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November/December 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. For the most part, courts have upheld dining restrictions due to public safety concerns. Litigation. Legislation.

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FSMA Rule 204 Updated: What Restaurants Need to Know Right Now

Modern Restaurant Management

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January of 2011 and expanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. This last initiative is perhaps the most urgent for food businesses and requires immediate attention.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-July 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

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. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Top Foods of 2020.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Take-out options – For restaurants unable to ramp up a delivery service or worried about the commission cut of food aggregators, takeout being the second best way to earn business is encouraging. Consumers prefer an easy experience when they do choose to order food or buy products or services online. on-premise space.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

7 Shifts

Before COVID, land in Brooklyn and Manhattan already cost more than double LA’s priciest neighbourhoods, and food costs coming in at 2-3 times more than that of what restaurants in California are paying. We’re focusing on our guests’ safety, health and well-being.

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THE 2021 CHEF SKILL SET

Culinary Cues

We all knew that the restaurant industry was in need of a structural overhaul, we (those of us affiliated with the business) were well aware of the cogs in the chain, and the years of rust that had accumulated on systems and organization, but it took the pandemic of 2020/21 to shout out: THE TIME IS NOW!

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