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Expanding the Definition of Value

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More than eight in ten restaurant operators expect 2025 sales to meet or exceed 2024 levels, but rising competition will require differentiation through experience, service, and innovation, according to The National Restaurant Association’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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What a Nuclear Verdict Means for a Restaurant

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All coverages and limits are subject to the terms, definitions, exclusions and conditions in the policy. While challenges –like nuclear verdicts – remain, it’s truly a historic and exciting time for the hospitality industry. This is only a general description of coverages and is not a statement of contract.

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Defining Healthy Menus – What Restaurants Need to Know

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nuts, avocados, eggs, salmon) found it hard to meet that definition. So the FDA in 2016 began the public process of considering a new definition for “healthy.” Manufacturers of foods generally considered to be healthy but not low in fat (e.g., The FDA has also explored a “healthy” labeling icon or symbol.

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Why Restaurants Need a Sexual Harassment Policy

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To begin understanding everything that a sexual harassment policy encompasses, review your state’s definition of sexual harassment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines also provide a clear definition. What Is Sexual Harassment? In this context, sexual harassment includes: Unwelcome sexual advances.

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FDA updates nutritional requirements a food must meet to use the claim “healthy” on the package

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Updating the Healthy Definition on Food Packaging The last time healthy was defined on packaging was in the 1990s. If manufacturers choose to do it, their products must have the nutrient content required by the healthy definition. They didnt qualify under the previous definition.

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Mastering Worker Classification: Seven Essential Tips for Restaurant Owners

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Tip #2: Understand the Definitions Employees and independent contractors are distinct categories with different rights and obligations. Tax Implications Employees have taxes withheld by their employer, while independent contractors are responsible for their own tax payments.

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COVID-19 Lessons Learned for Restaurant Tenants

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When negotiating leases, tenants should ensure that pandemics are expressly included in the definition of a force majeure event. Gross Sales Termination Right.

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