Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Let us pass on the knowledge and expertise that we have gained in our 100+ years in the insurance business, so you can take a few things off your plate – and gain peace of mind. Additionally, they can train employees on proper cleaning, frequency intervals and safety procedures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Shaw's “ Who Watches the Kitchen ?” Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. Read on for an excerpt from "Who Watches the Kitchen?" " Why write this book now? They are a valuable resource. Francine L.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2023

The worst part is, this type of illness is largely preventable Restaurant owners and operators need to take active steps to prevent foodborne illness from coming out of their kitchens. To do so, they will need to create a complete food safety program to protect the restaurant itself from reputational harm and financial crisis.

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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. Silver class K fire extinguishers are meant exclusively to handle kitchen grease fires.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 13, 2021

Kitchen fires can cause an overwhelming amount of damage to a restaurant’s operation. Though most business owners are aware of the basic safety hazards involved with general kitchen appliances, meat smokers contain unique hazards that require close attention. Clean and Properly Dispose of Hazardous Material and Build Up.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2021

However, with deep-fat frying comes risk as the oil can easily reach near 400 degrees Fahrenheit and is extremely flammable, causing kitchen fires, scalds and more. Ahead of the holiday, Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, has put together a list of best safety practices for restaurants with deep fryers: 1.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Tripadvisor® launched a new suite of “Travel Safe” tools to help consumers find, filter for, and validate health and safety information to feel more confident with their future travel choices across town and around the world. Travel Safe features are available in all 49 markets where Tripadvisor operates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic forced consumers to leverage contactless payment, such as tap-to-pay, out of pure health and safety concerns, it’s quickly become the normal course of business for restaurants aiming to streamline operations and maximize convenience. The workforce also experienced a major reset.

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

Most restaurant and food service workers did not have access to sick leave or any other safety net , and yet were deemed essential. But theres still no federal sick leave policy, and often restaurants still dont provide workers with health insurance or other benefits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Surviving as a business was still a challenge, it came at a significant financial cost, and the potential costs of employee health and safety had to take a back seat to the health of the business. ” Everyone put the health of the business behind their own safety, workers included, the times demanded it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A restaurant that fails to instruct the new members of its kitchen staff that knives are sent out weekly are more likely to see lacerations caused by the chef taking it upon him or herself to get that blade sharp. Yet, it is hurting us in ways we will not even see until our next few insurance renewal cycles.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2022

First, take stock of normal in-house use in the kitchen – consider how frequently are you making batches in your own restaurants. Recipes you use in a kitchen rarely if ever are ready to go to machined lines. Take the test version and an original hand-made product to your kitchen and test them both on the finished product.

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EATER

AUGUST 24, 2022

What really stood out to Ruby Luna about Amy’s Kitchen was the message. They said, ‘We are like family here,’ and when they said that, they made me feel like I was going to be part of a family work environment,” says Luna, a former Amy’s Kitchen employee. And that’s something I needed at the time.”.

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EATER

APRIL 7, 2022

Courtesy Amy’s Kitchen. Amy’s Kitchen prides itself on being a “positive impact” company. chirps a green banner on the homepage of Amy’s Kitchen, the organic packaged and prepared-foods giant. Amy’s Kitchen positions itself publicly as a conscientious, feel-good choice for consumers. We’re now proudly B Corp certified!”

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This is why next year, operators will offer more benefits like hiring incentives, higher hourly wages, health insurance, paid time off, earned wage access (EWA) and more to not only hire fresh labor, but retain top talent. pickup, delivery, drive-thru, ghost kitchens). pickup, delivery, drive-thru, ghost kitchens).

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EATER

MAY 3, 2021

We do a ton of business out of a 400-square-foot kitchen,” Glassman said. Before quitting, Furman, who had worked in restaurant kitchens for seven years, thought he’d have a long — and hopefully fruitful — career as a cook. “I By the time I was 26 at my last place, I was one of the oldest cooks in the kitchen,” he said.

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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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7 Shifts

JUNE 28, 2021

And regardless of whether these guests are dining in, taking out, or getting delivery, food safety needs to be at the top of mind for your restaurant and your staff. Inspection: The inspector will begin to survey your restaurant and kitchen. Health inspections are routine at restaurants – and for good reason. Develop a HACCP Plan.

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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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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

The same New York Times story found that 80 to 85 percent of Crafted Hospitality group's kitchen employees have moved out of New York City. Many workers are not returning due to personal safety concerns, and many have left the industry altogether. Benefits like health insurance, pet insurance, or retirement plans.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

You can’t let people go without health insurance. It was, I believe, between $12,000 to $14,000 a month in benefits for each restaurant that we decided to keep paying our employees’ insurance. That’s 35 employees who were on our insurance plan, for just Kin Khao. You can’t let people go without health insurance.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Health insurance, retirement plans (401(k)), paid time off (PTO) (vacation, sick leave, holiday pay), workers compensation, and meal discounts Training and onboarding. Cleaning, packaging (to-go supplies), printing, menu, office, dining room, kitchen, office, event, rentals, uniforms, first aid, etc. Smallwares. Computer & POS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2023

Prioritize Safety for Everyone The safety of your guests and staff should be your top priority, especially when you can literally see the changes in the air quality right in front of you. To prioritize everyone’s safety, create a plan that outlines the basic protocols for different weather situations and scenarios.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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EATER

MAY 19, 2021

At Portland, Oregon chain McMenamin’s , which is hiring for a variety of positions, including servers and bartenders, just the newly hired line cooks and kitchen managers are eligible for a $1,000 bonus after 90 days of employment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

This program started on Tuesday, March 17 out of the catering kitchen of Lee's restaurant, 610 Magnolia, and was able to serve over 400 individuals in the restaurant industry who had recently become unemployed. There's also an ever-expanding collection of safety templates promoting sanitary and health-conscious practices. "We

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The restaurant is named Sisko’s Creole Kitchen and exists in New Orleans in the 24th century, on an Earth that has abolished prejudice, money, and hunger. In the kitchen, there is a hierarchy. We did that because we were trying to maximize the safety of our team,” says Vartan. It’s, ‘How are we taking care of each other?

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EATER

JUNE 26, 2020

Things began to turn around after May 11, when Missouri restaurants were allowed to reopen their dining rooms under new safety regulations; on a recent Saturday, Fox and Pearl did 70 covers. That was enough for Good to rehire all the kitchen staff who wanted to return.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2020

But ultimately, said the Douglases, “It’s a window, not a life,” and the damage, covered by the store’s insurance, is a “small price to pay” for the U.S. We’re screaming,” said Cathy Jenkins, whose restaurant Cathy’s Kitchen was damaged during the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, over the weekend. They’re screaming.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As startups have “disrupted” the restaurant industry, they’ve replaced menus and hand-written orders with kitchen display systems (KDS), ordering tablets, and QR codes. There’s no health insurance. Some days I went home feeling like a punching bag, and an unwitting symbol of a broader cultural shift.

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EATER

JULY 28, 2020

The guidelines that do exist tilt in favor of diner safety over worker safety. But if you’re a staffer working in a kitchen, you’re allowed to work closer than six feet next to one another, you just have to wear a mask, you don’t need a sneeze guard. That’s a bit of a double standard.

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EATER

MAY 11, 2021

He launched 10 ghost kitchen operations to extend his delivery zone to new cities and regions, expanded his takeout menu, and has a large product line. We did ghost kitchen. When you say you did ghost kitchens, what does that mean? Did you just come up with whole new restaurant concepts out of your kitchen?

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The Rail

JUNE 5, 2023

By Indiana Lee, Contributor Restaurant employee well-being is key to kitchen productivity and front-of-house service. Most cafes and kitchens are high-pressure environments that require chefs and serving staff to work with perfect precision to produce perfect plates in a timely manner.

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The Food Corridor

APRIL 8, 2020

Shared kitchens are the perfect melting pots for collaboration and offer a host of shared benefits to their members. You should already have an Operations Manual in place, which details your security arrangements to protect your tenants’ belongings and ensure their safety. Tips to Keep Your Shared Kitchen Safe and Secure.

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EATER

JULY 12, 2022

I started pulling all these different resources to help people in my position, because now I didn’t have a job, I didn’t have any insurance,” he said. And even if they do, taking advantage of insurance-provided mental health care is still an uphill battle.

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Society Insurance

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Some of the main benefits of a thorough and consistent closing checklist include: Enhanced Restaurant Safety. Each employee plays a role in the safety of your staff and customers, and your closing checklist should include a number of items focused on maintaining safety standards in your establishment.

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