As you ride off into the sunset, please take a moment to let us know what you thought of RFMA 2018 in Phoenix in the following ways:
1. Session Evals found in the RFMA Annual Conference App, let us know what you thought of certain sessions that you attended.
2. Overall Conference Evaluation emailed to your inbox.
Thank you to all of our attendees, exhibitors and sponsors for a great annual conference!
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Save the date for RFMA 2019 on February 10-12 in Austin, TX!
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QSR
Sustainable operations were all the rage a decade ago, but aren’t as trendy today. Here’s what operators are doing to keep the sustainable-operations movement alive.
Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/sustainability/what-it-means-go-green-2018 to view the full article online.
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Restaurant Hospitality
Private-equity firm CIC Partners L.P. has sold the 27-unit Taco Mac sports bar-wing brand to a group of investors, an Atlanta-based investment group has announced. The new investors are led by Harold Martin Jr. of Atlanta as managing partner and include three of his associates in Nashville, Tenn.-based Fresh Hospitality LLC: Michael Bodnar, John Michael Bodnar and Mike Tidwill. Fresh Hospitality owns and operates restaurants as well as provides a broad range of consulting services.
Visit http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/finance/cic-partners-sells-taco-mac to view the full article online.
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On January 1, 20 states implemented minimum wage increases. The state with the highest increase is Maine, going from $9 to $10. Alaska has the lowest wage increase, going from $9.80 to $9.84. Whether this number is too high or to low will always be debatable. What is more important to consider is whether or not a franchise can absorb a wage increase of almost 21 percent in its cost structure.
Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/outside-insights/how-franchises-can-survive-minimum-wage-hikes to view the full article online.
US News & World Report
McDonald's Corp announced it had begun serving fresh beef Quarter Pounders and other premium burgers at about 3,500 restaurants in the United States, and most of its other U.S. locations will follow suit by May.
Visit https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-03-06/mcdonalds-flips-to-fresh-beef-in-3-500-us-restaurants to view the full article online.
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Restaurant Hospitality
The end of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Haitians has left many individuals — a substantial number of whom work in the foodservice and hospitality industries — scrambling for ways to lawfully remain in the United States.
Visit http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/legal/how-employers-can-support-temporary-protected-status-beneficiaries to view the full article online.
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RFMA’s Industry Service Guide has you covered!
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