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

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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. Excluding the back-of-house workers is one of the problems with tipping.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come.

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The National Restaurant Association, Explained

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Shutterstock America’s other NRA has made headlines for its lobbying — lobbying some say is against the interest of restaurant workers When you hear the acronym “NRA,” you probably think of the organization that is laser-focused on ensuring that this country never passes another common-sense gun law.

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What a Surge in Union Organizing Means for Food and Farm Workers

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Over the past 70 years, union membership across all sectors dropped steadily , as Republican lawmakers and allied conservative groups passed state laws and other measures that made it harder for workers to unionize. In 2016, only 6 percent of food workers belonged to a union, compared to 12 percent across industries. This trend.

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What Happens When Crowdfunding Isn’t Enough?

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It seemed like a sure thing: Loba Pastry + Coffee was Chicago magazine’s Best New Bakery in 2016, among other plaudits, and Velazquez Lindsten, who got her start as a pastry chef in Chicago’s fine dining kitchens after immigrating to the U.S. Kreiter Looking back, I can see every mistake I made very clearly. That was so silly.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ alluring story — that a fine dining restaurant could be a model for changing the world — seduced diners, would-be employees, and thought leaders alike. Located on a working farm that was once part of a sprawling Rockefeller estate, the restaurant is a beacon of the sustainable food movement.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

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This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features an economic report from Yelp, super Super Bowl stats, delivery trends, megatrends, best cities for BBQ and top venues. starting from the fourth quarter of 2016 nationally, as well as in 50 metros and every state including Washington D.C.,

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