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The Cost of B-ing Good

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B Corp Certification, a credential bestowed by the non-profit organization B Labs, is a way for businesses to address those concerns and more as they undertake an in-depth auditing process, and come out with a seal of authenticity around their sustainability and social responsibility claims and a branding kit to help promote it.

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Inflation Is Impacting The Restaurant Industry. Here’s How To Fight It.

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We also wanted to see if the inflation concerns many are expressing are showing in restaurants as large flows of government stimulus are distributed. Are restaurant patrons adjusting their tips to help offset these higher prices? For this question, we also used 2019 vs 2021 tip data. in 2019 and $18.26 in 2019 and $18.26

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Ultimate Restaurant Payroll Guide 2021

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Doing payroll," or “running payroll,” encompasses the following: Calculating how much money (including tips) your business owes employees and contractors during a specific pay period. Updating your payroll records in case of an audit. After tips, Max makes the state minimum wage of $10/hour. Let’s revisit our server, Max.

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Ultimate Guide to Payroll Automation for Restaurants

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Payroll automation solves these issues by streamlining tasks like tracking hours, distributing tips, and ensuring compliance with labor laws. Here’s why it matters and how to get started: Key Benefits : Automatically tracks hours, tips, and shifts. Managing payroll manually in restaurants is time-consuming and error-prone.

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

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73% of those employees still receive tips. Implement a tip pool. Tip pooling is another way that restaurants are changing up compensation more fair across the board. A tip pool eliminates some of the downsides of tipping like inconsistent wages, an emphasis on “good tables,” and an individual mentality among serving staff.

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The 5 Things Food Vendors Don't Want You to Know

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What you want to ask for is margin instead of markup and you want it to be auditable. Another thing you have to understand that the foodservice distribution world keeps secret is that a “slot” in the warehouse is gold to them. In foodservice distribution, they call them deviations. ” Not so fast. In Closing.

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[Guide] How to Implement Digital Tip Payouts at your Restaurant

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So, you've decided to implement a digital tip payout solution in your business—congratulations! Make sure to consider these key factors from both the administrative and employee perspective: Pricing: Consider whether the platform charges a flat fee (monthly or annual), a percentage of tips, or a combination of both.