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What Restaurant Operators Need to Know About Music Licensing

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Music can play a role to enhance the dining experience, setting the mood and complementing the menu and design. A made-for-business streaming service ensures restaurants are playing legal music, enables operators to enhance the customer experience and eliminates the danger of hefty fines.

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Opening a Restaurant: Steps to Take and Common Pitfalls to Avoid

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Draft a Business Plan Business plans are documents that contain all the necessary information surrounding your restaurant and how it will operate. The business plan will become your go-to document when you run into operational problems and will guide you through turbulent times.

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Franchise Compliance Guide: Laws + Agreements

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The FTC Rule largely pertains to franchisors supplying prospective franchisees with a franchise disclosure document – a document from franchisors providing 23 key information points to franchisees regarding need-to-know information about the business. These points include: Initial fees. Trademark rules. Franchisee's obligations.

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Why Recipe Writing is Pivotal for Professional Kitchens

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Without recipes, you’re relying on institutional memory, and institutional memory without any documentation is embedded in the people that work in the kitchen — and people leave kitchens all the time. You have to document. What Makes a Good Recipe? A consistent format makes it easier to write recipes.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue?

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From 2019 to 2020: Tech-xtualizing the Three Major Challenges Restaurants Face

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Earlier this year, a Taco Bell franchise owner was ordered to fork over a $250,000 settlement for asking lawful permanent residents to provide unnecessary work authorization documents. The costs and benefits of these types of offerings are often worth it, given the steep fines associated with non-compliance. Labor Wars.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Fine dining establishments may require staff to have in-depth knowledge of each dish, including wine pairings and ingredient sourcing, while a fast-casual restaurant may focus on quick service and consistent food prep. A well-informed team improves service, enhances the dining experience, and reduces errors in the kitchen.

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