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Restaurant Owners' Options When Diners are Unable to Pay

Restaurant Law

Is it true that a restaurant owner can make diners pay off their tab by washing dishes? While this arrangement works the vast majority of the time, there have been incidents in nearly every New York restaurant where a diner has faced the embarrassing situation of being unable to foot the bill. In this scenario, what are a restaurant owner’s legal options to ensure repayment?

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UPDATE - Popular NYC Brunch Location Loses Its Liquor License

Restaurant Law

Restaurants, bars and nightclubs expecting to sell alcohol in New York must also be prepared for the bevy of rules and regulations that apply to these establishments – or risk losing out big time. Take, for instance, the Flatiron District’s Pranna Restaurant , which will undoubtedly face closure following a final ruling by the State Liquor Authority revoking its right to sell alcohol on the premises.

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State Liquor Authority Battles Albany Wine Retailer Over Out-of-State Shipping Restrictions

Restaurant Law

The State Liquor Authority (SLA) is the agency responsible for issuing liquor licenses , regulating alcohol sales, and doling out punishments to bars and restaurants caught violating the various regulations surrounding the industry. In its defense, Empire Wines has pointed out the blatant fact that it is not breaking any laws in the state of New York by shipping wines to places that do not allow their own businesses to engage in similar practices.

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Restaurant Payment Fraud: Who Is Liable?

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants (just like anywhere that accepts card payments), have always been a target. This exposed restaurants to a much higher number of “card not present” transactions, which account for 80% of card fraud losses. In the Restaurant: Card Present Transactions.

2022 215
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Three Tips for Managing a Healthy Restaurant Workforce

Modern Restaurant Management

Your restaurant is open and customers are back. Restaurants are struggling to find people in a tight market. Employers should have a backup plan for unexpected absences and be prepared to reduce hours of operation or close sections of the restaurant if long hours pose a safety hazard.

2022 166
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July/August 2021 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The uncertain status of the RRF leaves hundreds of thousands of restaurants in limbo.

2021 171
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MRM Franchise Feed: Kitchen of the Future, Restaurant Sherpas and Dunkin’ Hirin’

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Restaurant Sherpas.

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5 Ways to Develop Your Restaurant's Tip Strategy, According to Experts

7 Shifts

If you walked down Valencia Street in San Francisco and polled ten restaurants on how they managed tips , there's a good chance they would each say something different. There are 101 ways to dole out restaurant tips - from percentages to points to whether kitchen staff gets a share.

2022 195
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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar.

2020 149
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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

January was encouraging for the restaurant industry. Likely contributing to some of the consumer pent up demand for restaurant spending was a combination stimulus check distribution, a sense of optimism from turning the page on 2020 and the increased prospect of additional government aid soon.

2021 149
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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 restaurants, bars, clubs, etc.),

2020 164
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MRM Franchise Feed: Opportunity is Barking and the Spirit of BBQ

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. " Catering is different: restaurants require different menus, operations, and technology to manage their catering business.

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July/August 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. ” The law has been the subject of significant litigation since it was enacted.

2020 132
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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

Modern Restaurant Management

The funding will be used to help more restaurants transition to online ordering during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. “2020 has been a tough year for restaurants and that’s why we’re focused on providing products and services to help keep their doors open,” said Alex Canter, Ordermark CEO and Co-Founder. “Alex and the Ordermark team have a deep understanding of the challenges that independent restaurants face.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Jeremiah’s Opens 50th During 25th Anniversary, Wahlburgers Wild and Robotic Pizza

Modern Restaurant Management

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. Per the terms of the agreement, the group will build 50 new Taco John’s restaurants by March 31, 2026 with options to develop an additional 150 restaurants.

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Redefining ‘Dine and Dash’ and Review Hub

Modern Restaurant Management

During the course of 2019, revenue increased 109 percent as tens of thousands of new restaurants joined the Toast community. “Toast wants to partner with the restaurant community to level the playing field and strengthen this nearly trillion dollar industry.

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NLRB Joint Employer Final Rule and America’s Classics

Modern Restaurant Management

The final rule restores the joint-employer standard that the Board applied for several decades prior to the 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris, but with the greater precision, clarity, and detail that rulemaking allows. ” Design Equipment Law Marketing Operations new News Restaurant News

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New NLRB Decision Eases Restrictions on Keeping Harassment Investigations Confidential

Modern Restaurant Management

Between 2005 and 2015, the restaurant and hospitality industry had the highest percentage (14 percent) of sexual harassment filings received by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), [1] in which the complainant's industry was specified. [2]

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Texting Your Loyalty: Avoiding Potential TCPA Litigation

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants hit hard during the COVID-19 outbreak may be doing all they can to stay in touch with their customers to encourage them to participate in takeout and reward them for their loyalty. Law Marketing Operations Loyalty Programs TCPA text marketing texting

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How To Choose The Best Shoes For Your Restaurant Staff

The Restaurant Times

It’s not easy working in a restaurant. Long shifts can be painful for your feet, whether you’re running back to and from the tables to your restaurant POS system or spending the entire day standing in the back of the house. Snibbs Chef Daniel Shemtob founded Snibbs in 2015.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest restaurant sales stats, brand loyalty, Valentine's Day spending plans and more. The fourth quarter was not good for restaurant sales; each month posted worse same-store sales growth than the previous month, according to Black Box Guest Intelligence. There are many factors that contributed to poor restaurant sales in November and December. Restaurant guests in Tampa-St. restaurants and bars lost 5.8

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Is Your Ice Cream Too Cold? Lessons in Fighting Friendly Fraud

Modern Restaurant Management

This trend has been noted across the world and more often than not, these requests are satisfied, and it is the restaurant who’s footing the bill. Equipment Finance Law Operations SEON restaurant fraud chargebacks fraud Friendly Fraud

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Nashville Mexican Restaurants You Should Check Out

Restaurant Clicks

Before my first time visiting Nashville, I had no idea the city had so many great Mexican restaurants! Check out my list of the best Mexican restaurants in Nashville below! Best Mexican Restaurants in Nashville. The place is a friendly and funky neighborhood restaurant and bar.

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San Diego Restaurants You Should Be Dining At This Week

Restaurant Clicks

The restaurants in the City of Motion rival the very best found anywhere around the globe. Check out my list of the best restaurants in San Diego below! A few blocks east of the Army and Navy Academy, you’ll find this restaurant on State Street near Beech Avenue.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-February 2020-Valentine’s Day Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Welcome to the "Love" edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup, which offers Valentine and dating trends, the State of Local Restaurants and the Brand Bowl Report. State of Local Restaurants. per restaurant. Restaurant researc

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MRM People & Places: Azteca Foods Celebrates 50 Years and State Dish Showdown

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. ” The challenge will run throughout the month of March at participating restaurants.

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How Staff Training Can Boost Your Restaurant Business In The UAE

The Restaurant Times

If you are in the restaurant business, you must know that its service quality primarily depends on its staff. Now, the next question that should come to your mind is – how can I improve the service quality of my restaurant? Importance Of Staff Training In A Restaurant In The UAE.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Frictionless QDOBA and Crisp & Greens Goes National

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year.

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM News Bites features McDonalds, the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, OpenTable, Ordermark, Hudson Group, Hakkasan Group , Waitr and Checkers, ICV Partners, Restaurant Technologies, Diebold Nixdorf and Alto-Shaam. Kempczinski was one of key hires during this period, joining McDonald's in September 2015 as executive vice president of strategy, business development & innovation following leadership positions at Kraft and Pepsi.

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The Six Most Common Franchise Problems (And How to Solve Them)

7 Shifts

Nearly 200,000 quick-serve restaurant establishments in the United States are not owned by the company whose name is on the building. At a glance, opening and operating a restaurant franchise seems like a near-perfect business decision.

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MRM Plant-Based: by CHLOE in Canada and Hardee’s Goes Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The conference will cater to three key audience groups; Business Professionals – Including retailers, restauranteurs, institutional foodservice operators, distributors, investors and brands focused on accelerating the adoption and expansion of plant-based products and options onto store shelves and restaurant menus.

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Grubhub Hit With Lawsuit for Listing Restaurants Without Permission

EATER

Business owners say the criticized practice causes “significant damage to their hard-earned reputations” Two restaurants have initiated a potential class-action lawsuit against GrubHub for allegedly listing 150,000 restaurants to its site without the businesses’ permission. It works like this: if you happened to order from a non-partnered restaurant, “the order doesn’t go directly to the restaurant,” says the lawsuit. “It Shutterstock.

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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.

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Will Tipping at Restaurants Make Sense in a COVID-19 World?

Cheetah

Tipping at restaurants has always been a contreversial issue. Since the US government and state authorities started shutting down restaurants, millions of workers were laid off. Tipping Laws. Tipping laws vary across different states. Reading Time: 6 minutes.

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Virtual Acceleration, Raising the Bar and Insult Monitor

Modern Restaurant Management

Smart Foodservice operates 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Montana that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers with a broad assortment of products. Making a restaurant operations leaner.”

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For Restaurant Workers Who Have Experienced Abuse, Support Groups Can Help

EATER

He wound up getting fired from his job, another victim of the restaurant industry’s pressure and churn, and he says he sought out therapy as a result. Even after high-profile reckonings, restaurant workers still report that the industry allows abuses to thrive.

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Trash or Treasure? Used Cooking Oil’s Golden Allure Isn’t Just About its Color

Modern Restaurant Management

” Who could imagine the same could be said of smelly, dirty, used-up restaurant grease? billion pounds of used cooking oil is generated annually from restaurants and other foodservice businesses.

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