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Serve and Sip Responsibly: Tackling Restaurant Liquor Liability Concerns

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Prioritize Staff Training : Restaurants should prioritize structured alcohol service training to ensure employees can effectively identify and mitigate risks. Team-wide training should be conducted at least annually and after an incident occurs to reinforce responsible alcohol service practices and ensure staff remain prepared.

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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

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After weathering years of pandemic-related challenges, the sector continues to rebound with optimism. Economic shifts including inflation-driven cost increases in food, utilities and supplies; regulatory changes and climate-related disruptions will continue to challenge restaurant operators.

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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

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Update Your Employee Handbook Your employee handbook sets the tone for your culture by establishing expectations and aligning your team toward a common goal and vision. Bonus Tip : Create a simple FAQ document to address common employee questions about coverage options.

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Restaurant Safety: How Restaurateurs Can Improve their Risk Profiles

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We frequently see issues at restaurants related to slips and falls, fires and worker injuries. Second, in the kitchen, training is a critical component of a safe workplace. Owners and operators should ensure team members are trained to safely use all equipment. Open flames in the kitchen can lead to fires or burns.

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How Better Cooking Oil Management Enhances Efficiency and Reduces Costs

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By integrating these sustainable practices related to cooking oil, restaurants can make a significant positive impact on the environment and contribute to a more sustainable food system overall while not necessarily negatively impacting the financial conditions within the operation. How should operators be training their staff?

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Restaurant Workforce Research: Reflecting on 2024 and Optimizing for 2025

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After millions left the industry in 2020, restaurants responded by increasing wages and leaning into incentives to attract employees back. To help restaurant operators better understand what employees want and need, close to 1,000 restaurant managers were surveyed regarding compensation, technology use, retention tactics, and more.

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Restaurant Compliance

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But maintaining compliance is about more than reducing legal risk and the subsequent costs: it’s crucial to creating a better experience for both employees and customers. To promote a good employee experience as well as a healthy bottom line, compliance must be more accurate and efficient.