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Spark 2019: Re-Imagining Hospitality for the Restaurant Industry

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Spark 2019: Re-Imagining Hospitality for the Restaurant Industry. The 2019 Spark conference, presented by HotSchedules and Fourth, brought restaurant industry leaders together to address challenges facing operators today. They are probably going to be in the driver’s seat for a long time, so you need to be flexible to them.”.

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Quick Facts About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Process

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For some business types, at least 33 percent of 2019 gross receipts must have comprised on-site sales to the public. Construction of outdoor seating. For businesses that were open for all of 2019 and 2020, the maximum amount they can receive is $5 million per restaurant or $10 million per restaurant group. Rent payments.

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Big Crowds, Not Enough Staff

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I don’t have one client who has all the servers necessary to run their operations, which results in a lot of complaints about long waiting times once the guest is seated. If, you were doing great in 2019 with a full staff, we need to look at the model that made you successful. Improve Service Through the Menu.

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How to apply for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants

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For applicants that are a brewpub, tasting room, taproom, brewery, winery, distillery, or bakery: Documents evidencing that onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33.00% of gross receipts for 2019, which may include Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Forms 5130.9 Outdoor seating construction. Mortgage and rent payments.

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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

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New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. There were only 100 fewer new restaurant openings in September of this year, compared to September 2019.

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How the Restaurant Industry Can Begin Planning for the Future

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If, prior to the pandemic, your restaurant had a seating capacity of 120 seats, that may be reduced by 20 percent or more. So, if you expect to reopen in June, then use the June 2019 numbers to determine the cash reserves needed to reopen in June 2020. 75 percent of the prior year’s monthly payroll cost.

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THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES

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Those who do the work are now in the driver’s seat and many of those harped about changes may actually come to fruition as a result. Step into the new restaurant industry where efficiency, profitability, better pay and benefits, and a willingness to respect life outside of the operation is front and center.