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What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates

Modern Restaurant Management

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has launched the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to support U.S. restaurant employees financially impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Clic here to d onate to the Foundation’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. This fund is designed to help those struggling employees.”

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Best Practices for Handling a Data Breach

Modern Restaurant Management

A former employee filed a class-action lawsuit against Panera, following a data breach earlier this year. The suit claims that Panera is to blame for the breach, which exposed employees’ personal information, including Social Security numbers. Can you give a little breakdown on the case facts?

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Restaurants Go Digital to Attract and Retain Talent

Modern Restaurant Management

To recruit new talent and alleviate strains on current staff, restaurant managers are looking for new ways to streamline their operations and enhance the employee experience. However, many have since discovered that digitizing their workforce operations empowers employees. Embracing Digital Transformation. Meeting New Expectations.

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Feed the Front Line, Small Brand, Big Heart and Seafood for Heroes

Modern Restaurant Management

ezCater launched Feed the Front Line , a program that helps anyone contribute meals to healthcare workers fighting coronavirus. Healthcare workers are risking their health to protect ours, and restaurants are fighting to stay in business. 10 feeds one healthcare worker, $300 feeds a unit, and $3,000 feeds a whole hospital floor.

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Why Your Restaurant Needs Marketing and PR Now More Than Ever

Modern Restaurant Management

A flexible public relations and marketing program can help create interesting promos to draw consumers to your business, as well as generate timely media stories of interest to your customers and community. One of the first instincts for cost-cutting measures is to eliminate marketing.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: POST COVID KITCHENS – GET READY

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We have become use to recycling our cardboard on a daily basis, but it may soon be required to eliminate that packaging before food and other supplies enter a food production space or storage. [] EMPLOYEE ANTIBODY TESTING AND VALIDATION. In some states – ServeSafe or something comparable is required of all foodservice workers.

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For Restaurants, 2021 Budgeting Will Require a Three-Tiered Approach 

Modern Restaurant Management

Historically, food service businesses formulated a single year-long budget tailored to labor needs, food costs, average daily revenues, capacity levels and customer trends – all of which were in relation to historical results and relatively stable. Unfortunately, it could take as long as 6-12 months before the entire U.S.

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