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Kindness Is on the Menu in Cleveland

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Kindness Food Network's “Kindness is Served Here” is rolling out in 63 restaurants across Northeast Ohio as part of Values-in-Action’s Kindland movement in partnership with the Ohio Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance. “Kindness and restaurants go hand in hand," said Values-in-Action CEO Stuart Muszynski. "Every

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Unprecedented Effects: How the Hospitality Industry Will Recover

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The hospitality industry is no exception and it appears as if there are both good times and bad times ahead. In the short run, COVID-19 has taken a significant bite out of the hospitality industry, but there does appear to be some light at the end of the tunnel.

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The Employment Landscape is Messy: How Restaurants Can Ensure Compliance with Limited Resources

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Often the upsell from franchisors and service providers includes seemingly convenient, useful, and “free” extras like employee handbooks, wage and hour policies, and employment forms, but these one-size-fits-all documents are often tailored to federal law and don’t account for changes in California law.

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Opening a Restaurant: Steps to Take and Common Pitfalls to Avoid

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Draft a Business Plan Business plans are documents that contain all the necessary information surrounding your restaurant and how it will operate. The business plan will become your go-to document when you run into operational problems and will guide you through turbulent times.

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Everything Restaurants Have Ever Wanted to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

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Other than healthcare, the industry most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic is the hospitality and food services industry. The employer should organize their payroll and expense documents in order to ensure that they document every dollar spent with the proceeds of the loan.

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How Business Insurance Could Save Your Restaurant from COVID-19

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Some of our Washington and Oregon hospitality clients shut down early, while others waited for a government order; some shut down entirely, while some have tried to stay afloat by moving to to-go and delivery only. Document Everything. All of them have asked us for help in saving their businesses and helping their employees. .”

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National Restaurant Consultants: Expert Advice on Reopening

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The entire guidelines document, available here , outlines the major components of each of these categories, including what we have determined are the top-priorities. For the food service and hospitality industry, it is important to keep perspective, and to keep a mentality of community.