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The Cost of B-ing Good

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Workers – 40 points To address employee concerns, you will be asked to discuss pay structures and scale, benefits packages and distribution and speak to the health and safety of your operation. During the pandemic, we implemented a whole-house tip pool and instituted an internal $15 minimum wage.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

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As we look to celebrate Earth Day, restaurant industry insiders offer their top tips and trends. This list can go on and on for waste, however, when waste is FINALLY just waste, compost is the answer or if the trimmings are safe, I'll give them to my sous chef, who then feeds them to her chickens. Delaware North.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

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Among the results: Tipping culture is here to stay, in fact 48 percent of card or digital payment transactions at QSR restaurants included a tip – up 11 percent since 2020. The average Valentine’s Day dinner with food, drinks, and tip cost diners $121 in 2023. San Francisco only saw approximately 2 percent growth.

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Digital Dining and ‘Restaurant Recovery’ Show

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The payment experience is on the guest’s terms when they are ready to leave, and we keep payment transaction costs low with a single transaction covering both the tab and the tip.” The BioProtect Wellness Portal is a sleek, alluring PPE dispenser that also aids in organizational data collection and health information distribution.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup. Parts Town and Heritage Combine.

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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The Hospitality Recovery Coalition includes DISCUS, the American Distilled Spirits Alliance (ADSA), the Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA), the National Restaurant Association and TIPs. TIPs offers training for individuals on the responsible sale, service and consumption of alcohol. NAB Acquires SALIDO.

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

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The foodservice distribution industry is hypercompetitive and robust. Source eco-friendly products where possible, and look at implementing onsite produce gardens and/or composting. Read More Department of Labor Final Ruling on Tips Dual Jobs On October 28, 2021, the Department of Labor made a final ruling on Tips Dual Jobs.

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