As a follow up to yesterday’s post “9 tips to prepare for a health inspection” we have another article from restaurant.org on working with health inspectors. Restaurant operators and health inspectors aren’t adversaries. Think of a food inspector as a partner as you work together to achieve shared goals of preventing foodborne illness and protecting …
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Nine tips to prepare for a health inspection
Here’s some great information from www.restaurant.org on how to be proactive and manage health inspections properly. The proper strategy for a successful health inspection is to be ready for an inspection at any time. To stay ahead of the game, managers can conduct weekly, in-house inspections before health inspector arrives. Use the same form ̶ …
Due Diligence and Due Care in the Restaurant Business
Due Diligence and Due Care are words generally associated with investing, contracts, and lately network security. In my last position working in custom application development and cyber security those terms were defined as: Due Diligence: Identifying threats and risks. Due Care: Acting upon identified threats to mitigate risks. I believe that the hospitality industry better …
Twenty-Five Percent of Diners Say Tech Options Factor into Restaurant Choice
The first part of this article from Hospitality Technology summarizes the National Restaurant Association’s 2015 forecast which boasts good news for the industry this year. We’ve already talked about that and are very excited for what’s to come. What I found interesting was the latter part of the article discussing consumer trends and their demand …
2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast Released
The National Restaurant Association has released it’s 2015 industry forecast and it’s looking pretty good. Here are a couple of highlights:
- Estimated industry sales of $709.2 billion
- Estimated to hit 1,000,000 locations in the US
- Estimated to employ 14 million people
The biggest challenges will be rising food costs and more competition in the labor market as more jobs become available across industries.
Click here to read the full article from the Missouri Restaurant Association or view the quick 3 minute video summary from restaurant.org below.
First Watch Restaurant Shut Down for Live Insects
Here is another example of one bad actor running unsafe operations bringing unwanted media attention to the whole chain. Click here to watch the news report This is a trend, local news stations are trying to own food safety. In Denver, it is Fox 31; this story is by an ABC affiliate in Tampa. The …
Chain Restaurants Close 2014 With Sales Growth
A nice positive article from FSR Magazine to start off 2015 as it relates to a growth in sales for chain restaurants. Here are a couple of the highlights: December recorded the best same store sales in three years at 3.1% The fourth quarter registered the best same-store sales results reported in six years of …
The NRA’s Response to the State of the Union Address
Please take a look at the National Restaurant Association’s Official Response to the State of the Union Address. Â I would like to add two personal notes to this story. I started my working life at age 14 at a Jerry’s Subs and Pizza in Columbia MD. Â I think it is fair to say that at …
Health Department Investigating Illnesses At Opryland Hotel
This article, Health Department Investigating Illness at Opryland Hotel, illustrates one of our key beliefs at OpsAnalitica. In today’s connected world, a news story like this can reach a national audience in minutes. I live in Colorado, and this article was sent to me by a friend. The title of this article is meant to …