The Dish

Join your fellow RFMA peers for a Peer to Partner Scenario-Based Roundtable and Working Lunch

When: Thursday, August 9th from 11:00AM – 2:00PM

Where: Blue Mesa Grill
Topics: CMMS, Energy Management, & R&M Cost Controls

Visit https://www.rfmaonline.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1123481&group to view the full article online.

Join your fellow RFMA Restaurant members to discuss these topics on August’s Peer to Peer call!

When: Thursday, August 2nd 10:00AM-11:00AM

Facilitator: Noelle Faille, CRFP – Olive Garden

Topics: Grease Traps, “Yellow Grease” (Safe Handling, Storage, Recycling) & Plumbing Maintenance

*Peer to Peer calls are facilitated discussions for RFMA Restaurant Members only.

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We are so excited for Stacey to join the RFMA team as Operations Administrator!

Visit https://www.rfmaonline.com/news/410283/Welcome-RFMAs-Newest-Staff-Member-Stacey.htm to view the full article online.

CleanLink
Despite the significant gains women have made in the workplace over the last 40 years, the overall gender wage gap is still more than 21 percent, with women earning only 78 percent of what men earn, according to a Forbes article.

Visit https://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Effects-Of-The-Gender-Earnings-Gap-Last-Into-Retirement---22676 to view the full article online.

QSR
McDonald’s was looking to avoid a ruling that would have labeled it a so-called “joint employer” of workers at its franchise locations, and thus liable when franchisees violate federal labor law that breached union agreements. Franchise employees are claiming they were fired for participating in a national movement for union rights and $15 wages.

Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-food/judge-tosses-mcdonalds-proposed-labor-deal to view the full article online.

Nation's Restaurant News
The Seattle-based chain, which opened its first Signing Store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2016, said it will hire 20 to 25 deaf, hard of hearing, as well as hearing employees to work at the Washington D.C. store.

Visit https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/starbucks-open-cafe-geared-toward-deaf-community to view the full article online.

NRA
During the summer, when temperatures rise and seasonal or inexperienced employees are hired, things can get dicey if you don’t train your work staff carefully. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, restaurants employ about one-third of all working teenagers in the United States. For many, this is their first job experience so training is essential to their success. In addition, our industry boosts seasonal employment, especially during the summer.

Visit https://www.restaurant.org/News-Research/News/3-tips-to-train-seasonal-workers-in-food-safety to view the full article online.

Restaurant Hospitality
While humans do the prep work in a commissary kitchen, when a customer orders through the restaurant’s self-service kiosks, the robots take over for most of the cooking. 

Visit https://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/technology/where-robots-and-hospitality-meet to view the full article online.