Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On Thursday November 4, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that requires employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that each of their employees is either (i) fully vaccinated, or (ii) tests negative for COVID-19 on at least a weekly basis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. The data suggests guests are willing to tip more for great service when digital tools are available to ease the payment process.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. will create more job seekers in the restaurant/hospitality industry. This influx of new employees means that restaurant brands will need to build (and reinforce) cultures of excellence. Reduce employee turnover.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2024

A “ communication silo ” is the name for what happens when groups, teams, or departments of employees within an organization isolate themselves and tend to only communicate within their group. When different groups of employees within the restaurant do not communicate effectively, it creates conflict and sources of inefficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2023

It’s getting harder and harder to adapt and survive, especially in the ever-changing hospitality industry, but the best companies forge ahead. La Vida Hospitality believes in working as smart as you play, and encourages employees to Enjoy The Ride, a tried-and-true mantra for our approach to the work-life balance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

BLS data also showed that 16 to 24 year-old workers were highly concentrated in leisure and hospitality occupations. As the lower range of this age group is still in school, they haven’t had as much work experience or job-related training as those in their early 20s. Seasonal Jobs and Restaurant Injuries in the Summer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

But beyond its legal necessity, ensuring compliance with employment laws is critical to shaping a better experience for employees and customers alike. Restaurants should not make managers and employees fear compliance. Instead, they should see it as an opportunity to start an important conversation about the employee experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Customers and employees are demanding more transparency, expecting to see ongoing, proactive efforts to keep everyone safe. Four significant benefits to using digital tools include their ability to: increase safety, quality, accuracy, productivity, and efficiency, minimize risks, train and empower your employees, and manage COVID protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2021

The guidance informs employees of what they should know. In addition, the guidance, while characterized by OSHA as making recommendations that are “advisory in nature,” appear to impose additional obligations on employers to make their workplaces safe for employees as the COVID-19 pandemic trudges into 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Is this a phenomenon purely related to COVID? For example, the hospitality sector alone was already projected to be short 1.8M Review and Improve Employees’ Work/Life Balance and Compensation Programs. A solid staff of talented and hardworking employees is a worthy investment in your future. Culture Is Key.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2022

The impacts of COVID have been heavily felt by those in the restaurant and hospitality sector. While most industry sectors were affected in one way or another by the pandemic, manufacturing, retail, restaurants and hospitality sectors were most dramatically impacted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In fact, Netspend surveyed more than 900 tipped workers across the restaurant, food delivery, hospitality, salon and spa industries to get a pulse on the financial impacts of COVID-19. According to NPR , average hourly wages in the hospitality industry are nearly 10 percent higher than they were a year ago.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2022

The restaurant industry is still dealing with pandemic-related issues, including supply chain disruptions, new COVID variants and surging cases, labor shortages, rising prices, and a shift in consumer demand. Make food safety and customer reassurance a priority to create a brand that customers (and employees) trust and support.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

With the guidance of a skilled agent that is well educated in the hospitality industry, bar and restaurant owners should be able to let the experts lead the way. Employment Practices — Perhaps second only to liquor, employment practices must be acutely detailed in insurance policies for establishments in the hospitality industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2024

Each year, these illnesses result in an estimated 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. And each year, these illnesses result in an estimated 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Peter Cryan (PC) is a seasoned executive in the restaurant and hospitality industry. TW : Vigilance and visibility.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

I think it is very important for business owners, in general, to make a statement that our employees matter and so does their voice,” said Hunter Evans, Chef, at Elvie’s in Jackson, Mississippi. “Health care and mental health are sadly out of reach for many of our employees based on the current system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2024

According to Culinary Hospitality Outreach Wellness, 63 percent of hospitality workers suffer from depression, 84 percent feel stress from their jobs and 65 percent report using substances at work. At this point, you need to determine if your employee is covered under FMLA. What if the FMLA Doesn’t Apply to the Employee?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 15, 2021

If your would-be franchisee is unable to get a feel for your concept — or sees that your employees are disengaged and unenthused — they’ll likely look elsewhere for a brand that they know without a doubt will strongly resonate with them. Know Your Ideal Franchisee. Take the Time to Understand Your Market.

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Social Hospitality

MAY 18, 2020

According to the data from the 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook by Deloitte , industry growth is consistent throughout the past decade. Here are 9 hospitality sales tips that combine classic techniques with modern practices. Local seasonal events have always been among the top sales tactics for the hospitality industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The challenges our teams have faced over the last two years specifically has made us value our employees now more than ever. As it relates to the labor crunch, we’re seeing in restaurant brands across the board: An impact in top-line revenue because customers aren't being served. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), more than three million food service employees and one million guests are injured as a result of slip-and-fall accidents annually. One of the most important types of PPE to consider in the hospitality industry is proper footwear.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2020

” The Association proposed three separate categories of protection for industry restaurants and employees: directed/targeted financial relief; loans/insurance options for impacted small businesses; and tax measures. Before coronavirus, the recruitment and retention of employees was the top challenge for the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Whether customers are ordering direct via your site or through a third-party marketplace, it’s crucial to focus on building customer relationships when your employees aren’t the ones handing orders to customers. Launching and scaling delivery involves a lot of moving parts. Are We Engaging with Customers Often Enough?

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Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

The hospitality industry has been hit hard, and it can often be difficult to see silver linings in immense uncertainty and tragic circumstances. Here are 10 inspirational ways the hospitality industry is embracing positivity during COVID-19. Amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of negativity online and in the news.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2021

According to one study, 42 percent of cybersecurity incidents in retail and hospitality this year have come from malware, more than any other category. Educate Employees. If employees can spot these scams, they can avoid accidentally installing malware. It’s time for that to change.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

With the evolution of the hospitality design, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems will need to adapt to the changing architecture. Studies have shown that better IAQ relates to reduce risk of airborne viruses such as COVID-19. Good mechanical design starts with ventilation, filtration and proper airflow relation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2023

Of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Make sure your employees understand when to wash their hands as well as appropriate times to use (and change) gloves. Be sure all your employees, from wait staff to managers to chefs, have been certified in food safety. Your workers will take short cuts. coli and salmonella.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2021

While businesses in the hospitality industry provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere for clientele to briefly escape their everyday routines, it’s also their responsibility to keep their patrons safe. There are a variety of laws and regulations that could impact a business in relation to service of alcoholic beverages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2024

In fact, the storyline of season one was "dead accurate" to experience of starting in restaurant hospitality, said Gabe Topping, Account Executive at inKind. One inKind employee shared a heartbreaking story of a colleague who succumbed to the pressures of the industry during the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2022

These teams want to focus on customer relations and hospitality, but are instead navigating how to get the supplies they need. By selecting data-rich vendors with expert-level insights, you can outsource some of the supply-chain burden and focus on what matters most – keeping your customers and employees happy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 6, 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. However, ERG did not have signed copies of arbitration agreements for at least 60 former employees who were part of the lawsuit. Legislation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2021

Now that vaccines are becoming widely available, the hospitality industry is approaching a new version of normal whereby restauranteurs can maintain a safe and healthy workplace that supports efforts to rebuild and thrive. Paid sick and safe leave is available to employees who work for business with five or more employees.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Typical Employee Payout Methods. How Outdated Pay Cycles Negatively Affect Employees. But waiting two weeks to access pay can stretch employees thin, forcing them to use financially damaging payday loans or traditional lines of credit to get by. Improve employee satisfaction. Boost employee performance. Here's how.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

I have been asked to provide potential solutions for a generations long dilemma in the hospitality industry, a dilemma that has resulted in physical, mental, and emotional burnout and even a dependence on drugs and alcohol to serve as a band-aid for the wounds that are formed. “My Is there truth to this? Is this true?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

In just over a week, the program has already sent more than 20,000 meals to 145 hospitals across the country. 10 feeds one healthcare worker, $300 feeds a unit, and $3,000 feeds a whole hospital floor. . $10 10 feeds one healthcare worker, $300 feeds a unit, and $3,000 feeds a whole hospital floor. Feed the Front Line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 14, 2023

This surge of revenue and demand for food related services – mostly paid for through digital, contactless transactions – could potentially attract cybercriminals to commit acts of fraud all the more. This is due to two reasons.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2020

The program was created to help small businesses (fewer than 500 employees) with funds to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs, including benefits. As an example, a private equity-owned restaurant group might qualify for the PPP by having fewer than 500 employees per location. Employee Retention Credit. 10 million.

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