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Financing

Restaurant CEOs got lower salaries but higher pay last year

 By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2021

But the pandemic managed to keep pay packages for the industry in check and below average for public company chief executives.

Beverage

States move to extend or make permanent to-go cocktails

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 21, 2021

Legislation is pending in 13 states to allow restaurants and bars to continue selling alcohol off-premise.

Marketing

Calif. bill would force third-party deliverers to share customer info

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2020

The latest in a flurry of bills aimed at regulating the services would apply only to certain pieces of data, and only upon request once a year.

Workforce

Lawmakers rally to save Washington, D.C.’s tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 11, 2018

A majority of the city’s ruling council have co-sponsored a bill that would reverse last month’s ballot measure.

Operations

Seattle repeals big-business tax after opposition from Starbucks and others

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 13, 2018

Pressure from the coffee company, Amazon and others killed the tax, which would have funded anti-homelessness initiatives.

Operations

Starbucks lashes out against Seattle over new big-business tax

By Heather Lalley on May 16, 2018

The coffee giant accuses the city of flawed financial decision-making.

The Consumer

Lawmaker files bill to prevent restaurant owners from deducting tips from waiters/waitresses

Jun. 16, 2015

Restaurateurs would be forced to pick up the whole fee on tips charged on credit cards.

None

As statewide smoking ban burns out in capitol, cities go it alone

Feb. 26, 2015

Bills looking to snuff out cigarette use—and pre-empt a patchwork of local regulations on smoking—have failed to fly in the past four legislative sessions. The state restaurant association favors a statewide ban.

Operations

Missouri cracks down on underreported tips

Feb. 15, 2015

The state Department of Revenue is conducting more than 1,000 audits comparing cash tips reported by restaurants to tips tracked through credit cards; so far restaurants have been fined more than $40,000.

Workforce

$15 min. wage in Seattle, San Francisco claims first casualties

Jan. 01, 2015

Larger employers are moving out, while some small businesses like restaurants are deciding now’s the time to throw in the napkin.

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