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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2025, the restaurant and broader hospitality industry finds itself at a critical juncture. While corporate travel is expected to pick up, helping offset a predicted slowdown in leisure spending, the broader hospitality sector must grapple with economic and operational risks. restaurants broke records with projected sales of $1.1

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The Increasing Threat of Fake IDs Around Independence Day

Modern Restaurant Management

celebrates Independence Day, but alongside the fireworks and festivities, the hospitality industry faces a growing threat: a sharp increase in fake ID usage. With the right combination of technology and training, hospitality operators can protect themselves while also remaining compliant, even on one of the busiest nights of the year.

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Serve Your Employees with Holistic Well-Being Benefits

Modern Restaurant Management

Competitive Compensation Paying fair wages and providing opportunities for raises, bonuses, or profit-sharing can show thatyouvalueyouremployees’ contributionsand want them to feel financially secure.There are publicly available resources to help you understand whata fair wage for your business would be.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

The past five years have reinforced the critical intersection of digital and hospitality in the restaurant industry. Digital not only powers seamless experiences but also unlocks guest data that can elevate hospitality across all touchpoints, both digital and in-person. It wasn’t just about survival; it was about reinvention.

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Meet Melissa Frecker, AINS – Underwriting Manager at HIG

Hospitality Insurance Group

Please tell me a little bit about your background/experience, and how you chose to work in the insurance industry. After studying at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, I began my insurance career as a processor for a Worcester-based carrier, where I quickly advanced into an underwriting role.

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Save Big: Top Restaurant Tax Deductions & Credits

Harbor Touch

Staff pay: salaries, insurance, bonuses. Insurance: property, liability. Kitchen gear: pots, ovens, blenders. Supplies: plates, napkins, condiments. Gifts: $25 max per employee yearly. Rent: your spaces lease. Utilities: power, water, gas. Equipment: tables, chairs, POS systems. Fees: accounting, legal, merchant services.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

As businesses seek routes to greater efficiency while still maintaining hospitality, Square’s research shows that 85 percent of restaurant leaders plan to invest in technology, such as new AI and automation tools, to help improve their companies this year. An analysis of insurance claims processed in 2024 compared to 2023 shows a 4.4

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