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Author: Jean Hagan

Benefit Package Incentives: Employee Meals

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Benefit Package Incentives: Employee Meals

As restaurant operators struggle to find enough staff to maintain their operations, many owners are considering improving

Management Fees, It’s Time To Review

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Restaurant companies with multiple units often collect management fees from the unit level to fund C-Suite management

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Increased Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index and How to Achieve Your Desired Food Costs

With all the pivots that our industry has been forced to make in the last 18 months,

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Restaurants Care Resilience Fund

Jean Hagan, Principal, serves on the Board of the California Restaurant Association Foundation. She is excited to

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April 20, 2021By Jean Hagan
Alcoholic Beverage Control License Renewal Fee Waiver

The CA Governor signed a relief package that authorizes the ABC to waive license renewal fee’s for

The COVID-19 Vaccine: Positioning Your Restaurant for a Successful 2021

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The COVID-19 Vaccine: Positioning Your Restaurant for a Successful 2021

With 2020 in the history books, many restauranteurs are looking at similar uncertainties in 2021 that the

Escheating Uncashed Payroll Checks

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Escheating Uncashed Payroll Checks

With all the different issues restaurants are facing in the COVID-19 environment, we still have a handful

How Restaurants are Navigating the Pandemic: Service, Safety, and Support

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How Restaurants are Navigating the Pandemic: Service, Safety, and Support

The restaurant industry has never experienced what we are going through right now. I spend all my

Restaurant Update: Into the Great Beyond

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Restaurant Update: Into the Great Beyond

As discussions about the success of flattening the curve of the pandemic are encouraging everyone that we

Qualifying Requirements for Refundable Employee Retention Credit

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Qualifying Requirements for Refundable Employee Retention Credit

Eligible Employers Eligible employers can receive a refundable payroll tax credit of 50% of wages paid to

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