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How Insurance Needs Differ for Traditional Restaurants v. Mobile Food Businesses 

Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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Service with a Smile: Mental Health in Catering Employees

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Catering is a demanding sector when it comes to employment, and staff are often under a lot of pressure to ensure that each customer has the best possible experience at a venue. Here, we’ll identify key sources of stress, and how they can be remedied within a catering workplace. What Is Stress? Would You Like a Smile with That?

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A Comprehensive Guide To Restaurant Profit Margins For All Restaurant Types

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Fixed costs Fixed costs are expenses that remain constant, including rent, insurance, and utilities. If transferring isn’t an option, you can try to reduce other fixed costs like insurance premiums. Make it part of the protocol to unplug equipment when not in use and fix any leaks promptly.

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Save Big: Top Restaurant Tax Deductions & Credits

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Equipment and Furniture: Deduct That Big Spend New ovens or tables can cost a chunk, often $5,000 or more. Accounting Tip: Log equipment purchases in your accounting software under equipment. Mileage: Drive Off Some Taxes Delivering food or catering events? Staff pay: salaries, insurance, bonuses. You can too.

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Don’t Let COVID-19 Erode Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Modifications made to help insure the in-person experience is as safe as possible should be an expectation, not a goal. So, what can brands do to address the impacts of COVID-19, while being mindful of the past, present and future of customer experience? A simple step brands can take is tamper resistant closure on all bags and containers.

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Would Delivery Work for My Concept?

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, if using in-house staff, you have the ability to control your entire brand experience for delivery; however, you also have to keep in mind the hiring and management of drivers, insurance, staffing levels, payment, etc. You also may lose access to important customer data in terms of buying habits and average spend.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

The report includes a market-wide analysis of out-of-home food businesses, excluding restaurants and grocers, and segment-specific insights into bakers, mobile bartenders, caterers, event-based businesses such as food truck and farmers market vendors, personal chefs, and home (cottage) food businesses. percent decrease in claims.

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