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Keeping a Safe Bar Environment on Busy Holidays

Modern Restaurant Management

Spirit sales are 153 percent higher than usual over the holiday weekend, and it’s the number one beer drinking holiday. Though businesses in the hospitality industry provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere for clientele to briefly escape their everyday routines, it’s also their responsibility to keep their patrons safe.

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NCR Reveals 2022 Hospitality Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. Restaurants juggle multiple operations simultaneously on any given day, from tracking sales to planning logistics and maximizing the customer experience.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

From the seasoned craft beverage consumer to the newest consumers in the hospitality environment, the favorability toward “fresh,” “local,” and “locally sourced ingredients” is still a profit-driver you don’t want to give up. Here are some of their insights.

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Why 4 Restaurants Opt for a Service Charge Instead of Tips

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Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s s Union Market District, sits the modern Mexican restaurant Destino. It’s awkward because people are often unsure of the ‘right’ amount to tip, so tip amounts vary from person to person. Restaurant workers, who rely on tips to supplement their income, are torn on the subject.

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Why 4 Restaurants Opt for a Service Charge Instead of Tips

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Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s s Union Market District, sits the modern Mexican restaurant Destino. It’s awkward because people are often unsure of the ‘right’ amount to tip, so tip amounts vary from person to person. Restaurant workers, who rely on tips to supplement their income, are torn on the subject.

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8 Reasons Why Restaurant Workers Quit (And How to Retain Them)

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As of 2019, hospitality had a national average turnover rate of 75% , and that's only grown since the pandemic. While money isn't everything, it's one of the biggest pain points for restaurant workers right now. We don't have to tell you that the restaurant industry has a turnover problem. They aren't making enough money.

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National Restaurant Association: We Need Help!

Modern Restaurant Management

As the National Restaurant Association is anticipating sales to decline by $225 billion during the next three months and prompt the loss of between five and seven million jobs, the organization urged the federal government to take aggressive action now to rescue the restaurant industry, the nation’s second largest employer.

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