Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2021

While businesses in the hospitality industry provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere for clientele to briefly escape their everyday routines, it’s also their responsibility to keep their patrons safe. There are a variety of laws and regulations that could impact a business in relation to service of alcoholic beverages.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Time has never been better to open your food truck, and the most critical business step is investing in insurance. Owning a food truck offers a relatively low startup cost, location flexibility, and customers can’t get enough of affordable roadside cuisine. Insurance companies, on the other hand, see food trucks in a different light.

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Hospitality Insurance Group

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Insuring The Liquor Business. Title: President and CEO, Hospitality Insurance Group. For the last three decades, Richard Welch has held a variety of roles in the insurance industry in Massachusetts and Connecticut. It then expanded its model and now sells to a variety of different kinds of insurance in other states.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Located in a market with a focus on Latin American businesses, what sets Destino apart (aside from inventive cocktails) is the note under the dessert menu: “In lieu of tipping, we add a 20% service charge to each order to support a professional wage for our entire team. Table of Contents What is a service charge?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Savvy food and beverage professionals are recognizing the craft beverage category as a gateway to loyal, higher-value customers. Creators entering more fully into the on-premise business model are becoming better partners for their B2B customers.

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Open for Business

JUNE 15, 2023

But knowing how to teach empathy can make a serious impact on your staff, customers, and the bottom line. This important skill can create a positive workplace culture and improve the hospitality experience for guests. After all, hospitality is a two-way street. Empathy might not be part of your restaurant’s training program—yet.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Located in a market with a focus on Latin American businesses, what sets Destino apart (aside from inventive cocktails) is the note under the dessert menu: “In lieu of tipping, we add a 20% service charge to each order to support a professional wage for our entire team. Table of Contents What is a service charge?

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FOH Front of House Customer Service Back of House 195

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While businesses in the hospitality industry provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere for clientele to briefly escape their everyday routines, it’s also their responsibility to keep their patrons safe. There are a variety of laws and regulations that could impact a business in relation to service of alcoholic beverages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In the hospitality industry, the last thing you want is a phone call from the alarm company at an early morning hour about a fire, break-in or other disaster at your business. Restaurant and bar owners can mitigate these risks by hiring qualified professionals for installation, maintenance and cleaning service. Invest in a drop safe.

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Sante

MARCH 31, 2020

Teaser: Many hospitality establishments team up to raise funds for staff during time of need. While the hospitality industry is suffering as a whole, restaurant owners maintain the potential to earn some income despite operating restrictions. Author(s): Stacey Sears.

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7 Shifts

MAY 18, 2023

Leo Smigel To avoid these risks, many restaurants are turning to payroll providers like 7shifts Payroll that are specifically designed for the unique needs of the hospitality industry. Employees are typically subject to more oversight and are entitled to benefits like minimum wage, overtime pay, and workers' compensation insurance.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

Remember all of those exciting things that you did to draw customers in when business was great? HOSPITALITY FIRST. It seems that far too many restaurants when faced with the extraordinary challenges of the day are relegating their operations to utilitarian delivery of product and service. Become obsessed with communication!

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The Restaurant Group

MARCH 11, 2024

But restaurant finances are notoriously complex, with so many types of expenses to manage: Dining and kitchen supplies Commercial real estate Utilities Maintenance Insurance Marketing Payroll And more Restaurant budgeting can be head-scratching and very time-consuming. One example is our restaurant remote management service.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 4, 2020

While most restaurateurs are experts in hospitality and customer service, payroll makes many savvy business owners scratch their heads. This strikes a nice balance between the monthly and weekly, and is the most common pay period in the hospitality industry. Health insurance plan opt-in forms. Withhold 6.2%

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The restaurants that are able to keep employees around treat the employee experience with as much regard as the customer experience, if not more. High turnover has long been a core tenet of the hospitality industry. And what can operators do more (or less) of to make hospitality a long-term and viable career?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Recent opinions in favor of insurance companies include a March 16, 2022 unpublished Ninth Circuit pane opinion in Steven Baker v. Litigation.

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The 2021 COVID-19 pandemic caused many people to leave the hospitality industry, and many have not returned. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics July 2023 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary , the number of job openings in the food services and drinking places industry was 1.9 million, while the number of hires was 1.3

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

And what can operators do more (or less) of to make hospitality into a long-term and viable career? Has the pandemic affected how employees view hospitality careers? That's for me working in the restaurant business and being a customer of one. Has the pandemic affected how employees view hospitality careers? Appendices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 28, 2024

We put together a brief guide to help you safeguard your hospitality business against cyber attacks and what to do if one happens to you. “Dear Customer”) and threats regarding your financial accounts (i.e. Knowledge of the enemy is important in any battle, and fighting to protect customer data is no different.

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Open for Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

Finding staff for a restaurant can be a big challenge in the hospitality industry. Consider the different restaurant roles needed to cover the different aspects of hospitality work at your restaurant. Positions like these can start hospitality careers for young people looking to break into the industry.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 25, 2020

Adjusting how you get your menu items in front of customers could help curb the drop in your sales numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As many restaurant operators transition from dine-in service to delivery and takeout service only, there are many operational decisions to make. Update your website’s home page.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Yelp released an Economic Impact Report outlining economic shifts as restaurants start to reopen for dine-in service and people respond to Black Lives Matter protests across the country. shows that consumers feel safer when hotels and restaurants raise their cleaning protocols to include hospital-grade disinfectants and third-party audits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2020

. “Without aggressive action from the federal government, many restaurants that are a staple of local communities will simply never resume service.” Without aggressive action from the federal government, many restaurants that are a staple of local communities will simply never resume service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced that it would pause on enforcement of country of origin labeling.

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2020 Insurance Agriculture Food Safety 104

7 Shifts

JULY 13, 2023

The hospitality industry is becoming digital in every sense. While this is convenient for customers, what are the implications for restaurants—and is this good for employees? All this time could be freed up to grow their team, provide better customer service, and keep other operations running smoothly.

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Cash Management Back of House Training Insurance 195

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Your restaurant is open and customers are back. Workers’ compensation data shows an uptick in the number of new employees injured on the job, especially in the hospitality and food service industries. Customers can become unruly, and even friendly gatherings can turn volatile. Exhaustion from overwork.

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

While most restaurateurs are experts in hospitality and customer service, payroll makes many savvy business owners scratch their heads. This strikes a nice balance between the monthly and weekly, and is the most common pay period in the hospitality industry. Health insurance plan opt-in forms. Withhold 6.2%

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

million workers came back to the accommodation and food service sectors. There were an average of 500,000 more job openings than new hires in the hospitality sector per month between October 2021 and March 2022. Many workers found jobs in other industries offering more stability or benefits like health insurance.

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2023 Insurance Front of House Hiring 78

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

My managers also used code names based on menu items to “rate” female customers. Look for groups like The Multicultural Food & Hospitality Alliance that run webinars and seminars. Your next step is to signal to your staff (and customers) what you stand for. Leo Weekly published a survey of women in hospitality.

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Leadership FOH BOH Website Management 195

MBB Hospitality

APRIL 14, 2023

This includes your day-to- day operations, setting policies for customer service, ordering procedures for food and beverages, and staff requirements needed for various shifts. You’ll need to find out how to acquire food service permits and liquor licenses (assuming you plan on serving alcohol).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2023

The FICA Tip credit (FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act) is a federal income tax credit that was enacted to offer financial relief to businesses in the food service industry that has employees who receive part of their wages through tips given by customers.

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Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

What is the typical service like on a busy shift? Getting an idea of the pace, volume, and intensity of service can help applicants gauge if they’re a good fit for the environment and what will be expected of them during peak times. What is the restaurant’s service philosophy and customer experience goal?

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EATER

JULY 7, 2023

Lille Allen/Eater After years of artificially low menu prices, service fees feel like an inevitable, annoying part of dining out now If you’re the type of diner who regularly eats at restaurants, you’ve almost assuredly noticed a “service fee” tacked on to your check at one establishment or another.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

This has overarching impact on the ability of full service, most drastically affected by the pandemic to ever recover.” Fast casual will continue to push out full-service brands because they can assemble food in front of you and get food to the customer more quickly. People were in between jobs or suddenly out of work. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Transactions can then be handled directly between customer and restaurant, with individual restaurants setting their own terms and conditions and fulfilling the transactions. "We're For months to come, they will need help accessing government benefits and mental health services, paying their rent, and feeding their families.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Small Business Employee Relations 233

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Litigation. The restaurant also replaced its roof and made other improvements to the property as a result of the construction. Legislation.

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2020 Restaurant Law Agriculture Compost 137

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Whether a worker contracted coronavirus from another employee or gave it to a customer, restaurant owners/operators can be held liable. Could we be held liable if they contracted in our establishment, or they cause it to spread to customers? How will you alert your customers? The answer is yes. What will you say?

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