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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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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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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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April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Here are Seven Items Your Restaurant Needs in its Sexual Harassment Policy

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Definition of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. Your policy must include a clear definition of sexual harassment. Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April is an opportunity for restaurant and bar owners to review existing policies and develop new ones.

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When Should You Open Another Restaurant Location? (Flowchart)

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If you’ve built up a successful restaurant, then you definitely have reason to celebrate. It’s impressive to be among the 50 percent of small businesses that make it past year five. Maybe your customers are complaining about waiting too long or having to travel long distances.

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Boosting Your Restaurant Business During the Pandemic

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COVID-19, in that regard, has definitely changed the future of restaurants. Given that many are not yet comfortable dining out, restaurant businesses are struggling to make ends meet. But, some owners have used this adversity as an opportunity to innovate and find alternative ways to keep their businesses running.

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