Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features Grubhub's State of the Plate 2020 trend report, the fragility of "open," di g ital resilience and brand intimacy. The restaurant cuisines that were able to the best comp sales during June were chicken, pizza and hamburger.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

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 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 March Sales Decline. percent in March.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. But when it’s so dead simple to get listed on third-party delivery marketplaces and take orders, why do all the other work to create your own system when you are a time-strapped restaurateur? So—you’re ready to take orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news that consumers plan to put restaurants at the top of their shopping lists, the latest stats for on premise and why the restaurant of the future is here now. Nearly half (48 percent) of respondents also said they are likely to buy gift cards from a local independent restaurant.

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Sling

AUGUST 9, 2023

March 2023 13 Expert Tips for Effective Employee Communication March 2023 11 Types of Job Shifts Managers Should Know March 2023 What Is Incentive Pay and How Does it Work? March 2023 What Is a Human Resource Management System (HRMS)? March 2023 What Is a Human Resource Management System (HRMS)?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

Every restaurant business needs some form of an employee handbook. It should serve as a guide for your employees to reference on an ongoing basis. Sick leave policies and PTO are among the employee handbook items that may need to be changed this year. Address Deficiencies in the Handbook. Ensure Handbook Compliance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

restaurant industry has a loaded plate as 2021 picks up steam – especially from an insurance and financial protection point of view. “The prospects for fine dining and sit-down restaurants are going to remain strained for all of 2021,” said Doug Groves, founder at Program Insurance Group, in College Station, Tex.

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Hot Schedules

JANUARY 25, 2021

I t’s probably fair to say that most entrepreneurs didn’t give much thought to the complexities around payroll management and taxes before starting a business and hiring employees. Every state requires its employers to pay this tax, and no employee has money withheld from his or her check to pay SUTA. What is SUTA?

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Hot Schedules

JUNE 22, 2020

s if this year hasn’t been complicated enough, 2020 also brought new Fair Work Week requirements for Philadelphia and Chicago. Predictive Scheduling laws are now in place for six cities and one state, primarily impacting the restaurant and retail industries. Effective Date April 1, 2020 July 1, 2020.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 7, 2021

Severely* impacted businesses can now also take advantage of both PPP Loans and ERC stimulus programs. Consult your CPA on the best course for your restaurant to garner the most financial support possible from all these federal programs. What is the Employee Retention Tax Credit? For more details, see: [link]. Who is Eligible?

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The year 2020 prompted enormous changes in the restaurant industry. The events of this year made running a lean, streamlined restaurant business a necessity to survive the many shifts. As 2021 begins, there are many restaurant management best practices that can be applied to strengthen your business, in the short and long term.

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2020

After months of lockdown, many states and provinces across the US and Canada have begun rolling out their reopening plans to start getting people back to work in the new normal. Many restaurants will begin reopening in the coming months, and each state will likely have their own guidelines around ensuring your staff and diners are safe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Owning and operating a restaurant is difficult under the best circumstances. So, what do we consider owning and operating a restaurant impacted by COVID-19? As general counsel to over a dozen restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and Orange County, I have seen a lot of changes since the first shutdown orders came out in March.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 5, 2021

At long last, Congress agreed on a new $900 billion stimulus package and the president signed it into law last week. You can apply for one of these new forgivable loans, even if you received a PPP loan in 2020. PPP improvements relevant to restaurant businesses. However, you cannot get more than two PPP loans.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. An Uncertain Start to 2020? December’s -5.7

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

W ho is ready to say goodbye to 2020? But before we take off for the holidays and get ready to put it all behind us, there are some end-of-year tasks that Payroll and HR teams need to take care of to get ready for the new year. Let’s take a look. End of Year To-Do List for HR and Payroll Teams. Calculator. User Heart.

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Touch Bistro

APRIL 13, 2021

You can’t run a restaurant without employees, which means processing restaurant payroll is an integral part of running a food service business. The purpose of this guide is to enable restaurateurs to navigate the logistical and legal challenges of restaurant payroll with finesse by learning: What is restaurant payroll?

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

hour, restaurant operators are starting to think about how they will adjust their businesses to a $15 restaurant minimum wage. and provinces in Canada) have already increased their restaurant minimum wage and tipped minimum wage in the past few years. Will the Rising Restaurant Minimum Wage Affect Me? In the U.S.,

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2021

From forgoing their own salary to giving raises, small business owners are finding ways to hire and retain their staff Every few weeks, it seems, a new photo goes viral on social media showing a sign in a restaurant window declaring: “This restaurant is closed because no one wants to work.” That money has to come from somewhere.

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Indoor Media

JUNE 3, 2021

With most states having reopened to some extent, vaccination rates rising, and unemployment numbers far better than they were in the summer of 2020, things are looking up. That said, many restaurants are still struggling to get back on their feet. In January 2021, bar and restaurant unemployment was 14.4

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Sling

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And for smaller businesses with fewer employees, that might make good business sense. To help you decide if the DIY-route is right for you, the management experts at Sling have created this complete guide on how to calculate overtime related to payroll. Calculating employee and employer taxes. You certainly can. holidays (e.g.,

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Sling

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And for smaller businesses with fewer employees, that might make good business sense. To help you decide if the DIY-route is right for you, the management experts at Sling have created this complete guide on how to calculate overtime related to payroll. Calculating employee and employer taxes. You certainly can. holidays (e.g.,

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Hot Schedules

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Learn how outsourcing your HR can increase employee engagement while decreasing liabilities and fees. T here’s one thing we know for sure: across the board, labor is one of the biggest expenses for restaurants and hospitality businesses. How confident are you that you’re maintaining complete compliance with all labor laws?

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2020

From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on August 8, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. Every week in this space I highlight the restaurant closures that feel nationally relevant to me.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. " Restaurant real estate changes to align with consumer preference.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. Here are their responses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2020

This world-altering development—part of a rational and effective public health strategy to slow the spread of disease and help our health care system cope with the devastating illness—has also been a widespread and immediate economic disaster for the nation’s restaurant and food service sector.

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EATER

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A Chipotle employee eats inside a SF restaurant in 2020. A recent worker protest at a NYC Chipotle was part of a longer effort by the Service Employees International Union and others to unionize fast-food workers This story was originally published on Civil Eats. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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Hot Schedules

AUGUST 12, 2019

Maintain Compliance with Predictive Scheduling Laws. Predictive Scheduling laws are designed to help your employees, but the burden falls on managers. Predictive Scheduling Laws: Penalties, Fees, and Fines, Oh My. When managers make changes to a previously set schedule, the impact on the employees can be a tough one.

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EATER

AUGUST 3, 2020

That’s how a decade-long employee for Tyson Foods, Inc. In a statement to Civil Eats, Tyson denied allegations of wrongdoing, but this Arkansas employee is hardly the only one sharing concerns about working conditions in meat processing plants during the pandemic. Still, the coronavirus continues to take a toll on them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Below is an excerpt from Scott Greenberg's The Wealthy Franchisee: Game-Changing Steps to Becoming a Thriving Franchise Superstar (Entrepreneur Press, November 17, 2020). There were power outages, increased fuel prices, and ever-changing labor laws. This is everything related to work. Some circumstances were more favorable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In a survey of 4,079 small business owners conducted from 8/15 to 9/13/21, 66 percent reported having a "very difficult" time finding the right employees to fill open roles, many of which are necessary to help them drive revenue and rebound. In July, 47 percent couldn't hire enough employees. Dining Trends in Canada.

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EATER

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Those disparities only worsened during the pandemic, as restaurants closed and the prospect of earning a living from tips became even more precarious. With each chapter, she highlights the ways the tipped minimum wage exploits workers from a particular job category, including restaurant servers, delivery drivers, nail technicians, and more.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Legal and other matters referred to in this article are based on 7shifts' interpretation of laws existing at the time and should not be relied on in place of professional legal advice. With more than 10,000 restaurants operating within its borders that total $10 billion in sales, the state of Oregon (and its restaurant industry) is thriving.

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Sling

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Deciding how to classify exempt vs. non-exempt employees can be confusing at first. Exempt Vs. Non-Exempt Employees And The FLSA. It’s the first two standards — minimum wage and overtime pay — that directly apply to our discussion of exempt vs. non-exempt employees. Minimum Wage. The FLSA sets the minimum wage standard at $7.25

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Buzztime Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

NYSE American: NTN), today announced that its registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the proposed merger involving NTN and Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics LLC (“Brooklyn”) and the proposed sale of NTN’s assets to eGames.com Holdings LLC (“eGames.com”) has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. CARLSBAD, Calif.,

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Zack Bezunartea , the owner of FAT VEGAN, which is a small restaurant in Mexico, is also the creator of new ideas in the world of veganism. Zack came from New York to Mexico to make his idea a huge success, and it turned out amazing! Who gave you the idea to open a vegan restaurant in Mexico?

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