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Staying on Top of FDD Requirements for Risk and Insurance

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s hard to escape the continuing boom in restaurant franchises. Quick-serve brands are leading the trend, and not just for restaurants, but for franchises overall. What may be overlooked within it are risk and insurance issues. Risk and insurance should be top on the list. And there’s a lot of value to that.

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The Future of Restaurants is Forever Changed by COVID-19

Modern Restaurant Management

A group of senior staff members met on Thursday, March 12 to discuss how to set up home delivery of beer, and on March 16, one day after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered the closure of restaurants, we launched this new arm of our business. Stories like ours played out in restaurants across the country over the next few weeks.

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

7 Shifts

The internet holds countless stories of inappropriate behavior that female restaurant workers have endured. Women-owned restaurants often have their accomplishments overlooked. Women fill more than half of restaurant positions in the U.S. Make the Restaurant Workplace Better For Women. She promptly quit. Set core values.

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What to Include in Your Restaurant Employee Handbook

7 Shifts

Having to spend a shift—or even worse, your after-hours—reading through an employee handbook will sap the fun out of any new restaurant job. And let’s be honest, when was the last time you read your own restaurant employee handbook? Restaurant Scheduling Software for managers that want to stay in control.

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The Republican Stimulus Plan Lets Restaurant Owners Who Endanger Workers Off the Hook

EATER

But tucked into the bill are liability protections for hospitals, schools, and businesses like restaurants. These provisions, broadly supported by Republican lawmakers and opposed by Democratic leadership, would prevent workers from suing their employers if they contract COVID-19 on the job. What are liability protections?

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Succession Strategies for Restaurant Owners: Safeguarding Your Legacy 

Modern Restaurant Management

The loss of volume for the franchise, the forfeiture of jobs for the community, and the closed restaurant locations could have been avoided with a thoughtful succession plan. Despite this, restaurant owners and franchise brands routinely shy away from discussions around exit strategies or succession planning.

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Guest Blog: PPP Loan Forgiveness for Restaurants

Restaurant365

If signed into law by the President, this Act would, among other changes, extend the 8-week Covered Period to 24 weeks. If signed into law by the President, this Act would, among other changes, allow for up to 40% of the loan amount to be used for non-payroll costs. Headcount reductions are common within the restaurant industry.

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