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RFMA News
This Facilitator Issue is Packed!
  
Our October/November issue including our 2019 Buyer’s Guide is now LIVE featuring:

…Plus other relevant restaurant facilities articles on Handyperson Programs, LED Lighting, Preventative Maintenance Programs & more!
  
Don’t Miss These Upcoming Virtual Events!

Restaurant Peer to Peer Call  
When: Friday, November 8th from 10:00 – 11:00 AM CST
Topics: Capital Planning & Design-Bid-Build
Moderator: Michael Zografos with Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddars
Click here for more info and to register now!

 

Leadership Lessons Call Presented By RFMA Mentorship Program  
When: Friday, November 8th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM CST
Join our panelists as they share their stories of how they became leaders in the restaurant facility management industry. Learn valuable lessons in leadership, ask your own burning questions, and attain helpful career advice from our experienced panelists.
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RFMA 2020 Annual Conference Spotlight
Session Preview: Don’t Fix That! Managing the Repair/Replace Decision
  

When: Monday, March 9th at RFMA 2020 in Denver, CO
Panelists: Greg Clark, PE with White Castle Management Co., Christie Turner with Corrigo, and Christy Webster with Wendy’s

If you’re managing facilities spend and ROI for a restaurant portfolio, you’re managing a lot of repair-replace decision making. Our panelists will share their how-to secrets for driving the most P&L impact from every repair-replace decision, including:

1.       How to analyze your asset spend and order history, partnering with accounting.
2.       Key areas where your day-to-day business processes affect asset health.
3.       Recommended process optimizations to improve and extend asset health.

Click here to learn more about this session and other RFMA 2020 Sessions!

Ready to Register? Click here!  
Restaurant attendees, register by November 1 for a chance to WIN three FREE nights at RFMA 2020, March 8-10th.
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The coffee giant is investing $10 million to support small business and economic development loans in Chicago.  The investment, coinciding with the opening of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, is expected to finance more than 500 loans to small businesses in the city’s underserved communities.
How Restaurants Can Identify and Engage with Generation Z
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By 2020, Generation Z—people born between 1996 and 2012—will be responsible for up to 40 percent of consumer spending. For restaurants, Gen Z is the next new market. Getting Gen Zers in the door and then keeping them coming back should be a priority. 
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe concept, has awarded 64 franchise agreements in the third quarter. The brand plans to sign 200 franchise agreements, open 130 cafes and grow same-store sales by 5 percent in 2019. Year-to-date, Tropical Smoothie Cafe has opened 90 cafes and awarded 179 franchise agreements.
First Robotic Mobile Restaurant
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Ono’s food truck is designed to be environmentally sustainable. The robotic kitchen runs on batteries instead of a diesel generator. 
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Looking for Vendors? Find them here on RFMA's Vendor Marketplace
  

The Restaurant Facility Management Association Vendor Marketplace is a tool used to search for products and services.
Make the Most of Vendor Relationships
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A Red Lobster facilities manager shares how to make the most of vendor and landlord relationships.
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