Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

There has also been an increase in review content for Black-owned restaurants and food businesses (up 9X) and nightlife (up 13X). The findings, from research conducted by Reach3 Insights show a complex restaurant consumer marketplace that is ready to return, but still concerned about safety.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 28, 2021

72% of Americans eat food from a restaurant at least twice a week, meaning hundreds of millions of Americans frequently trust foodservice establishments to prepare their meals in a safe and sanitary environment. However, surfaces that touch food not only needs to be cleaned but sanitized. Food Storage. Develop a HACCP Plan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Rising costs are not the only financial hazard facing the food service business, as recent studies show that slip and fall cases cost the industry $2 billion a year. Stock and Utilize Proper Safety Equipment Make sure your business is supplied with signage and barriers to be deployed in the event of a spill.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2022

But the lingering effects of the pandemic continue to make this a challenging time for our industry as ongoing staffing issues and supply chain disruptions, in many cases, lead to reduced menus and shorter hours of operation. Most manufacturers have ISO certifications or similar which indicate their adherence to strict food safety protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

Restaurant workers must bring in proof of recent employment (paystubs will suffice) and will receive hot meals, toiletries, cleaning supplies, diapers, formula, personal hygiene items, and more. "They're the only vendor — and I'm talking partners, food suppliers, marketing people — who has put out a Coronavirus Kit.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

That could simply be food sales , alcohol , and non-alcoholic beverages. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Your Cost of Goods Sold is the cost of your food and beverages. That way you'll have accurate food and beverage cost percentages for each COGS line item. Costs are what you pay for resources, like equipment, food, and labor.

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EATER

JUNE 24, 2021

Transgender drivers say their safety concerns have gone unchecked. For transgender delivery drivers, safety is an especially big concern. Transgender delivery drivers, who often interact with customers when dropping off food, risk violence through exposure to transphobic people throughout the work day. Shutterstock.

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EATER

JULY 28, 2020

We know restaurants and bars (and coffeeshops and food courts and concession stands.) So when we talk about reopening, we have to look at the supply chain too and how that affects vulnerable communities.”. The guidelines that do exist tilt in favor of diner safety over worker safety. What’s unsafe? Where can I go?

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7 Shifts

JULY 1, 2024

While this could be a rewarding venture, opening a bar is not exactly the same as opening a food business. These start-up costs can range from the real estate payments you must make to the permits and licenses you need, the supplies you have to buy for your bar, the wages you need to pay your employees, and insurance.

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Cheetah

MAY 14, 2021

In April last year, Mayor London Breed announced a 15% cap on food delivery service fees. It’s hard for any food operator to differentiate itself from competitors when it’s evaluated by their food only (after it gets delivered) and not by the complete experience of eating out.

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Harbor Touch

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

If you are planning to open a restaurant, you need to scan the risk landscape of the food industry to understand what you are up against in this business. Some of the common risks that restaurants encounter include; Food Safety Concerns. Food poisoning can occur even in the safest and most professional restaurants.

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Cheetah

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Now that indoor dining is once again allowed, waitstaff, cooks and sanitation workers are asked to come back to work with no changes to their compensations, health insurance or paycheck. Health insurance: Look for different health insurance coverages, you may find one that’s more beneficial and cost-effective for your worker.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lockdowns and virus variants, as well as supply deficits and labor shortages have made forecasting based on seasonal peaks extremely hard, if not irrelevant. This type of lease is based on a dollar price per square foot plus the ‘Triple Net’, or ‘NNN’, expenses: common area maintenance (CAM), taxes and property insurance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

From a legal perspective, Insurance : the pandemic highlighted the limitations of insurance policies. Several high-profile restaurant groups brought litigation against insurance companies for their coverage position, but were ultimately unsuccessful. – Pooja S. PIRG Education Fund.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The main objectives of licensing and food safety regulations are: food, health, and hygiene quality assurance. maintain public safety. Food Business Registration. Food Premise Approval. Running unauthorized food premises is a criminal offence and prosecutable by law. Restaurant Insurance.

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MBB Hospitality

APRIL 14, 2023

Your budget should cover the costs tied to research, inventory supplies, licensing fees, staff wages, and the usual overhead costs. This includes your day-to- day operations, setting policies for customer service, ordering procedures for food and beverages, and staff requirements needed for various shifts.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Food truck businesses have never been more popular than they are now. In 2020, we saw a significant rise in the number of food trucks. Moreover, since the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers prefer to eat from food trucks rather than restaurants as they are relatively safer. 8 Things To Consider Before Starting Up A Food Truck.

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The Food Corridor

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

You may also wish to highlight the products that you allow or do not allow in your kitchen (only gluten-free ingredients and products, only food for human consumption, etc.). If you use The Food Corridor , clients are automatically billed on your kitchen’s billing date. What cleaning supplies to use. When to clean it.

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MBB Hospitality

MAY 29, 2019

If you’re eager to start a new food business at a small scale, let the following strategies lead you to succeed in your small restaurant venture. You can go about a variety of ways in determining this, by answering questions such as: What kind of food are you passionate about? Will you be offering food delivery options?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. Shaw is a food safety specialist, podcaster, founder of Savvy Food Safety, co-founder of My Trusted Source, and an entrepreneur, author, and speaker who spent 30+ years working in the foodservice industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

At the same time, as food recalls are rising , their economic impact can be devastating for restaurants and other food businesses. Did you know that the average direct cost of a food recall is $10 million , including recall notification and processing, as well as product transportation and disposal?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features the Independent Restaurant Coalition, Tripadvisor, Inspire Brands Foundation, WorkJam, EZ-Chow, US Foods, Potbelly Pantry, Just Salad, Zalat Pizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken, California Pizza Kitchen, Nando’s and Street Factory Media. Ensuring business interruption insurance covers COVID-19.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2022

The most significant impact of the pandemic on restaurants has been the loss of revenue and business interruptions during shutdowns due to supply chain challenges and worker / capacity restrictions. Many restaurants turned to their insurance policies to provide protection for revenue reimbursement, (i.e., How Insurance Policies React.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

Interest for alcohol-related experiences has increased since June 1, relative to other food activities, with a rise in consumer interest for wineries (up 51 percent), cideries (up 39 percent), breweries (up 24 percent) and distilleries (up 19 percent). Meanwhile, grocery related businesses are on the decline as people spend less time at home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

But restaurants, now that they are also bringing people back inside, are going to have do the harder work of making it a permanent solution—whether that's a pickup window adjacent to their door or reworking their kitchen in such a way that its food is flowing to the front of house in a more efficient manner. 'What’s In It?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

From labor law compliance, employee benefits, and scheduling to health and safety, having well-defined guidelines can create a positive work environment and motivate your team. Healthcare and insurance for restaurant employees J. Health and safety regulations Proper sanitation policies protect your customers and employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The GDP recovered to its pre-COVID level this past July, but with this growth arrived a more unsettled labor market, intensified competition for talent, spiked inflation and exacerbated ongoing supply chain pressures. From a safety and food hygiene perspective, the restaurant industry will be held to a much higher standard moving forward.

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EATER

MAY 29, 2020

I said we need to put safety precautions in place. We have cars, people can pick up food. That one, we would not have been able to do food service. We basically just said, I want to do $35 comfort food. Do I have input in the food? First of all, I did not know if people would order food in the midst of this.

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360Training

JULY 16, 2020

Pop culture likes to tell us that working in food service is a dead-end job. In a job market where most companies don’t even consider current employees forpromotion , the food service industry is one of the few places in America where you can start at the bottom and end up at the top. What Does a Food Service Manager Do?

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 19, 2020

The economic slowdown, public markets in distress, supply chains interrupted, tourism coming to a halt, consumers staying at home (which — for many — translates to a lower disposable income), and huge uncertainty can have long-lived effects for many restaurant businesses. March 19, 2020. March 18, 2020. March 16, 2020. March 16, 2020.

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Hospitality Insurance Group

JULY 10, 2019

President & CEO, Hospitality Insurance Group. The most cited risk areas for restaurants are contamination from employees who are sick or have dirty hands, cross contamination from one food to another, leaving perishables exposed to the elements, and supply chain risks. By: Richard E. coli, vibrio, and hepatitis A.

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship to food and dining has undergone some permanent changes I got COVID for the first time this past February. Most restaurant and food service workers did not have access to sick leave or any other safety net , and yet were deemed essential. Sound familiar?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. Outsourcing high-risk services, such as delivery, can alleviate exposure to rising auto insurance costs, which are projected to climb in 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

Cheetah, an e-commerce platform offering contactless pickup and delivery of food and supplies, closed $36M in Series B funding led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from ICONIQ Capital, Hanaco Ventures, and Floodgate Fund. who provided business advisory and restructuring services. Cheetah Secures Funding.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 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. Administrative Developments. The full effect of the Order remains to be seen. The guidance is available at [link]. Litigation.

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Restaurant Engine

MAY 13, 2020

The coalition is also asking for tax rebates, loan extensions, and an extension of business interruption insurance. “Give us a safety net that includes rent relief,” pleads one restaurant owner today. Many will recall the meat shortage that threatened supply chains a couple weeks ago. Indeed, employment fell by 20.5

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

Some food industry workers say companies are using the pandemic as an excuse to halt efforts to unionize Abismael Colon, a server at an Outback Steakhouse in the Orlando International Airport, was ready to unionize his workplace. This particular Outback Steakhouse was operated by HMSHost, an airport and highway food service company.

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