Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

"The pandemic forced the restaurant industry to reinvent itself overnight, moving from a primarily in-store dining experience to an omnichannel, digital-first business. " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. ."

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This year’s 102nd year of honoring Fire Prevention Week is held from October 6-12 with the theme: Fire Prevention Week 2024 – Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You! Restaurant owners can mitigate these risks by hiring qualified professionals for installation, maintenance, and cleaning service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Restaurant industry eyes have been fixed on the impact of the minimum wage law for fast-food workers in California. However, when they then reviewed closure data for states of a similar economic size (for example, Florida and New York, both of which had a minimum wage law increase on Jan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2025

The restaurant industry continued to grow in 2024 with sales forecasted to top $1 trillion for the first time in history, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2024 State of the Restaurant Industry report. PCI compliance is a major pain point for QSR and fast food restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

This final edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup for 2024 features news of operator challenges and priorities, delivery trends, wages and hourly worker considerations. The poll collected insights from 175 restaurant operators and financial professionals to uncover their expectations for 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

When we talk about the “restaurant of the future,” labor compliance isn’t exactly the flashiest or most exciting topic to include—certainly not when juxtaposed with salad-making robots and personalized digital menus. Restaurants face a multifaceted compliance situation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Independent restaurants are at a pivotal moment, as the industry confronts multiple challenges including inflation, cost volatility, and extreme weather and adapts to an increasingly complex operating environment, according to the findings of the The James Beard Foundation® (JBF) 2025 Independent Restaurant Industry Report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news on the impact of California's minimum wage, customer satisfaction, AI use in restaurants, popular cocktails and bathroom readiness. The law changed on April 1. In April and May, California visits were around 2.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

restaurant industry will continue to shake off the aftereffects of the pandemic in 2024, but that doesn’t mean the challenges that remain are easily dispelled. Another growing risk: nuclear verdicts over dram shop law violations, driving up the costs of liquor liability insurance. Here’s an overview.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2024

As the restaurant industry faces multifaceted challenges, ranging from new minimum wage laws to reputational hurdles, a new hero has emerged: families with children. So, how can restaurant operators effectively tap into this lucrative segment? Delivery services are another area where families are leading the charge.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Florida is a great place to operate restaurants thanks to its huge tourism draw and an influx of retirees with disposable income. But beyond minimum wage laws, there are other Florida-specific regulations—like overtime laws and child labor laws—that affect the restaurant and hospitality industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 20, 2024

While running a restaurant can be rewarding, the job can be daunting and stressful. Restaurant owners should be aware of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) published rule from January of this year which took effect March 11, 2024, and changed how the DOL analyses worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

We see firsthand what restaurants should be paying attention to as new trends and legislation arise. The Future of Nuclear Verdicts Society Insurance expects more of a discussion around nuclear verdicts and, ideally, an elimination of nuclear verdicts in favor of fair and just verdicts for restaurants. Meanwhile , Berkeley, Colo.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

New York restaurant owners must maintain compliance with laws and regulations on multiple levels: statewide regulations, federal guidance, and local ordinances. The result is a complex patchwork of laws that varies from place to place. The restaurant then retaliated against the staff member who reported the violation.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

New York restaurant owners must maintain compliance with laws and regulations on multiple levels: statewide regulations, federal guidance, and local ordinances. The result is a complex patchwork of laws that varies from place to place. The restaurant then retaliated against the staff member who reported the violation.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

over the past decade, keeping employees in restaurants has become increasingly difficult. However, attracting high-quality restaurant employees goes beyond just filling open positions. Some restaurant staff may prefer fewer hours to accommodate school or family, while others might be looking for full-time work with a steady income.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2024

Restaurant operators have faced stiff headwinds since 2020, with a near-constant swirl of inflation, supply chain and labor challenges. But if last year was any indicator, restaurant operators are on the road to relief in 2024. In 2024, we expect these trends to shape the restaurant sector. Coffee in 2023.

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

I was in a restaurant for my moms birthday when the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus a pandemic, and, in between sewing my own cloth masks and attending cursed Zoom happy hours, my colleagues and I reported relentlessly on the crisis unfolding in the restaurant world. percent from 2020 to 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2024

Restaurants are feeling the bite of high labor costs, thanks to increased minimum wages, staff shortages, and high employee turnover that is outpacing other industries. The restaurant industry has the highest employee turnover rates, with an average of 6.1 percent compared to other industries’ rate of 4.9

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Running a restaurant is tough. The good news is that there are tax deductions and credits made for restaurants and owners that can ease the burden. Essential Restaurant Tax Deductions 1. A restaurant POS system like SkyTab, though, has no upfront cost, just $29 per month. Long shifts, slim profits, and taxes can hit hard.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2024

What do restaurants need to understand and meet the needs of these potential guests? To learn more, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Greenspoon Marder. Irina Dashevsky is a partner and co-chair of the Cannabis Law practice group at Greenspoon Marder. billion market in 2023 projected to grow to $3.09

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JANUARY 9, 2024

New Jersey generally follows federal tip law standards, but the state does forge its own path in some key areas. A modern restaurant management system can help with compliance. But staying compliant starts with an understanding of New Jersey tip laws and what they mean for your restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 13, 2024

To learn more about how this case might mean for other chains navigating intellectual property concerns as they plan to expand, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine received insights from Nate Quirk , a North Carolina-based intellectual property partner at Burr & Forman, who works closely with food and beverage brands.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

New Jersey generally follows federal tip law standards, but the state does forge its own path in some key areas. A modern restaurant management system can help with compliance. But staying compliant starts with an understanding of New Jersey tip laws and what they mean for your restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2024

Statista’s market insights forecast the global cost of cybercrime will increase from $9.22T in 2024 to $13.82T in 2028. Understanding the current state of cyber risk can help restaurants simplify their security strategies and focus their resources most effectively. Restaurant technologies are prime targets for cybercriminals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

However, restaurant employers should be prepared for this change in late 2024 or early 2025. In other legal news, the foodservice industry in Texas is operating under a series of new and amended laws that were passed during Texas’ 88th Regular Legislative Session.

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JUNE 16, 2024

million worldwide, and in 2023, there were about 749,404 restaurants in the United States alone. This is where being well-equipped with a fool-proof restaurant marketing plan comes in. How do you create a good restaurant marketing strategy? Devise a strategy that works specifically for you.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 23, 2024

As many as 90% of women and 70% of men working in restaurants reportedly experience some form of sexual harassment, according to the Harvard Business Review. Has a recent state law change made sexual harassment training mandatory, but you don’t know where to begin? What if an incident occurs outside of the restaurant/bar/brewery?

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SpotOn

APRIL 22, 2024

Illinois joins 19 other states that are implementing minimum wage increases starting January 2024. The law makes Illinois the highest minimum wage per hour in the Midwest region, an accolade that is hailed as a major victory by those who advocated for the rise. The raised minimum wage impacts restaurants and other covered businesses.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. California’s law differences make it almost like another country unto itself, and can trip up even established restaurateurs. Credit card tip laws California tip laws also differ from FLSA on credit card fees. Lisa Guerin, J.D.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Tip laws differ from national standards in some areas, and staying on top of potential changes as bills make their way through the legislative process takes time and energy. Restaurant owners can breathe a sigh of relief that the complex and potentially expensive “fair workweek bill” didn’t pass. What is the minimum wage in Colorado?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Selling a restaurant can be a major decision for many reasons. One of the main reasons is to cut losses due to financial challenges, with 52% of restaurant owners saying high operating and food costs are really cutting into their profits. If restaurants in your area sell at a multiple of 2.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 23, 2024

According to Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees , effective July 1, 2024, the salary threshold will increase to the equivalent of an annual salary of $43,888 and increase to $58,656 on January 1, 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Sharing her follow-your-passion journey from corporate law to operating Homeroom, a mac and cheese restaurant, Wade offers practical and entertaining anecdotes on creating a vital company culture with meaning, purpose, and connection. Copyright © 2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

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EATER

APRIL 5, 2024

In a cease-and-desist letter sent March 18, 2024, Momofuku’s lawyer accuses Malaysian food brand Homiah, maker of Sambal Chili Crunch — called Crispy Sambal prior to 2023 — of infringing on its trademark rights. Homiah’s founder Michelle Tew says she was “gutted” to receive the letter. “As

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SpotOn

JULY 16, 2024

With so many laws and requirements, keeping up with any state's latest minimum wage rates can be challenging. The 2024 minimum wage in Florida is $12.00 per hour before September 30, 2024. per hour after September 30, 2024, $14.00 2024 (after September 30) $13.00 $19.50 $9.98 While it's currently $12.00

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 20, 2024

The primary difference between the FTC’s new rule and current California law is that, in California, a prior non-compete agreement with a senior executive would not be enforceable. Model language for such a notice is included in the final rule (page 566).

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