Monthly Archives: July 2015
Published July 9, 2015
Fundraising is Good For Business, Too
Everyone knows that giving to charities is valuable for the financial support that’s given to those less fortunate, but for restaurants there are some surprising benefits from a marketing standpoint as well. Besides doing good for others, potential patrons are more likely to support restaurants that support charitable organizations.
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/fundraising-is-good-for-business-too/
Published July 7, 2015
Staten Island Restaurants’ High Standards Recognized
Two Staten Island restaurants have received FSM 22000 certification that acknowledges their high standard of food storage, preparation and serving. The restaurants, Z-One and Z-Two, are now recognized as having the highest standard of food safety and management. Read more here
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/staten-island-restaurants-high-standards-recognized/
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Whitehouse To Increase Overtime Pay
President Obama said he intends to change the salary threshold that determines who is eligible for overtime compensation, a move that will likely increase the number of foodservice managers who qualify for time-and-a-half pay when they work more than 40 hours per week.
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/whitehouse-to-increase-overtime-pay/
Published July 6, 2015
North Carolina Salmonella Outbreak affects over 200 Diners
Six individuals have filed lawsuits against a North Carolina restaurant after 200 individuals from 6 separate states were confirmed to have contracted salmonella. One person, Jen Hames, died from an unrelated condition but was confirmed to have had salmonella poisoning. The Tarheel Q restaurant in Davidson County has since reopened after an extensive cleaning process. […]
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/north-carolina-salmonella-outbreak-affects-over-200-diners/
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Do Daily Deal Websites Pay Off For Restaurants Or Not?
Short-term promotional online deals have been around for a few years now. But there has been research on the effectiveness of these websites for promoting new restaurants that they may be doing more damage than good.
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/do-daily-deal-websites-pay-off-for-restaurants-or-not/
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Waiters! There’s now an app to help you keep track of your tips!
If you work as a server, it can be hard to understand the ups and downs of your tips. Unless you have a great memory and can keep a spreadsheet up to date on a daily basis, you may not realise what day and on which week you make the bulk of your tips. There’s […]
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/waiters-theres-now-an-app-to-help-you-keep-track-of-your-tips/
Published July 4, 2015
Time to Take Another Look at Your Tabletop Tech
While a number of restaurants and national chains have been experimenting with iPads to streamline the ordering process, it turns out that diners aren’t as open to this trend toward tabletop tech as we might’ve thought. This post from Munchies details the results of a survey related to iPad use in restaurants, and how most […]
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/time-to-take-another-look-at-your-tabletop-tech/
Published July 3, 2015
How Restaurant Labelling is confusing consumers
Bret Thorn, contributor at the Food Writer’s Diary blog, has criticised the way restaurants label their food with one liners like “no artificial flavors” when the issue isn’t even about what’s being added or removed. Thorn argues that even pizza, whether prepared by the country’s best known chains or at home, still contains a huge […]
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/how-restaurant-labelling-is-confusing-consumers/
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2015 Set To Be Strongest Year In Employment Gains Since 1999
A total of 29,900 jobs have been added in the month of June in the restaurant industry. Overall economy and restaurant industry statistics are ahead of last year’s, will this trend continue for the rest of the year?
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/2015-set-to-be-strongest-year-in-employment-gains-since-1999/
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Why you should NOT franchise your restaurant business
Shareholders of America’s top food chains love to franchise, but new figures show sales growth is higher for company-owned chains – higher than their franchise counterparts. The data suggests the top 183 businesses that don’t operate through franchisees saw a sales increase of 6.2% compared to just 1.6% for the top 44 franchises. Read more […]
Read More: https://premierfoodsafety.com/blog/why-you-should-not-franchise-your-restaurant-business/
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