Blue Hill at Stone Barns. They believed it would deepen the organization’s elitism and narrow its immediate audience. All responses from Stone Barns came via its own spokesperson.