The National Restaurant Association asked the Small Business Administration to disperse $180 million in leftover Restaurant Revitalization Funds to applicants who did not receive funds in a letter sent on July 27, 2022. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, otherwise known as RRF, is a critical program recovery program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Read the full article…
Restaurant Newsletter
Management Fees, It’s Time To Review
Restaurant companies with multiple units often collect management fees from the unit level to fund C-Suite management operations. The purpose of a management fee can be different for various companies. Still, the traditional purpose is to compensate a working owner or a working corporate staff for their support of the various units. If you have Read the full article…
KROST Restaurant Seminar: Protecting Your Business
KROST is hosting a dynamic restaurant seminar, Restaurant Management: Protecting Your Business, on March 2nd, 2020 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM with guest speakers Corbin Wade of Hub International and Jesse Caryl of BCK Legal. The seminar will be followed by a cocktail reception sponsored by Hub International and BCK Legal from 4:00 PM Read the full article…
Cost Segregation Studies for the Hospitality Industry: Does it Increase the Likelihood of Audit?
Below is a preview of one of the articles in the new KROST Quarterly Hospitality Issue, “Cost Segregation Studies for the Hospitality Industry: Does it Increase the Likelihood of Audit?” by Guest Contributor Harry Sahi, Manager – Cost Segregation, KBKG. “A common concern raised by business owners in the hospitality industry regarding cost segregation studies Read the full article…
California’s Wage Order 7: What You Need to Know
Below is a preview of one of the articles in the new KROST Quarterly Hospitality Issue, “California’s Wage Order 7: What You Need to Know” by By Gina Gross – KROST Restaurant Accounting & Consulting. “Many restaurants have on-call policies that require employees to call in to find out whether they need to work their Read the full article…
Sales Tax Compliance for California Restaurants
Below is a preview of one of the articles in the new KROST Quarterly Hospitality Issue, “The Battle to be a Profitable Restaurant: How to Deal with Employee Theft” by Aric Wong, CPA, Manager – Tax. “With 72,000+ restaurants in California, the state does everything possible to ensure taxes are properly reported, collected, and paid Read the full article…
Openings – The Waterfront/Boardwalk Tacos & 10 Speed Coffee
The Waterfront/Boardwalk Tacos 205 Ocean Front Walk, Los Angeles, CA. We are proud to announce that our client, The Waterfront, is planning their grand opening at the end of October 2018. Their new restaurant and bar will feature a casual cafe that serves all day, along with a to-go component as well, offering coffee, healthy Read the full article…
Client Profile: Bondi Harvest Cafe
Bondi Harvest Cafe is a casual dining destination inspired by Sydney’s most famous stretch of sand, Bondi Beach. Boasting a food philosophy focusing on locally-sourced produce seasonal cooking and healthy eating, amazing coffee, fresh juice and a laid-back friendly attitude. The space is full of sun and skate artifacts and elements. The natural worn wood, Read the full article…
New California Laws on Straws & Soda
On October 4th, Gov. Jerry Brown signed two new laws that will dramatically impact restaurant operators. The first law makes California the first state to prohibit full-service restaurants from automatically giving out single-use plastic straws. On the same day, he also signed a bill that requires milk or water to be the default drink sold Read the full article…
Prop 65 Compliance Notice Reminder
Toward the latter part of the 1980s, Cocktail Big and Die Hard were in the movie theaters, George Michael was telling us to have “Faith” and Wahoo’s Fish Tacos opened its first location in Costa Mesa, California. On the wall in that restaurant, was one of the first chemical warning signs posted because of Prop Read the full article…