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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

For many craft beverage brands, the local brewery taproom (providing daily “market research”) is incentivizing creators to “create again" emphasizing local ingredients and unique blends (across al l ABV's while also developing beyond-beer options. Why such a “hard” insurance market?

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Restaurant Budgeting: How to Create A Restaurant Budget

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Your restaurant expenses may vary depending on various factors, such as the equipment you use, your business location, the size of your operation, and whether you own or rent your commercial space. Your fixed costs, for instance, stay almost the same monthly and yearly, like your insurance and rent/lease payments.

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After Two ‘100-Year Floods’ in Just a Dozen Years, Vermont Restaurants Look to Rebuild Stronger

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Three Penny Taproom also has flood insurance. Kerner expects it will bring in about $95,000 and cover refrigeration and other equipment that needs to be replaced, now that the water has receded. Time will tell, with insurance and the rebuild, what we do with that space,” he says. Not every flooded restaurant in Vermont will.

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Easy Guide to Applying to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

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However, breweries, wineries, tasting rooms and the like will need to submit proof that they meet the 33% minimum of onsite sales, or that they established business after Jan 1, 2020. Business debt such as rent, mortgage instalments or other loans (principal and interest) is also covered. Here is a full list of who can apply.

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Should My Restaurant Start Offering Delivery?

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If you plan to offer alcohol delivery, like some breweries are doing , you’ll need to do it in-house. If you are planning to offer delivery in house, here are a few things to investigate: Car Insurance : If you’re sending out an employee to do deliveries in their own vehicle, do you and the driver have the appropriate insurance?

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Rampant Heater Theft Is the Latest Blow to Outdoor Dining

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There have been thefts reported from Portland to Sacramento to Aurora , affecting ramen shops , breweries , tapas restaurants , and more. But the financial burden extends beyond just the cost of the equipment itself. Restaurant operators are aware, thanks to talk within the industry, that this is happening across the country. “If

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

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Some owners are attempting to entice workers back by changing the environment—altering menus, shortening restaurant hours, investing in newer and/or better equipment—while others are promising higher wages and benefits. State of Business Dining. Dinova Inc.,

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