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Franchise Compliance Guide: Laws + Agreements

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The FTC Rule largely pertains to franchisors supplying prospective franchisees with a franchise disclosure document – a document from franchisors providing 23 key information points to franchisees regarding need-to-know information about the business. These points include: Initial fees. Trademark rules. Franchisee's obligations.

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What Are Standard Operating Procedures in Restaurants?

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While these methods help communicate SOP details to a degree, there is little to no accountability built into the system and it is next to impossible to roll out changes quickly. For example, if an internal audit finds that certain items are out of stock, a task would be assigned to restock that item by a certain date.

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Restaurant Cyber Security: How To Prevent Data Breaches

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Most restaurants will file this information away in the back office or in a cloud-based HR platform, but it's critical you audit who has access to this information and for what purposes. Audit your existing POS and check to see what PCI compliance standards they have. Guest Data. Upserve has a good primer on this.

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The Employment Landscape is Messy: How Restaurants Can Ensure Compliance with Limited Resources

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Often the upsell from franchisors and service providers includes seemingly convenient, useful, and “free” extras like employee handbooks, wage and hour policies, and employment forms, but these one-size-fits-all documents are often tailored to federal law and don’t account for changes in California law.

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Food Safety Practices in the Time of COVID-19

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As of March 18, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended onsite audit requirements associated with the FSMA due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. FSMA audits are on hold for now, but when the crowds return so will the audits. Use this time to prepare your staff for audits. Know the Drill.

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7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste in Your Restaurant

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Proper food waste management is crucial in this regard, involving practical tips such as conducting a waste audit to identify areas where waste can be minimized. Notably, lawsuits of this nature have yet to be documented, further encouraging restaurants to engage in charitable food donations. billion tons wasted annually.

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9 Tips for Improving Restaurant Operations

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Focus on working on your people skills, the way you communicate, and your leadership style. 3) Create a restaurant operations manual If your business relies on unwritten rules and processes to get things done, it may be time to create a restaurant operations manual in which procedures are documented, clear, and available to all team members.