The Dish

Are you wondering how recent changes in tax law will affect your restaurant capital spending? Join your fellow RFMA Vendor and Restaurant members to discuss the impact of tax reform on restaurant capital spending on May’s Peer to Partner Call.

Moderators: Nate Lee, CRFP, RPM Pizza and Jon Aneson, Sea Hawk Systems

When: Monday, May 21st 12:00 - 1:00 pm CT

Visit http://www.rfmaonline.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1093083&group to view the full article online.

You’ve got the hands-on experience, let’s make it official!

The CRFP (Certified Restaurant Facilities Professional) designation will set you apart from your peers. As you invest in your future, this designation will help you keep your facilities knowledge current and gain recognition for your achievements.

Our CRFP Prep Course  learning modules are FREE to RFMA Members!
Log in here  to access them and begin studying for the official CRFP exam!

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 We are excited for our upcoming volunteer day on Saturday, September 8th at our 2019 project site Mobile Loaves and Fishes in Austin, Texas.

Subscribe to our RFMA Gives blog to stay up to date on the current needs for the project.

Click here to read our latest RFMA Gives 2019 update in our April/May Facilitator issue.

Restaurant Hospitality
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a package of bills that will require most employers to provide annual sexual harassment training for workers, beginning April 1, 2019.

Visit http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/operations/nyc-mayor-signs-sexual-harassment-training-mandate-law to view the full article online.

Nation's Restaurant News
Kona Grill is also improving unit economics and working on a smaller prototype — 5,000 to 5,300 square feet instead of the current 7,000 square feet — to reduce build-out and occupancy costs and “to provide more flexibility in real estate options.”

Visit http://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/kona-grill-start-franchising-us-and-china to view the full article online.

NRA
Here are five tips from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) to ensure your staff safely serves celiac sufferers as well as customers who are gluten-intolerant or gluten-sensitive.

Visit http://www.restaurant.org/News-Research/News/5-tips-to-serve-gluten-free-guests-safely to view the full article online.

RFMA’s Industry Service Guide has you covered!

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QSR
Tucson Arby’s re-opened its restaurant at 5759 E. Broadway Blvd. this week. This is the third out of eight Arby’s restaurant remodels to re-open in the greater Tucson area. Irish Beef, the Tucson-area Arby’s franchisee, invested $500,000 updating and renovating the Broadway location. In addition to remodeling all eight restaurants, Arby’s will be opening four brand new restaurants with the first new one opening in early summer at 10115 E Old Vail Rd. Vail, Tucson, AZ 85747.

Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/tucson-arby-s-continues-remodeling-program to view the full article online.