EATER

JULY 14, 2022

Inside the sealed cans are wads of Saran-wrapped cash that amount to over 300,000 dollars, a ragtag failsafe system that was set up by Mikey — owner Carmy’s dead brother — to insure that the restaurant would stay afloat financially once Carmy took over. How did the tomato sauce get splattered all the way onto the back wall ceiling?

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EATER

MAY 3, 2021

Last summer, she quit her job at a New American restaurant in Chicago where she had worked as a manager and sommelier since 2017. When she came back, she noticed a shift in the way her employers treated her. “I I came back to be given the silent treatment from the owner,” she told me via email. “He

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Your restaurant orders, receives, and counts food all in one system: your inventory management software. Your inventory management solution measures and stores all the information you need about your food cost. This two-part blog series presents an overall guide to the essentials of payroll accounting for restaurant groups.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

San Francisco chef and restaurateur Pim Techamuanvivit breaks down COVID-19’s effects, and the difficult decisions she’s had to make “This is a time that you look around at the people, the makers, the restaurants you care about and you support them because you want them to be here. Where is the conscience of the country?”.

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EATER

JULY 7, 2023

To make the case for service fees, many restaurateurs have insisted that they’re a way to make pay more equitable between front-of-house workers like hosts and servers and kitchen workers like line cooks and dishwashers. They’re also endlessly complicated , both for the diners who pay them and the employees who allegedly benefit from them.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Typically, restaurant managers, chefs, and certain other senior full-time team members earn a salary that exceeds minimum wage. In some states, restaurants need to pay tipped team members a minimum cash wage above the minimum wage required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Rising wages reflect this pressure.

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EATER

DECEMBER 16, 2021

My parents and I lived in an old trailer in Sonora until I was two or three, then they came back to Arizona and they bought a house. They kicked me out of the house,” she said. Getty Images. The day-to-day realities of a gig economy driver for DoorDash and Postmates: 12-hour days, bad tips, customer abuse, and parking tickets .

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

You also need to turn your focus inwards, increasing profit by analyzing and optimizing in-house costs using restaurant accounting. Non-controllable costs, like the fixed costs of rent, insurance, and salaries, are predictable expenses. Occupancy expenses: fixed costs like rent, property taxes, and insurance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak effect on the restaurant industry, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine is compiling a list of resources available for restaurant owners, operators and managers. To be added to this guide, reach out to Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mom-and-pop restaurants are thriving after the pandemic, “the personal connections [the customer] has made with the staff and other diners keep him coming back,” according to one reporter. And when customers don’t tip, servers can end up paying out of pocket to pad a manager’s paychecks. But what does it mean for workers?

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The Rail

JUNE 19, 2023

Offering a range of cashless payment options can help meet the needs of the increasing number of people choosing not to carry cash with them. Automated clearing house (ACH) payments can be useful for diners who want to transfer directly from their mobile banking apps, not to mention it minimizes credit card fees.

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OpenTable

JULY 8, 2022

How investors get paid back. Getting an attorney involved is the best way to help sort through the pros and cons of each structure, as there is no one way that works best. The business structure choose will affect the following aspects of a restaurant: The amount of taxes you will pay. The protection of intellectual property. Partnerships.

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The Food Corridor

MAY 7, 2020

Other considerations are driver insurance, rigorous hygiene guidelines, and offering contactless deliveries. When you’ve spent years building up a business, with long days, sleepless nights, and your mind forever racing thinking of ways to grow and optimize, the idea of starting again from scratch can bring up strong feelings of resistance.

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Lavu

JANUARY 21, 2020

A good accountant will help you in managing finances and producing key financial statements. Preparing good meals and serving customers is always an exciting part of running a restaurant. When it comes to numbers, however, most restaurant owners do not know what is expected of them. Hire a Professional Specializing in Restaurant Accounting.

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

Restaurant payroll is a system for calculating and managing the salaries of employees in a restaurant. Employers need to track hours, calculate wages, manage shift schedules , and maintain employee records. Did you know that payroll/labor makes up almost one-third of a restaurant's operating costs ? And if you don't.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2023

Because restaurants and bars can accumulate a large amount of cash during daily operations, they are attractive targets for criminal activity. Enact Smart Money Management Policies Even though debit and credit card payments are popular payment choices, restaurants and bars still ring up a fair number of cash transactions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 30, 2020

Using existing staff to do delivery “in-house” While using your staff for delivery may seem like the obvious choice, there are many regulatory, overhead, labor cost, and menu factors to consider. Expanding “off-premise” insurance coverage. Start with the following: Revisit your insurance policy.

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Open for Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

All liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on the contents of this article is hereby expressly disclaimed. Most restaurants need funding, especially during the initial stages when they’re setting up. But finding the right investment is easier said than done and requires careful planning as well as excellent execution.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking. The metrics and calculations in this list will help you bring order to the chaos and manage the performance of each unit in the chain. So grab a coffee, sit back, and let’s dive in and explore the world of restaurant metrics.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I was shocked to read it, not because I think front-of-house staff should never be able to sit down, but because it just hadn’t occurred to me that it would be possible. There have already been calls to improve worker pay, and provide benefits like health insurance , child care , and sick leave.

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

More than three months later, Colon, like many of his now-furloughed colleagues, is without a paycheck, without health insurance, and without any job security. “By By them delaying the union and getting ourselves into a contract or negotiating, right now, we don’t have a guarantee to go back to work,” Colon says. “So

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