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Turning Your Outdoor Spaces into Winter Havens

Modern Restaurant Management

For many restaurateurs and brewery managers, outdoor patios and beer gardens are key moneymakers during warmer months. Additionally, many businesses may qualify for government incentives or rebates when upgrading to energy-efficient electric heating systems, further offsetting initial investment costs.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

And you are hopefully starting to associate the circled “B” with businesses that you seek to support for their mission and ESG (environmental, social, & governance) commitments as much as their product. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue? A combined score of 80 out of 200 is required.

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The Kitchens Are Still Open: Eateries Reinvented

Modern Restaurant Management

Several restaurant owners had shown concerns even before the official closure, expressing the need for support from the government in order to be able to handle business costs and staff wages. Upon such request, the UK government announced a £330bn loan support package which aims to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

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Breweries and Taprooms were close to pre-pandemic levels by the end of summer—dude to to-go cans and outdoor seating. The US government has also come in with a life raft for struggling restaurants in the form of $28.6 Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry.

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MRM People & Places: Maki Madness and Pancakes for Life

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The James Beard Awards are governed by the volunteer Awards Committee. Representing Brooklyn, as one of its first women-owned breweries, Talea beat out four other breweries from around the state to win the title. Participating breweries include the following from across New York City: KCBC Brewery (Brooklyn, NY).

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A Looming Menace for Restaurants: Winter Is Coming

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Volkan Alevok, the owner of Gardenigloo, a major purveyor of plastic geodesic domes, confirms to Eater in an email that the interest from bars, restaurants, and breweries for spiked “tenfold” during the pandemic despite the fact that the Florida-based company was forced to halt production for three months due to COVID-19.

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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. Restaurant operators are aware, thanks to talk within the industry, that this is happening across the country. “If

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