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A Combination of Traditional, Remote Audits and Self-Auditing Will Trend into the Future

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Restaurants have traditionally relied on annual, biannual, or quarterly audits, where an inspector visits the facility and conducts an in-person assessment of health and safety protocols. Here’s some key information to know about remote audits: Remote Audits are Thorough and Comprehensive.

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[Guide] How to Implement Digital Tip Payouts at your Restaurant

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Make sure to consider these key factors from both the administrative and employee perspective: Pricing: Consider whether the platform charges a flat fee (monthly or annual), a percentage of tips, or a combination of both. Do you plan on sending employee tips at the end of every day, other day, or twice a week?

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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

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The restaurant industry is still dealing with pandemic-related issues, including supply chain disruptions, new COVID variants and surging cases, labor shortages, rising prices, and a shift in consumer demand. Make food safety and customer reassurance a priority to create a brand that customers (and employees) trust and support.

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Four Major Benefits of Tech Tools to Elevate Safety and Quality

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Restaurants are feeling an unprecedented churn as they face staffing shortages, implement new SOPs, keep up with city, state, and national regulatory agencies and ever-evolving pandemic information – while also running their business and keeping everyone safe. Many restaurant leaders are feeling relentless pressure. Minimize Risks.

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Amid Influx of New Employees, Restaurants Must Build and Reinforce Brand Excellence

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Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. This influx of new employees means that restaurant brands will need to build (and reinforce) cultures of excellence. Leverage new employees’ tech expertise. Reduce employee turnover.

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Navigating Colorado's Tip Laws: A Guide for Employers

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per hour—as long as the employee’s base wage and tips combine to equal at least the full minimum wage. Employers need to be aware of the changing minimum wage in relation to tip laws: As the minimum wage changes, so do the specifics around when, whether, and how much of a tip credit the employer may take. What counts as a tip?

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Restaurant Bookkeeping: Comprehensive Guide to Master Bookkeeping

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They speed up your vouching process and help clear up any inconsistencies that could arise during the auditing process. This includes accounting not only for the regular hours your employees put in but also overtime and holiday hours. These receipts can protect you if the vendor says you haven’t settled your accounts payable yet.