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How Insurance Needs Differ for Traditional Restaurants v. Mobile Food Businesses 

Modern Restaurant Management

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. While there is some overlap in coverage needs, it’s important to understand the differences when it comes to insuring your business. Traditional Sit-Down Restaurant Insurance Needs. Property Insurance.

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Managing Risk: Prevent Foodborne Illness, Protect Your Restaurant

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Make sure your employees understand when to wash their hands as well as appropriate times to use (and change) gloves. This may occur when raw meat touches another ingredient, or when a potential allergen touches another area of the kitchen. Your workers will take short cuts. coli and salmonella. Clean, sanitize and disinfect.

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How to Onboard Restaurant Staff: A New Hire Checklist for Restaurant Employees

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A new hire checklist for restaurant employees can make the onboarding process easy and painless for all parties involved. After all, employees are the heart of your restaurant, and setting them up for success starts with the onboarding process. What Is Restaurant Employee Onboarding? Get Your Employee Handbook Template.

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‘Who Watches the Kitchen?’

Modern Restaurant Management

Having written over 300 articles for national trade magazines, I am often asked about industry-related topics. This can lead to cross-contamination and foodborne illness as well as cross-contact and a food allergen issue. Many restaurant owners don't understand the importance of personal hygiene for employees.

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March/April 2021 Legal Update

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California Passes COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave : On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 providing a new form of COVID-19 related paid sick leave for many California workers. The law will remain in effect through September 30, 2021. percent, which would allow Kombucha to contain up to 1.25

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October-2019 Edition

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Arguably, the two biggest headwinds faced by restaurants today are declining traffic and keeping restaurants staffed with enough qualified employees. Turnover for hourly, non-management employees increased again during August and remains at historically high levels according to People Report. Staffing woes are expected to continue.

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