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July/August 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

The appellate court affirmed a trial court’s decision that the restaurant had failed to prove that it suffered a direct physical loss of or damage to its property during the policy period, and thus the insurance company did not have to provide coverage. Legislation. USDA Previews 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines : The U.S.

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Wildfire Season: How Restaurants Can Better Protect Themselves

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Ahead of the wildfire season, Society Insurance has put together prevention tips and controls a business owner can implement to better protect their establishment from wildfires. Search your local area to view the risk using this tool from the USDA and Department of Agriculture. Understand Your Severity Zone. Vegetation/landscaping.

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Surviving COVID-19: 7 Financing Options for Restaurants

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Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) were also a hot commodity, but the government has since limited application to the agriculture industry—so they're not any use to restaurant owners at this time. Healthcare costs: group healthcare benefits, insurance premiums, etc. times your restaurant's monthly payroll costs.

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Why Farmworkers Are Especially at Risk for COVID-19

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But more than half tested positive , and the farm turned out to be one of the first confirmed clusters of the virus among agricultural workers. To health officials and labor advocates, the Stemilt case signaled that the virus may be more widespread in the agricultural industry than is being reported.

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How (and Why) to Forage for Ant Eggs in a Northeastern Thai Forest

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Though the region is a huge agricultural powerhouse, it’s relatively poor and chronically underrated by city folk from Bangkok and Central Thailand, akin to the divide between coastal capitals and flyover states in the U.S. A full morning’s labor yields enough eggs for one dinner service — not a huge return on investment.

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Restaurant Holiday Catering & Marketing Tips

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Additionally, if you use a commercial building — such as a winery or distillery — to produce your own spirits, you need to be aware of the necessary agricultural specifications, which according to DC Structures will require a unique set of specifications unlike what you would find elsewhere in the agricultural industry.

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‘The Community Still Makes Me Feel We All Belong to Each Other’

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You’re harming your own community , the argument goes, as if a building protected by insurance is a community. We had a beehive, regenerative agriculture, aquaculture agriculture in the basement. As if the owners of those small businesses would not also be interested in justice. We are all part of a climate movement.