7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2024

Bookkeeping is one of the most essential aspects of any restaurant business. After all, a small, honest mistake can accumulate over time and turn into bigger operational problems— 17% of restaurants even fail in their first year due to mismanagement of finances.

Cash Management 221

Cash Management Inventory Employee Relations Beverage 221

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For restaurant owners, there are a number of issues in their workplace keeping them up at night and hindering them from successfully managing and operating their restaurant efficiently. Money and Inventory Management The profitability of a restaurant depends on the careful management of cash flow.

Cash Management 198

Cash Management Restaurant Law Food Safety Point of Sale 198

7 Shifts

JUNE 29, 2022

Some of the biggest restaurant businesses on the planet are franchises. They employ thousands of people and have served billions, and with so many people affected, it's understandable why there are franchise-specific laws and regulations in place. Who Regulates Franchise Compliance Laws? Federal Law Compliance.

Franchise 370

Franchise Franchising Restaurant Law Document 370

7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2020

With new social distancing and self-isolation strategies, it’s clear that COVID-19 will have, and is having, an extreme impact on the restaurant and hospitality industry. Here’s what we know about the COVID-19 situation and what your restaurant can do during this uncertain time. How is COVID-19 impacting restaurants?

Management 369

Management Management Employee Relations Kitchen Safety 369

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Are you thinking about owning a restaurant? You are not alone if the thought of putting your name on a restaurant awning has crossed your mind. One of the most tempting forays into entrepreneurship is the restaurant business. Instead, let’s look at some of the common reasons why restaurants fail (this is only a sampling).

Cash Management 369

Cash Management Social Media Restaurant Law Communication 369

7 Shifts

AUGUST 23, 2023

For many in the hospitality industry, tipping is an integral part of their restaurant's culture. It influences the livelihoods of restaurant workers around the world. Our tip management journey started back in September 2021 with the release of our Tip Pooling feature, which covered the calculation portion of the process.

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Tip Distribution Cash Management Restaurant Law Insurance 195

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Tip credits are just another part of tipping that make restaurant employee compensation complex. State and local laws on tip credits. More tip management resources. Labor cost is typically a restaurant's most considerable expense. Consider a Texas restaurant worker pulling a 50-hour week. Table of Contents.

Cash Management 195

Cash Management Restaurant Law Back of House Customer Service 195

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It's a constant conversation in the restaurant industry. But one can't deny that tips make up a majority of restaurant workers' take-home pay. There have been several ways in which restaurant owners have tried to create a more equitable system for employees to earn consistent, fair wages and improve retention. Tip Pooling Laws.

Tip Distribution 195

Tip Distribution Restaurant Law 2023 Cash Management 195

Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The year 2020 prompted enormous changes in the restaurant industry. The events of this year made running a lean, streamlined restaurant business a necessity to survive the many shifts. As 2021 begins, there are many restaurant management best practices that can be applied to strengthen your business, in the short and long term.

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2021 Cash Management Management Management 136

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. To capture their attention and loyalty, businesses, including restaurants, must prioritise easy access and convenience. Read the first part, here.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 212

7 Shifts

APRIL 30, 2021

Food, alcohol, and cash are common victims of theft—but business owners have to look beyond physical goods. Time Theft Laws. By understanding the ways it can occur, business owners or managers have a much higher chance of identifying it before it racks up a hefty bill. Employee theft is an unfortunate reality. Table of Contents.

Restaurant Law 370

Restaurant Law White Paper Cash Management Small Business 370

Restaurant365

JUNE 9, 2020

As your restaurant business begins to recover from restrictions put on it due to COVID-19, it is crucial to assess your financials and strategize your costs. By generating a budget for your controllable costs , you can create a clearer path for your cash to move. Create a restaurant budget. Manage your cash flow.

Cash Management 97

Cash Management Management Management Small Business 97

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Customer satisfaction is always the top priority in the hospitality and restaurant industry, so it's essential to know how to handle aggressive customers in a way that will diffuse the situation and leave the customer satisfied. Learning how to respond to an aggressive customer is a crucial step for any restaurant owner.

Cash Management 192

Cash Management Customer Service Food Safety Restaurant Law 192

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2022

Restaurant theft is expensive. One study found that internal employee theft is responsible for 75 percent of inventory shortages and about 4 percent of restaurant sales. It’s also more prevalent than some restaurant owners and managers might want to believe. That totals between $3 and $6 billion annually.

Point of Sale 199

Point of Sale Kitchen Safety Back of House Inventory 199

SpotOn

APRIL 9, 2024

Both businesses must pay their employees the same minimum wage rate as mandated by Texas labor laws. With operational costs rising each year, forcing businesses to change how they manage their employees and finances, we've put together a simple guide on the minimum wage for business owners and workers alike. Yes California $16.00

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2024 Tip Distribution Restaurant Law Point of Sale 52

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Nearly 200,000 quick-serve restaurant establishments in the United States are not owned by the company whose name is on the building. At a glance, opening and operating a restaurant franchise seems like a near-perfect business decision. of weekly gross sales for franchise royalties and advertising. coli after eating at Chipotle.

Franchise 369

Franchise Franchising Restaurant Law 2015 369

7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Are you opening a restaurant in 2020? This advice were submitted by owners and managers of restaurants of all sizes, concepts, and locations in the forthcoming 7shifts Restaurant Labor Management Study in 2020 ( subscribe to get your copy when it’s published!). Advice for opening a restaurant from restaurateurs 1.

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2020 Hiring Cash Management Education 335

Cheetah

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The question for restaurant operators now is: What’s next? Can restaurants reshape their relationships with 3rd-party delivery apps for the better, or will they be buried under incomprehensible charges and over-itemized bills? New Law Demands Transparency from 3rd Party Delivery Apps. Why Itemized Bills Are Good for Restaurants.

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Delivery Cash Management Restaurant Law Mobile Ordering 148

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There's a lot of confusion surrounding the process, structure, and laws regarding restaurant tip outs. At the end of the day, the goal is to make sure their employees are happy, paid fairly, and following the laws when it comes to tips. If not, the restaurant must make up the difference. Table of Contents.

Tip Distribution 195

Tip Distribution FOH Front of House Restaurant Law 195

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Turnover in restaurants is as high as ever. Labor shortages, health crises, and general economic trends have made it a struggle — and restaurants need help. But we're at an inflection point in the restaurant industry. It's not enough to just pay more than the restaurant next door. Restaurant Retention Data Study.

Front of House 195

Front of House Back of House Cash Management Customer Experience 195

Restaurant365

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In a restaurant, there’s always something that needs to be done. As a restaurant owner or manager, sometimes you may need to jump in to help keep business running smoothly. The common saying is that owners and operators need to work “on,” not “in,” their restaurant.

Operations 78

Operations Management Management Inventory 78

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2023

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. One of the tougher aspects of EPLI for hospitality is wage and hour violations as litigation, especially in restaurant franchises, which drives premiums up.

Insurance 98

Insurance Franchise Franchising Document 98

7 Shifts

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.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Cash Management Tip Distribution Employee Relations 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2021

Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) “encouraged” hospitality employers to offer health coverage to all full-time employees and not just their managers.

Cash Management 178

Cash Management Healthcare Restaurant Law Hospitality 178

7 Shifts

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.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Cash Management Tip Distribution Employee Relations 195

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

If you’re in the process of searching for a site in which to open a restaurant – or if you wish to move or expand your existing business to an additional location – it’s important to consider whether you’ll be buying or renting. Buying Your Restaurant Premises. Renting Your Restaurant Premises.

Restaurant Law 199

Restaurant Law Cash Management Insurance Seating 199

SpotOn

MAY 20, 2024

Yet, the practice of giving tips has become a much-maligned and misunderstood aspect of the restaurant experience. Most restaurant guests know to tip in full-service restaurants. That doesn’t mean they fully understand how tips factor into a restaurant’s financials or server’s take-home pay.

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Definition Tip Distribution Cash Management Customer Service 52

Cheetah

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. A good system will also help staff manage their personal cash flow. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

Cash Management 78

Cash Management Restaurant Law POS Employee Relations 78

Cheetah

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. A good system will also help staff manage their personal cash flow. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

Cash Management 78

Cash Management Restaurant Law POS Employee Relations 78

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

After a rough 12 months for the restaurant industry, the pending eligibility of workers to get the COVID-19 vaccination shines a brightening light toward the end of the tunnel. Restaurant management must step carefully in proceeding, however, considering many regulations that come into play around workplace wellness program incentives.

Restaurant Law 218

Restaurant Law Cash Management Transportation Information 218

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Now, think about this – when did we become so attached to technology that a bartender couldn’t work out of a cash drawer, or simply have me sign a bill to my room knowing that it could be charged to my account at a later date? When I asked for a drink, the bartender told me that she couldn’t serve me because the computer system was down.

Hospitality 207

Hospitality Employee Relations Cash Management Training 207

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2020

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The law went into effect on January 1, 2020. Litigation. The bill was approved by the City Council on January 23, 2020.

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2020 Restaurant Law Employee Relations Mobile Ordering 109

Focus POS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Restaurants that gain a significant portion of their revenue from alcohol sales have been hit the hardest, with many social distancing regulations calling for a ban on alcohol sales indoors. Now, many restaurants that offer alcohol are jumping on this trend. Here’s how you can cash in on this trend: State Regulations Vary.

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License Restaurant Law Online Ordering Uniforms 162

Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How you run and track your payroll accounting has a significant impact on restaurant operations. From hiring and onboarding to running employee payments and paying taxes, payroll touches on many different parts of a restaurant business. Tracking labor and payroll data for restaurant employees.

Employee Relations 148

Employee Relations Cash Management Point of Sale Front of House 148

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

What are some ways restaurant owners and operators can be safe and welcome guests while maintaining social distance? As the Coronavirus crisis continues, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked industry insiders what best practices restaurants should have in place for social distancing, as per CDC guidelines.

Front of House 181

Front of House Back of House Restaurant Law Food Safety 181

Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

In a survey of restaurant workers, 76% said that they’d leave a restaurant because of low wages and 78% said the most important thing a restaurant can do to encourage them to stay is paying a “full, stable, livable” wage. What is the minimum wage for restaurant workers? Rising wages reflect this pressure.

2023 78

2023 Restaurant Law Front of House Cash Management 78

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Over the past five years, nearly every one of our restaurant groups has incurred at least one cancer claim of at least $300,000. Stop Loss Coverage Is Risk Management.

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Insurance Cash Management Healthcare Innovation 189