Culinary Cues

JANUARY 6, 2020

It happens in business, it happens in education, and it happens most often in government. The US government is notorious for making decisions to leverage some type of anticipated outcome without fully understanding the systemic impact of those decisions. Tariffs on China resulted in China cutting off the purchase of American soybeans.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 1, 2020

We have a federal government for these reasons more than anything else. During these times we expect our government to take the lead. So, where is the government effort for the UNITED States of America? The last time I looked we are called the UNITED States of America, not the INDEPENDENT States of America.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

Hell, if it wasn’t for government assistance, many, if not most of those single proprietorship restaurants would have closed for good. Sure, if all goes well, they might be able to squirrel away some extra profit from a very busy summer and fall season, but that is there to help keep the doors open through the shoulder seasons.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2021

Restaurants that have reopened have had to navigate this socially distanced new world, juggling employee and customer safety, adhering to shifting government regulations, and maintaining the public’s confidence. An ISO 18013-5-compliant mDL is an actual government-issued ID on the patron’s phone. As ID issuers (i.e.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 23, 2024

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the final rule to i ncrease compensation thresholds for overtime eligibility.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2020

This dates back to the Renaissance, through this time of enlightenment, the growth of human intellect, during times of conflict and war, struggling through recession and depression, when the structure of society and its government seems to falter and of course, when times are great and life seems to glow with optimism.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

It looks like, for now, the government assistance has run dry. Many local governments have dedicated “parklets” that remove curbside parking in order to make space for outdoor dining. Unfortunately the hope of additional funding for the RRF were dashed when it was dropped from the spending bill.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 14, 2020

It’s true of great restaurants, great retail stores, great investment firms, exceptional banks, small auto dealerships, and even local government offices. Small, personal and people first always shines above large and business first.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 15, 2020

The restaurants that don’t have drive-thrus can organize contactless curbside pickup to increase their revenue and decrease their losses while facing government restrictions. Some of them have even seen ~90% of their sales coming through drive thrus. Here are some tips on how it can be done.

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Restaurant Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

Working Lunch: It promises to be an historic year politically, with plenty of pandering by candidates and action on a slew of issues, from service fees to credit-card processing charges

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2021

Government Incentives. Owing to the fact that the hospitality sector has been badly affected by Covid-19, it has been a top priority for governments across the world to provide incentives and support to restart the industry. The good news doesn’t stop there, though. So, what are you waiting for?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Certainly, there will be victims of these challenging times and many, many restaurants that we love will never open their doors again – but the restaurant business will evolve, adapt, regain energy, and find a way to thrive again.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

Now that the pandemic was beginning to come under control and state governments were loosening the grip of protocol on restaurants – customers were beginning to re-emerge, albeit with some trepidation.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Right now the restaurant industry needs help from the Federal government. If we allow restaurants to fail, then we allow the entire ecosystem to fail as well. If restaurants are financially healthy then the system works well. Restaurants cannot wait until 70 or 80% of the population receives a vaccine.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 29, 2022

Because these (dis)agreements were a result of a dispute between two parties rather than a government-imposed rule, they would need to be arbitrated in a potentially lengthy and costly legal battle. This is why it's crucial to thoroughly review commitments outlined in a franchise agreement and disclosure document before signing.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 27, 2020

Today we are unified in our common fear of an invisible enemy that threatens human survival, world economies, and the stability of governments. This is our common mission – to survive and defeat this invisible enemy.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We also wanted to see if the inflation concerns many are expressing are showing in restaurants as large flows of government stimulus are distributed. Recently our Data Team analyzed the changing economics of restaurants as the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on the restaurant industry wanes in the United States.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Don’t rely on government to solve our problems and overcome our challenges – rally your troops to rise up and find the opportunities that will always exist even in the most difficult times. All of the investment in décor, menu, tabletop, and marketing are far less significant than the quality of committed staff members.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2022

This is not the time for chefs and managers to throw up their arms and blame the workforce, the government, or customers for an impossible situation. You have invested too much of yourself already to turn your back simply because the waters are a little rough.

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 29, 2024

Reality Check: The FTC wants the business to change several longstanding operating conventions. Has it heard why that's a bad idea?

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The following year, the House of Assembly of Jamaica – a system of self-governance which was established during British colonial rule – voted in favour of becoming a direct-ruled British colony. The Wallenford brand was sold in 2013, while the government-owned processor and exporter Mavis Bank was sold in 2016; both to the same buyer.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2020

As a restaurant operator, a business person with strong operational skills but very limited understanding of viral infection aside from the mandates from the government and what you decipher from an equally poorly informed media – how prepared will you be to communicate a high level of trust in your ability to keep everyone safe?

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Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2022

This is all true and with some government intervention this may eventually be corrected. When one of the big four or five producers or distributors closes or slows down production then the trickle effect falls squarely on the restaurant and the consumer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 25, 2021

In general, the pandemic has changed leasing structures to address the inability of restaurants, bars, and nightclubs to conduct business in the event of government regulations that prohibit or limit the ability of the tenant to conduct business. Overall, commercial lease negotiations will see an overhaul on business interruption provisions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In an effort to clamp down on surging COVID cases, local governments have instituted new stay at home orders and restrictions on restaurant dining heading into the December holidays. Therefore, we expect that the “New Normal” of operations will be here to stay at least until summer if not into the fall of 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 26, 2021

However, based on the spread of the delta variant, shifting mask guidance from the CDC, differing local government regulations (such as Los Angeles County’s current indoor mask requirement regardless of vaccination status) and low vaccination rates in various states , restaurant operations are still far from normal.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2020

We know that the restaurant industry is essential to the economic health of countries throughout the world – engaging more people than nearly every other employer outside of government. And, we know that restaurants provide millions of people with the opportunity to become entrepreneurs – a dream that exists in so many of us.

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Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

Funds collected from the online fundraiser will go directly to the more than 600 culinary and service/bartender staff of LGO Hospitality restaurants that are unable to work in light of the government mandates ordering all dining rooms and bars to close to the public. Donations of all sizes are welcome and appreciated.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The government crackdown on immigration may seem right to some, but to those of us in the restaurant business it means that many of our most dependable, hard-working employees are gone. government. Growth means very little if you can’t find the right people to execute the vision of a restaurant.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 22, 2024

The White House pledged Friday to halt the use of the packaging in all federally supported foodservice operations by 2027.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Government subsidies helped to bridge the gap for some, but it was a band aid approach that created longer term issues. FROM THE EMPLOYEE’S PERSPECTIVE: Our jobs are even less secure than we thought: In order to stop the financial bleeding – restaurant owners were forced to furlough employees or risk ruin.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

This government-issued license varies in cost but is typically a requirement in the U.S. The certificate of occupancy also knows as the building permit, is issued by the local government building department certifying a building's compliance with applicable building codes and other laws. Business License. to run a business legally.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 26, 2020

With cut hours, staff are looking to government and organizational relief funds to support themselves during this time.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 29, 2020

Do these drivers have a destination, are they healthcare essential workers, police on the way to a shift, firefighters, grocery store employees, pharmacists, government officials, or are they simply claustrophobic residents driving around town just to see something different? I wonder – “Where are they going?”

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 29, 2024

It is not the problem of some larger organization, the government, culinary schools, or the customer to solve – each restaurant needs to acknowledge and own it. The solutions are “grass roots” and begin with YOUR restaurant. We (the business of restaurants) cannot expect the challenges to be solved by someone else.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

Your menu will need to change and the ingredients that you work with will need to be selected based on their ability to still contribute profit with a lower check average. [] FOR MANY MONTHS AFTER THE PEAK OF THE VIRUS HAS PASSED – STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE STILL RECOMMENDING THAT PEOPLE SHELTER IN PLACE EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCIES.

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