Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

September is National Food Safety Education Month. This month, put food safety first and take steps to help prevent food poisoning from occurring. It’s common knowledge that you must wash your hands before handling food. In addition, how you clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces is also important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

While maybe less cute than National Pet Day (4/11) and less tasty than National Cheeseburger Day (9/18), National Insurance Day on June 28 encourages businesses to review their policies to ensure financial success and safety for all involved. This can be hazardous to you, your employees, patrons and the building.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2024

As the focus for restaurants continues to center on growing and staffing up, safety training can sometimes get lost in the mix or ratcheted down to cover only topics related to compliance with regulations. That won’t cut it in an industry that faces major risks associated with employee injuries and food safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

In this environment, smart and strategic risk management has never been more important. Various risks may complicate the restaurant industry’s continuing recovery – how well they are anticipated and managed will make a difference. Pandemic Pivots Still in Play. Risks to Look Out For. As the co-owner of two Asheville, N.C.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

A survey conducted by Envoy found that 66 percent of employees are concerned about their health and safety as it relates to returning to in-person work. Based on the above, owners and employers that choose to require a vaccine should understand how their approach could impact their workers’ comp insurance liability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Workers’ compensation data shows an uptick in the number of new employees injured on the job, especially in the hospitality and food service industries. Consequently, the new hires’ knowledge of safety procedures will not exceed what they hear from their mentor, who is busy trying to do his or her job and train.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 7, 2021

In some cases, the employer will also educate employees on outside resources like life insurance, homeowners insurance, and even home warranty services. Depending on the position, new employees are taught the importance of food prep work along with how the chef and his/her cooks curate the menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2021

At the same time, restaurants are grappling with staffing issues, with recent research showing that one in three food service workers doesn’t want to stay in the industry. Energy Management. IoT-based automated energy management systems enable owners to reduce utility costs.

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Society Insurance

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

To expedite the process of wrapping up for the night, restaurant and bar owners can turn to a closing checklist that outlines tasks to be completed by front-of-house staff, back-of-house staff, and management. Tasks for Back-of-House Staff: Cleaning and sanitizing food prep areas and work surfaces. Updating food labels.

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. Update your careers page with a safety section Let job candidates know what your restaurant is doing to keep employees safe during the pandemic, and what its expectations are for staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Fast food giant McDonald’s is no stranger to litigation, having defended itself against lawsuits over everything from racial discrimination to hot coffee. It’s a lawsuit under Part B of workers’ compensation insurance – a claim of “willful neglect” that has been rare until this year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2022

” No truer words were spoken by Benjamin Franklin and is a mantra that resonates deeply for businesses in the food service industry—many of whom are in recovery mode in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Energy Management. That’s five to seven times more energy used by food service than in a commercial space.

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Food Food Safety Customer Service Customer Experience 212

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

Consider the following in your risk management and business continuity programs: Use of Food Delivery Services vs. Company Employees – By using a hired food delivery service, a restaurant can reduce the chance of employees having an accident by using their cars or the owner’s vehicles.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. Many workers are not returning due to personal safety concerns, and many have left the industry altogether. This, of course, doesn't mean it's ok to serve bad food.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The third is changes to physical space, in which restaurant operators will need to quickly adapt to new health and safety needs. With upskilling comes the added benefit of bolstered confidence, a greater sense of belonging, and deeper interpersonal trust in managers. In short, “Why should anyone want to work for us?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

And because restaurant owners can’t see into the future to predict exactly what will happen, the best course of action is to develop a crisis management plan. This is why you need a crisis management strategy that allows your business to respond to specific threats in a timely manner. What Risks Does The Hospitality Sector Face?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

But it will help get employee-manager relations off on the right foot, and show new staff they have the training and support from their team to learn and grow. Tie it in with your expectations of staff and highlight that top performers may have the chance to progress to management positions. Okay, that might be a stretch.

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Employee Relations Hiring Document Food Safety 370

Ken Burgin

JULY 5, 2022

Every week in the Hospo Reset Newsletter, we share a product or service that’s caught our eye – for kitchen & beverage management, staffing, facilities management, marketing and overall productivity. Food, Menus and Kitchen Management. Coffee and Beverage Management. Design and Facility Management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak effect on the restaurant industry, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine is compiling a list of resources available for restaurant owners, operators and managers. Global insurance brokerage Hub International , is responding tonumerous inquiries asking for more guidance through the Coronavirus crisis.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

One of the main reasons is to cut losses due to financial challenges, with 52% of restaurant owners saying high operating and food costs are really cutting into their profits. For safety-critical items like the fire suppression system or walk-in cooler, replacement also makes sure the new owner can depend on the equipment they inherit.

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Open for Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Jennifer recommends keeping copies of everything in one centralized binder that the General Manager of the property has access to so there’s no confusion when inspectors arrive. This will also make it easier to replace expired permits and keep track of renewal dates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 13, 2020

.” Various guides are available that outline best practices restaurant management should follow to ensure their establishments are mitigating the risk of spreading COVID-19. Don’t forget to secure their certificates of insurance, hold-harmless agreements and contracts. These include the U.S. Sick employees must stay home.

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 6, 2022

Effective crisis planning and management is a must. Can we all be expert crisis managers or are some people better at it than others? Thinking ahead, backup, clear policies and documentation are the key to good management and efficient operations. Adequate Insurance coverage – does it cover current risks and equipment?

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EATER

AUGUST 24, 2022

Amy’s Kitchen, a privately held company run by the Berliner family, has been making vegetarian and organic frozen and prepared foods since 1987, and since then, it has projected an ethos of environmental consciousness and general wholesomeness. Multiple workers say they attempted to speak to managers about the supervisor’s behavior.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2020

So, establishments are left with the difficulty of needing to provide a safe environment, stellar service, great atmosphere and fantastic food, while largely running on fumes. Let the patrons know what you are doing to assist with safety measures. Most importantly, management and ownership must be visible.

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EATER

APRIL 7, 2022

chirps a green banner on the homepage of Amy’s Kitchen, the organic packaged and prepared-foods giant. Amy’s Kitchen has demonstrated a callous disregard for workers’ health, safety, and human rights in violation of the B Corp Declaration of Interdependence,” Teamsters Local 665 principal officer Tony Delorio said in a statement.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Certification Consumer Goods 130

MBB Hospitality

APRIL 14, 2023

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. Restaurant managing can be daunting. This includes regulations pertaining to health and safety codes. There are plenty of regulations to be aware of.

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The Rail

JUNE 5, 2023

Restaurant managers can mitigate work risks and boost morale by focusing their efforts on schemes to improve the mental health and well-being of staff. Health and Safety Health and safety are often overlooked in the quest for greater employee well-being in the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 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. Food and Drug Administration announced that it would restart on-site inspections using a new ratings system. Litigation. Legislation.

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics July 2023 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary , the number of job openings in the food services and drinking places industry was 1.9 This means that there were 600,000 more job openings than hires in the food services and drinking places industry in July 2023.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 19, 2020

Successful restaurant owners and operators don’t just provide great food. For food service and hospitality in particular, an essential part of the guest experience is the interaction with employees. There are many potential safety issues in restaurants, from kitchen injuries to sanitation problems. Reporting is required.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The seven principles are: Restaurants have a right to know and determine when and if their food is delivered. Customers should expect the same degree of food safety from delivery as they do when dining in a restaurant. & Canada. ”

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Delivery Food Safety Online Ordering Food Order 189

Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

If the managers or owners doing an interview raise and answer these job applicant questions, they will have a better rapport with applicants. Questions in the Minds of Chefs or Cooks Applying for a Job What is the restaurant’s culinary or food philosophy? What are the safety and hygiene standards in the kitchen?

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Xtra Chef

APRIL 13, 2020

For food producers with limited resources, it can seem impossible to find a kitchen to rent that doesn’t completely destroy your limited margins. A commissary kitchen is a shared kitchen where space can be rented by the hour, or on a more permanent basis, for food storage, preparation, and cooking. Licensing and Insurance.

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EATER

MAY 3, 2021

Last summer, she quit her job at a New American restaurant in Chicago where she had worked as a manager and sommelier since 2017. He said I abandoned him and that he couldn’t trust me [or] see me as a manager anymore.”. There’s absolutely no safety net, and every day you feel worse and worse.”. Health care is a big part of this.

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Back of House Cash Management Kitchen Safety Insurance 145