The Dish

The Restaurant Facility Management Association is seeking Best Practices articles to be featured in our upcoming August/September Facilitator magazine. To support RFMA's mission, we will create Best Practices for a variety of topics which will continue to better equip our members and advance their knowledge of restaurant facility management.

Seeking Best Practice Submissions for these Topics:
-Building Air Balance
-Grease Trap Pumping/Cleaning
-HVAC, PM and Humidity Control
-Plumbing/Drain Maintenance
-Refrigerant-Uses and Issues
-Water Heaters

Visit http://www.rfmaonline.com/page/BestPractices to view the full article online.

Join us at our Second Annual RFMA Gives 5K at RFMA 2017!
When: Sunday, March 5th at 8 a.m.
Where: RFMA 2017, Gaylord Palms in Orlando

Your complete registration fee of $40 will be donated to our next RFMA Gives project. Each registration includes a race T-shirt and race number.

Visit http://www.rfmaonline.com/events/event_list.asp to view the full article online.

RFMA's official publication, Facilitator, is seeking editorial for our upcoming April/May issue. We are looking for innovative educational articles for our restaurant facility professional readers.
April/May 2017 (Post-Conference Issue)
Focus: Preparing for Summer & HVAC
Topics: Asphalt Repair/Replace, Carpet Cleaning, Concrete Site Work, Painting, Parking Lot Maintenance, Refrigeration, Windows/Window Treatments, Window Washing
Editorial Due: Friday, February 24th
Interested in contributing? Contact heather@rfmaonline.com

Visit http://www.rfmaonline.com/?page=SubmitArticle to view the full article online.

CleanLink
In 2016, 27,385 businesses took advantage of a free and confidential On-site Consultation Program available through the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The program helps facility executives remove workplace hazards and better protect their workers.

Visit http://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Creating-Safer-Workplaces--20433 to view the full article online.

Ron Ruggless, Nation's Restaurant News
Jerry Comstock, Stephanie Perdue join casual-dining brand.

Visit http://www.nrn.com/people/tgi-fridays-names-new-coo-cmo to view the full article online.

Ron Ruggless, Nation's Restaurant News
Cava Grill is using electronic-sensor technology to improve operations at its 24 restaurants.

Visit http://www.nrn.com/technology/cava-grill-uses-electronic-sensors-ease-operations to view the full article online.

 

Jon Springer, Restaurant Hospitality
In a symbiotic exchange of credibility and visibility, an all-organic quick service restaurant is opening inside a new Walmart Supercenter near Orlando.

Visit http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/new-restaurant-concepts/organic-restaurant-open-florida-walmart to view the full article online.

Dina Berta, Restaurant Business
About 10% of Subway’s restaurants in the U.S. now have drive-thrus, and of those 2,455 stores, about 200 have touchscreens, says spokesperson Kevin Kane.

Visit http://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/sales-finance/drive-thru-future#page=0 to view the full article online.