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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. Efficient electric heating keeps guests warm, extends seating capacity and helps maintain the lively, inviting atmosphere your business is known for — no matter the weather.

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Restaurant Design Trends for 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

The architects at EMPAD Architecture & Design have been designing both franchise and private owner restaurants over the past 17 years for various types of restaurateurs ranging from small quick service restaurants and drive-thrus to unique concept, full-service elegant dining establishments.

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A ‘Good’ Billionaire Bought Anchor Brewing. What Happens to Its Union?

EATER

Anchor Steam | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Union members want to get back to work at the storied San Francisco brewery, but they have yet to hear from the brewery’s new owner Patrick Costello didn’t know Anchor Brewing Company had been bought until his phone started buzzing with questions from friends.

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Quick Facts About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Process

Modern Restaurant Management

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has recently revealed a sample form and program guide for applicants. Eligible establishments include restaurants, food trucks, bars, breweries, wineries, and bakeries. For some business types, at least 33 percent of 2019 gross receipts must have comprised on-site sales to the public.

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How Coronavirus Could Change the Way You Get Your Favorite Craft Beer

EATER

Competition is fierce for cans, labels, and customers as breweries rush to package their beer for home drinking It’s been a rough couple of months for craft beer. Like the coffee and wine industries, the entire beer ecosystem was upended as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered breweries, closed bars, and scared people away from beer shops.

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How to apply for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants

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Business tax returns (IRS Form 1120 or IRS 1120-S). For applicants that are a brewpub, tasting room, taproom, brewery, winery, distillery, or bakery: Documents evidencing that onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33.00% of gross receipts for 2019, which may include Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Forms 5130.9 Bank statements.

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Collaborations That Make Sense for Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries For restaurants with a bar program or shareable bites: Host a beer pairing dinner or cocktail collab night Use their ingredients (like bitters, wine reductions) in seasonal dishes Cross-promote tasting events and merch 4. Start small, stay aligned, and dont be afraid to get creative.