Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2025

For venue owners, even one drink served to a minor can have long-lasting effects on the business. Fines, suspended liquor licenses, increased insurance costs, and even lawsuits are all very real threats facing the industry, not just on Independence Day but year-round.

License

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Providing benefits like career development and on-the-job training is critical, especially as we continue our mission of serving thoughtful food that supports healthier, more sustainable living. With rising costs and increased competition, simply serving great food isn’t enough—you need to create a brand that resonates.

Front of House

ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

For example, if youre serving a burger, youre not just tallying up the beef and bunyoure also including the pickles, onion, aioli/mayo, cheese, lettuce, and even the side of fries. Food Costs: How to calculate the cost of each dish Lets start with the basics: how much does it actually cost you to make each item on your menu?

Pricing

Goliath Consulting

MARCH 3, 2025

Cost Savings and Exclusive Benefits Many restaurant associations offer discount programs and group purchasing options, leading to significant savings on essential services such as food supplies, insurance, credit card processing, and energy costs. Joining your state restaurant association is an investment in your businesss success.

Food Safety

Hospitality Insurance Group

MAY 2, 2025

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.

Management

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A reduction of 2 serving shifts, at $14 an hour, at 6 hours, over a month (30 days) would save you $5,040. Health insurance, retirement plans (401(k)), paid time off (PTO) (vacation, sick leave, holiday pay), workers compensation, and meal discounts Training and onboarding. Think of your lease, insurance, and licenses.

License

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Each state received a composite score to reveal the top food hotspots.Hawaii tops the rankings with a score of 100, standing out for its exceptional capacity to serve visitors, with 376 tourists per restaurant—the highest among all states analyzed. An analysis of insurance claims processed in 2024 compared to 2023 shows a 4.4

Marketing

EATER

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This loaf is a beautiful addition to a holiday meal, and makes a terrific “serve thyself” breakfast if you’ve got houseguests. In my hectic day-to-day, though, it acts as an insurance policy against hangry afternoons and rushed mornings, and provides an answer to “What’s for dessert?” And when my kids ask for seconds?

Back of House

The Food Corridor

MARCH 3, 2025

Food trucks may serve on the streets, but their success starts in a commissary kitchen. Food Liability Insurance Program ( FLIP) offers affordable coverage, designed for small food businesses. In some areas, using a commissary isn’t just helpful—it’s the law.

Food Truck

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

From a legal perspective, Insurance : the pandemic highlighted the limitations of insurance policies. Several high-profile restaurant groups brought litigation against insurance companies for their coverage position, but were ultimately unsuccessful. Being flexible is key for the future of restaurant stability.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Workers now place greater value on scheduling flexibility than on traditional benefits like paid time off and health insurance, with 46 percent ranking it as the most important benefit, compared to 44 percent for paid time off and 34 percent for health insurance. hours per day playing mobile games, compared to just 0.7

Franchising

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

Portion Size: Determine the portion size of the recipe or dish in terms of weight or number of servings. Examples of fixed costs for a restaurant include rent, insurance, and equipment lease payments. However, finding ways to negotiate lower rent or insurance rates, or to optimize equipment usage can help to reduce fixed costs.

Loyalty Program

SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

But many owners don't account for the high fixed costs of bars —like repairs, insurance, and alcohol theft which can leave them with less profit than expected. Give staff handhelds to serve more people Full-service: In a 24-table restaurant, you might have 6 servers taking 4 tables each (6 x 4 = 24).

Operations

Paper Chase Accountancy

JUNE 30, 2025

Lastly, theft is a more significant concern in bars due to the nature of the product and its serving style. Particularly, they must juggle between maintaining an adequate cash flow, coping with the sporadic nature of the business, and dealing with high-risk factors such as liability insurance and staff turnover.

Bar

EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

But theres still no federal sick leave policy, and often restaurants still dont provide workers with health insurance or other benefits. The pop up a temporary location where a chef or vendor serves food became a mainstay of dining during the early days of the pandemic.

Food Supply

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 4, 2025

The single-serve pods contain LyoExtract crystals for three-second hot or cold drinks. The chain will convert 30 Southern California, Dallas, and Houston locations into beverage-focused cafés, serving over 30 drinks, including churro chillers and Refrescos, by trained “Bellristas,” supporting a US $5 billion beverage sales goal.

Pricing

Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

You probably joined the industry to make delicious food to serve and create a great environment for your patrons. Occupancy Expenses: This refers to fixed costs like rent, property taxes, utilities, and property insurance. Your main goal may be to serve great food in a great setting.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

However, proposed changes to Medicare which give more control of the program to the states and proposed work requirements in exchange for coverage, may serve to limit the total number of insured. . • Healthcare : We continue to be bullish on the healthcare industry as the macro forces of an aging U.S.

Small Business

PathSpot

JULY 1, 2025

We are delighted to announce our new collaboration between Rainbow Insurance and PathSpot Technologies. Bringing together state-of-the-art food safety innovation with highly specialized insurance solutions tailored for restaurants, cafes, and hospitality businesses. Claim Your Benefit Today!

Kitchen Safety

The Food Corridor

MAY 16, 2025

These codes are used in everything from registering your business to applying for grants, insurance, and government contracts. 722513 – Limited-Service Restaurants Use for insurance classification when food prep and service are involved. Insurance carriers often require this if your tenants or staff prepare food. Go with 531120.

Insurance

Society Insurance

MARCH 4, 2025

Society Insurance has spent 110 years helping protect businesses and has seen firsthand how nuclear verdicts have evolved in the U.S. Related Serving Up Protection: Navigating Liquor Liability in the Bar and Restaurant Industry What are the implications of nuclear verdicts on the rise? Recent data shows that U.S.

Insurance

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

States such as Pennsylvania and North Carolina enacted new laws earlier this year that allow their restaurant owners to serve alcohol for longer periods of time. In fact, 43 states have laws that hold business owners liable for serving alcohol to someone who later causes injury or death.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 23, 2025

Restaurants face unique risks and responsibilities when serving alcohol. As an alcohol-serving establishment, your business can be especially vulnerable to legal challenges. Do your servers know when to stop serving patrons? We can no longer serve you. When Does a Server Have the Right to Refuse Service?

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. While there is some overlap in coverage needs, it’s important to understand the differences when it comes to insuring your business. Traditional Sit-Down Restaurant Insurance Needs. Property Insurance.

Insurance

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. Proper communication with the insurance agent about all the ins and outs of the restaurant can help set up the policy right from the get-go.

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

Those organizations that could used excess capacity in their existing kitchens to launch all-new, delivery-only brands – even as they continued to serve up items from their existing restaurants’ menus. In this changing environment, the right and adequate amount of insurance protection has never been more important.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

” – Dean Drako, CEO of Eagle Eye Networks 2023 served up a year of resilience and innovation for restaurants, as they adapted to shifting landscapes and embraced new dining paradigms. Restaurants are taking the dish to the next level, serving everything from breakfast to Indian-inspired pizza.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, has put together the top four tips on how a restaurant can protect themselves, their patrons and their employees as well as create a safer environment on Dec. Make sure your bartenders know when to stop serving patrons.

Insurance

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2024

Safety training and creating a culture of safety are both critical for mitigating these risks, helping restaurants establish environments that protect staff and customers, which also goes a long way toward keeping insurance premiums low and protecting the bottom line.

Training

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2020

As members of Sentry Insurance’s safety team, we’ve compiled several tips and resources with those risks in mind to help your restaurant experience a safer return. The return of a more regular dining experience signals an encouraging step forward for owners and employees alike, however, caution is necessary.

Employee Relations

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Another growing risk: nuclear verdicts over dram shop law violations, driving up the costs of liquor liability insurance. It’s a continuing problem into 2024 for establishments that serve, making it critical to have adequate liquor liability insurance. Here’s an overview. But it’s hard to get and very costly.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Ahead of this year’s football season, the team at Society Insurance has put together the top four tips on how a restaurant and/or bar can protect themselves, their patrons and their employees as well as create a safer environment for football season and beyond. Make sure your bartenders know when to stop serving patrons.

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2023

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. Franchisees must specify the franchisor as an additional insured. And there’s a lot of value to that.

Insurance

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 6, 2020

Wage and hour claims are particularly risky because they almost certainly are not covered by any of your insurance policies and they are often the subject of class actions and representative actions under PAGA, which resulted in nearly $90 million in penalties in 2019 alone.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

If providing health insurance is not in your budget, what if you were able to give them access to high-quality, truly affordable healthcare? It can also be fun to learn a new language so that you can better serve tourists. Is your line cook or your waiter struggling with medical costs? The truth is that you can and really should.

Healthcare

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2020

A growing casual restaurant chain with locations nationwide uses mural art to connect stores with the communities they serve, employing local artists to capture iconic neighborhood scenes in distinctive, colorful ways.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 21, 2023

It is important to understand not only the profitability of each item per serving but also its overall contribution according to the total servings sold. Some dishes are more popular and increase revenue, while others carry a smaller margin or might not be ordered as often.

Menu