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Canadian restaurant assn. is OK with provincial wage hike

 Dec. 12, 2014

Raising the minimum of Canada’s second most populated province by the rate of inflation is “a fair and balanced approach,” Restaurants Canada says.

Operations

Bad-mouthing delivery

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 14, 2017

Hurrah for the rebel who wants no part of it.

Charging cake-plate fees

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Jan. 08, 2015

Can restaurants charge a plating fee for outside cakes? Advice Guy explains and provides some alternative strategies.

Operations

Repeal of Chicago's soda tax begins

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 10, 2017

A final vote on the rollback is scheduled for tomorrow. Opponents of the tax say they already have enough votes to override a veto.

Good for you, good for business

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 04, 2015

Healthy fast casuals—especially chef-led concepts (akin to Chipotle founder Steve Ells’ culinary training)—are rolling out with backing from some high-profile players in the restaurant biz.

Workforce

4 positions restaurants might be adding to their payrolls

Nov. 03, 2017

Operators share the new or enhanced restaurant roles that are on their wish lists.

This month’s head-spinning moments: Making the Double-Digit-Sales Honor Roll

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 27, 2015

Here are the seven restaurant concepts that posted double-digit comparable-store sales gains this winter along with a quick sniff of the fuel they’re using to power sales.

Operations

Tip pooling gets an OK from DOL

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 04, 2017

The Trump administration has proposed the practice be allowed again as a way of equalizing front- and back-of-house pay, a reversal of the 2011 prohibition.

What to pay servers for side work

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Mar. 19, 2015

In tip credit states, it is important to be sure that employees who do both non-tipped and tipped jobs are paid appropriately for each. Where it gets tricky is with tipped employees who have significant non-tipped responsibilities as part of their job. Advice Guy explains the difference.

A numbers game

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 16, 2015

A portion of the public is stuck on the falsehood that a server is only paid $2.13 an hour, plus the few bucks they might pocket in tips.

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