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Surviving COVID-19: 7 Financing Options for Restaurants

7 Shifts

From small business loans to microgrants to business credit cards, cash is available; it just takes a bit of application work and a little know-how. Healthcare costs: group healthcare benefits, insurance premiums, etc. Best for: Businesses who need cash to keep their doors open and their staff employed.

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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. The past year has turned servers into expert delivery packers, challenge chefs' creativity, and flipped the role of a restaurant manager on its head. You have to stand out, clear and proud.

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What Restaurant Groups Need to Know about Managing Prescription Drug Expenditures

Modern Restaurant Management

Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. When it comes to managing medical plan costs for restaurant employers, aggressive management of prescription drug expenditures can yield significant savings. Carve In or Carve Out.

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The Legal Case for Recovering Lost Income from COVID-19 and Government Shutdown

Modern Restaurant Management

Business interruption insurance is an extremely important type of coverage in an insurance policy which is intended to cover for lost income sustained as a result of a covered peril in order to allow for the continuity of your business into the future. COVID-19 has thrown our way of living into treacherous and unchartered waters.

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9 Restaurant Cash Flow Tips for Your Recovery and Beyond

Restaurant365

Comprehending your restaurant cash flow is essential to running your restaurant business. Cash flow refers to the amount of cash coming into your restaurant minus the amount of cash going out on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Common factors that cause cash flow issues. Too much inventory. Unexpected expenses.

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The Lie of ‘No One Wants to Work’

EATER

Last summer, she quit her job at a New American restaurant in Chicago where she had worked as a manager and sommelier since 2017. He said I abandoned him and that he couldn’t trust me [or] see me as a manager anymore.”. When she came back, she noticed a shift in the way her employers treated her. “I Health care is a big part of this.

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The True Cost of Keeping a Restaurant Open During a Pandemic

EATER

We do pay cash to some vendors at the farmers markets, but that’s about it. I didn’t want to let go of my entire team, because if you do that, then when you have to reopen the restaurant, that will cost you a lot too, because a management team, especially one that you build, [has] really valuable corporate memory. That’s 45 people.