Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

“We hope the fears will subside and governments can help control the outbreak. We regularly update our PMS notifications board – read by our tenants daily – with updates from the management team and government so everyone has the most up-to-date and clear instructions. Cash is dirty.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

PopPay follows the national roll-out of PopEntry+, the combined facial recognition and thermal temperature screening device now in use in private and government offices, factories, restaurants, assistant living facilities, sports venues and on college campuses. Seated Acquires VenueBook. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 18, 2021

Breweries and Taprooms were close to pre-pandemic levels by the end of summer—dude to to-go cans and outdoor seating. Some had to get creative with their outdoor seating and greenhouses, yurts, and igloos became the way to dine out. The US government has also come in with a life raft for struggling restaurants in the form of $28.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2021

Hopefully, we won’t be sitting between hastily bought plastic screens, resembling a shower curtain; but restaurants might need to provide customers with added protection between seating.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

After reopening in May and June, the CDC and state governments provided guidance for inside dining, but even with reduced seating, 73 percent of people are uncomfortable dining indoors at a restaurant. As a result, the industry is seeing a tenfold increase in outdoor seating compared to this time last year.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While it embodies resilience and survival, born out of government rations during forced relocations, not all Native people view it as a cherished tradition. However, at museums across the United States, Indigenous restaurants and cafes engage directly with visitors and diners via wild rice bowls, buffalo tacos, and fry bread.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How will the restaurant survive if seating capacity is reduced to 50 or 25 percent long term? Labor and employment claims will continue to be one of the top legal issues facing restaurants as they navigate the government health and safety regulations. How long can the restaurant keep staffing levels?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

At this point, the story is global – businesses in communities around our country and world have shuttered, many at the direction of local, state or national governments as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses of all sizes suddenly have this opportunity. What can you accomplish during your ‘plant shutdown’?

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? Seating capacity. Coffee shop with seating: $80,000 to $300,000. Coffee shop with both seating and a drive-thru: $80,000 to $300,000. This government-issued license varies in cost but is typically a requirement in the U.S. Know of any local coffee shops?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Another factor may be the sustained shift among the unvaccinated to utilize options other than indoor dining, such as outdoor seating, drive-thrus, to-go pickup and delivery orders. Maintaining a pulse on the overall restaurant market can provide benchmarks that justify pivoting strategy versus staying the course.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In terms of operations, we enhanced our already stringent sanitation and safety protocols to comply with new government regulations, but ultimately, we needed to effectively and clearly communicate these changes externally to instill confidence in our customers. Open and clear communication across our organization has been pivotal.

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7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

Recommended Reading: How to Reduce Restaurant Expenses & Stay Profitable During COVID-19 US Federal Government Financial Relief Programs The CARES Act has several components offering financial assistance to small businesses in the US, but none are more popular than the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Check your governor's website.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

With a flagship 1,800-seat location in the city of Erbil and a second 800-seat location in Sulaimani (also spelled Sulaymaniyah), ABC is one of Iraq’s most popular restaurant brands, with often busy dining rooms, large social media followings, and billboards all over. Children mob the costumed figure, squealing with delight.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when health measures and country-specific government orders are changing rapidly, the most important element of your restaurant website is to have updated information about the safety measures you have in place. Keep the COVID-19 Updates Visible. The simpler the system, the better.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2020

But what was for some an opportunity to celebrate the early arrival of changing leaves and everything plaid was a harbinger of bad times to come for restaurateurs now reliant on outdoor seating and the warm weather that allows it to survive. And he wonders how this will play out as the season changes. “I That’s when the money dries up.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Still others, from major chains such as Starbucks to locally owned eateries, have chosen to keep indoor dining areas closed, even if not mandated by local governments, in order to slow the spread of the contagion within their communities. Adapting Your Footprint for Outdoor Seating.

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

While your local government has likely provided businesses with a plan for reopen, you have to keep in mind that the reality of reopening will be a very different story. This may mean limiting seating per table or reorganizing your dining area to ensure tables are over 6 feet apart. Social distancing and protective equipment ??

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2020

While several associations and regulatory bodies are providing helpful best practice documents for reopening, including the National Restaurant Association’s guidance , ultimately, restaurants will be responsible for following local, state and federal government regulations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the globe, governments have started easing lockdown restrictions and allowing restaurants to reopen finally. Also, depending on your local regulations, expand restaurant seating to ensure as much space as possible. Protect Your Employees.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

Now that the pandemic was beginning to come under control and state governments were loosening the grip of protocol on restaurants – customers were beginning to re-emerge, albeit with some trepidation. Those who do the work are now in the driver’s seat and many of those harped about changes may actually come to fruition as a result.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Fortunately, loosened restrictions have allowed most restaurants to welcome dinner back, although in many cases they are still operating at reduced capacity and with such caveats as shortened menus, face coverings when not seated, and social distancing. However, as customers return, restaurant operators face a slew of new challenges.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 29, 2020

There’s a solution to this that also enables restaurant operators to reliably meet the government’s new requirements. Imagine for a moment that you’re seated with a friend at your favorite upscale restaurant. Instead, there’s a need to reduce contact between the server and customer.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

With restaurant startup costs restaurant startup cost averages at $275,000 or $3,046 per seat for a leased building, According to Sage accounting. For owned buildings, costs get a bump to $425,000 or $3,734 per seat. You have the advantage of a built-out kitchen with equipment, bars and dining rooms, technology, parking lots, and more.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Next, the cars pulled up to a second tent, where volunteers loaded boxes of food into open trunks, back seats, and any other space they could find. DeVellis is currently on unemployment, which covers only her basic necessities, and she bemoaned the government “fighting with itself.” Who was taking care of back of house?”

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

When the economy was weak then restaurants were in the driver’s seat – more applicants than jobs available led to a competent workforce that was underpaid and overworked. Government subsidies helped to bridge the gap for some, but it was a band aid approach that created longer term issues.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

Allowing those operators to open with a restriction of 25% or 50% capacity does not help a business that depends on filling their seats and turning tables once or twice on a weekend night. It doesn’t help those restaurants if their bar operation is unable to accommodate revelers who seek to mingle with friends and buy a few rounds.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and the continuously volatile political environment have centered Americans’ focus on vast fissures in systems of government, capitalism, and inequality. In the past few months,] the immediate thing that [the industry] thought about was that we need assistance from the federal government to help save our industry.

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EATER

JUNE 21, 2024

where I used to have an omakase restaurant [in Miami] with easy access to products, including many direct imports from Japan, access in Brazil has always been more challenging,” says Japanese Brazilian chef Tadashi Shiraishi (no relation to Telma Shiraishi), founder of eight-seat omakase restaurant Kanoe in the Jardins neighborhood.

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ChowNow

JUNE 29, 2020

With many governments creating new restrictions on seating capacity due to health concerns, your restaurant unfortunately won’t be able to serve the same amount of dine-in guests you once did. Additionally, there are many potential customers who don’t yet feel safe dining in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The National Labor Relations Board will issue its final rule tomorrow, February 26, governing joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. This comes on the heels of the company closing out 2019 by growing diners seated by more than 150 percent YoY and seating 3.3 NLRB Issues Joint-Employer Ruling.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2024

And it has to be businesses, government, and private partnership.” But it’s not practical to expect a 40-seat restaurant, where the owner needs to jump into the dish pit when they are an employee short, to figure out and build real child care infrastructure the way Toyota or Hormel can. government aka “We, the People.”

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

That said, restaurants and bars are struggling, and with a total lack of federal support, their only option is to fill seats, and use social media to do so. These days, that’s a shamable offense. Were we so wrong to dine out? Should we have buried our guilt and shared our plates on Instagram stories to support our local restaurant?

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Social Media Back of House Outdoor Dine-in 313

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

Across all six major segments, more than 9 in 10 operators plan to continue offering outdoor seating and the same number of operators are also likely to continue offering alcohol-to-go, if their jurisdiction allows it. For others, outdoor dining and alcohol-to-go are becoming table stakes.

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EATER

MARCH 21, 2023

Instead, he thinks corporations don’t want to give their workers any seats at the bargaining table. We’ve worked hard to get to this point to have a seat finally, and now they want to shut it down, which is very frustrating.” Like a city worker or a government worker, we want that level of respect.” It’s doing what we love.

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Food Food Safety Restaurant Law Franchising 242

EATER

AUGUST 12, 2021

It was almost midnight when I pulled up to the drop site in a borrowed car, the rear seats pushed down to make room for the product. Pakistan’s government and its exporters are hoping to increase the fruit’s U.S. Pakistani mangoes began arriving in the U.S. On that night in 2018, I knew I had stumbled on something unique.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

While it has received financial assistance from government programs, that can only take the restaurant so far, Viaud says, and he’s relying on business to pick up in the fall. Some customers refuse to dine altogether if they can’t be seated outside. Everyone’s listening to the media.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Another option is to look into government programs that might offer financial assistance for small businesses. Setting up an LLC requires filing paperwork with your state government and drafting an operating agreement that outlines the LLC's rules and regulations. How much seating will you have? What furniture will you use?

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