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Our Wage Models are Broken

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The institution of tipping and the existence of the sub-minimum wage is heavily rooted in slavery , and has led to decades of underpaying a workforce that is majority black, brown, and female. In other words, tips can legally be split between kitchen and waitstaff. This isn’t an easy conversation to have.

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[Updated for 2023] The State-by-State Guide To Tip Pooling Laws

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But one can't deny that tips make up a majority of restaurant workers' take-home pay. One of those ways is tip pooling, where all tips are collected into one “pool” and re-distributed back to employees. One of those ways is tip pooling, where all tips are collected into one “pool” and re-distributed back to employees.

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Plant Based Protein Adds Innovation, Sustainability and Profits to Restaurant Menus

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Buyer's Edge compared case purchases of meat substitute products by its 20,000+ restaurant customers from 2018 to 2019. Buyers Edge Platform data shows that from 2017 to 2018 the average price of a case of meat substitute products jumped 59.6% from $62 a case to $99 a case. But through 2019, that number came down, dropping 19.2%

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The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future

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When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. A guest's tip subsidizes wages for most of America's restaurant workers. In most other parts of the world, tips are not expected—and in some cases, it's considered rude to tip. History of Tipping: How did gratuity become integral to our restaurant culture?

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How to Reduce Employee Turnover with Technology

Restaurant365

For example, fast food restaurants generally have a higher turnover rate than fine dining, because of the difference in things like tips and earning potential. Today, there are many different tools that can distribute and regularly collect surveys for your employees. Average restaurant employee turnover.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant Workers Community Foundation was founded in 2018 to advocate for gender equality, racial justice, fair wages, and healthy work environments in the restaurant industry. Click here to read more tips to help your business get through the pandemic from a financial point of view. and Canada. Sign up here.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice Group are coming together to strengthen their OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts distribution capabilities. By coming together, we can create one of the truly great technology-enabled distribution businesses found in any industry. Parts Town and Heritage Combine. Plant-Based Learning.