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Liquor Licensing 101 for Restaurants in Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

A major pain point for our clients has been navigating regulatory compliance issues such as corporate officer updates, alcohol license and permit renewals, and training team members in proper alcohol service protocol. The first step is to verify your liquor license and operating permits are renewed and active. Know Your Protocol.

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Opening a Ghost Kitchen? Know the Laws That Will Impact Your Business

Modern Restaurant Management

The second lockdown, together with the first (occurring in areas throughout the country in the second quarter of 2020), has helped accelerate a new restaurant business model—the ghost kitchen. These licenses can include: Business operation. Moreover, you will need to renew your licenses on a regular basis. Food service.

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The Unlikely Perks of a Larger Restaurant Space

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Size of restaurant in 2020: 850 square feet, 24 seats (20 dining room, 4 bar) Size of restaurant now: 4,700 square feet, 56 seats (48 dining room, 6 bar, 2 ADA bar) On finding a space We didnt think we needed over 4,500 square feet. In 2022, Kato reopened in a much-larger space and built up its menus, beverage program, and staff.

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How to Buy a Restaurant: An Ultimate Guide

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Despite the unfortunate closures, new restaurants are opening every day, and at rates close to what they were prior to March of 2020. Tack on obtaining permits and licenses, and you could be in for a pretty big check. Is the liquor license included in the sale? Were there any issues in obtaining permits or licenses?

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Tough Talk: What Restaurants Need to Know and How General Counsel Can Help

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants typically have one asset that maintains value, its liquor license. In California, a liquor license transfer process is governed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), which, among other things, requires a bulk sale notice to creditors and an escrow to distribute funds upon sale.

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PPP Part Two and More Restaurants Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

No cover fees through September 30, 2020. Up to 50 percent discount on cover fees in the fourth quarter of 2020. " To join the Billecart-Salmon Industry Relief Auction, visit Auction.Zachys.com between 10:00am EDT on May 5 and 9:00pm EDT on May 10, 2020. Socialincs, Inc.,

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The World Moved on From the Garfield-Themed Restaurant, but Will the Internet Ever Forget?

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Jim trusts this young man with his license, and boom, a GarfieldEats restaurant.”. Just because I licensed the cartoon and I’m putting a cartoon on the packaging, that makes it all gimmicky and it’s for children only?” When COVID-19 broke out in the spring of 2020, Mazri declared it a hoax , spawning a flurry of backlash.

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