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

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A new year is creeping up on us again, bringing fresh opportunities—and challenges—for restaurant operators. From updating policies to gearing up for tax season, these steps will enhance your compliance and position your restaurant for sustained growth.

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Serve and Sip Responsibly: Tackling Restaurant Liquor Liability Concerns

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Serving alcohol is a fundamental part of many restaurant operations, but it also presents significant liability risks. From over-serving intoxicated guests to improperly checking IDs, restaurants can face serious legal, financial and reputational consequences for failing to effectively manage their liquor liability risks.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Restaurant Compliance

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Restaurants must navigate an intricate web of federal and local compliance parameters, from food and workplace safety regulations, to labor laws, to environmental concerns – and when the consequences for violations are so severe, remaining compliant can feel like walking through a minefield.

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How AI Is Enabling Restaurant Labor Compliance

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When we talk about the “restaurant of the future,” labor compliance isn’t exactly the flashiest or most exciting topic to include—certainly not when juxtaposed with salad-making robots and personalized digital menus. Restaurants face a multifaceted compliance situation.

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Six Concepts Every Restaurant Employee Handbook Should Cover

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The idea of creating a well-thought, engaging employee handbook isn’t why restaurateurs go into the food industry. We've detailed six concepts that every restaurant employee handbook should cover to create a well-oiled machine. Safe food preparation. Storing food. Use equipment properly.

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How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Way We Eat

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With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion from the same period in 2019.