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RFMA News
Calling All RFMA Restaurant Members!

  

RFMA is heading to Oklahoma City for our next Restaurant Facilities Benchmarking Roundtable.
When: Wednesday, April 12th from 10am-1pm
Topics to discuss include: Energy Management, Equipment Training for Operations and Asset Management

Visit http://www.rfmaonline.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=943768 to view the full article online.

 

Have you checked out Facilitator’s latest edition?

  

The issue is jam packed with editorial covering a variety of topics including: Disaster Recovery, Energy Management, Roofing, Pest Control, Sustainability and more! Facilitator magazine is your resource for restaurant facilities.

Visit http://onlinedigitalpublishing.com/publication/?m=19186&l=1 to view the full article online.

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Top Industry News
Buffalo Wild Wings and the Scheduling Debate

  

Restaurant Hospitality
One of the leading voices in the restrictive scheduling debate is Tim Ehlert, director of government relations for Buffalo Wild Wings. He joins the Align Public Strategies team this week to discuss the benefits of educating policymakers about the need for restaurants to keep scheduling flexible.

Visit http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/operations/working-lunch-buffalo-wild-wings-and-scheduling-debate to view the full article online.

Will a ‘Soda Tax’ Be Hard to Swallow?
National Restaurant Association
Politicians are looking to tax sugar-sweetened beverages that retailers and restaurants sell. Some are even throwing artificially-sweetened drinks into the mix. They say it’s to curtail consumption, but there’s no denying it creates extra revenue to support budget shortfalls and public works programs.

Visit http://www.restaurant.org/News-Research/News/Will-a-soda-tax-be-hard-to-swallow to view the full article online.

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Upcoming Events
Meet the 2017 Breakout Brands
Jenna Telesca, Nation's Restaurant News
The 2017 class of Breakout Brands includes some of the buzziest concepts in foodservice. These are the brands the restaurant industry is talking about — or should be talking about.

Visit http://www.nrn.com/emerging-chains/meet-2017-breakout-brands to view the full article online.

A Plant-Based Future for Foodservice
QSR
These merging plant-based food trends could have an enormous impact on the limited-service industry.

Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/plant-based-future-foodservice to view the full article online.

Dangers Of Mixing Some Cleaning Products

  

CleanLink
You can never be completely sure what effect two products can have on a surface or fabric when combined.

Visit http://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Dangers-Of-Mixing-Some-Cleaning-Products--20617 to view the full article online.