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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. In 2025, restaurants need to have a plan in place that ensures they are effectively managing inventory and redirecting unused, still edible food to donations.

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Serve and Sip Responsibly: Tackling Restaurant Liquor Liability Concerns

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Serving alcohol is a fundamental part of many restaurant operations, but it also presents significant liability risks. From over-serving intoxicated guests to improperly checking IDs, restaurants can face serious legal, financial and reputational consequences for failing to effectively manage their liquor liability risks.

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How Restaurants Can Prepare for a Safe New Year’s Eve

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Ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, has put together the top four tips on how a restaurant can protect themselves, their patrons and their employees as well as create a safer environment on Dec. Understand Your State’s Dram Laws. 31 and beyond.

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A CPA’s Insight on Top Issues Restaurant Owners Face

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For restaurant owners, there are a number of issues in their workplace keeping them up at night and hindering them from successfully managing and operating their restaurant efficiently. Money and Inventory Management The profitability of a restaurant depends on the careful management of cash flow.

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Make High-Traffic Times More Profitable with These Payment Optimization Tips

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The restaurant industry continued to grow in 2024 with sales forecasted to top $1 trillion for the first time in history, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2024 State of the Restaurant Industry report. PCI compliance is a major pain point for QSR and fast food restaurants.

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Best Practices to Prevent Theft in Your Restaurant

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Restaurant theft is expensive. One study found that internal employee theft is responsible for 75 percent of inventory shortages and about 4 percent of restaurant sales. It’s also more prevalent than some restaurant owners and managers might want to believe. Implement a Point of Sale System.

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Liquor Licensing 101 for Restaurants in Recovery

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As restaurants hire new employees, they are finding it more difficult to come across experienced workers who can also train other team members. Here I will walk through actionable tips to help you train employees and understand the basics of liquor licensing as your restaurant bounces back: Renewing Your Liquor License. ID, Please?

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