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8 Tips to Optimize Restaurant Labor Costs Despite Higher Minimum Wages

Restaurant365

since July 2009. Your labor cost is one of your biggest expenses, but it can be difficult to track, since sales and labor needs may fluctuate by the day, week, and quarter. Looking at the cost of labor as a percentage of sales shows how your employee labor hours are matching with customer demand (sales).

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

In 1991 she was promoted to Accounting Manager and in 2009 to Director of Accounting. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. “This milestone is significant and we could not be prouder for the contributions our team has made to our success. .”

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MRM Franchise Feed: CPK in Canada and Real Famous BBQ

Modern Restaurant Management

over the years, our family has always made a point of eating at CPK. . over the years, our family has always made a point of eating at CPK. As part of its accelerated global growth focus, CPK intends to further expand in Canada, including to Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario. Giorgio Minardi and Naheed Shariff.

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PPP Flexibility, Free Reopening Resources and HungerForce

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest on PPP loans and newest tech and products to help restaurants on the road to recovery. PPP Goes Flexible. President Trump signed H.R.7010 Key takeaways include: Borrowers now have 24 weeks to use the funds instead of eight. President Trump signed H.R.7010