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

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While you are in Austin for the RFMA Gives Volunteer Day, don’t miss our Restaurant Roundtable: Austin! Discuss relevant restaurant facilities topics with our hosts and our RFMA Board of Directors.

When: Friday, September 7th from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Plucker’s Wing Bar Corporate Office
Topics: CMMS, Energy Management, and R&M Cost Controls

Click here to register now!

*Restaurant Roundtables are education opportunities for RFMA Restaurant Members only

 Thank you to our 2018 Roundtable Sponsor, Branded Group!

Join your fellow RFMA members to discuss ADA on September’s Peer to Partner call!

When: Monday, September 17th 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Moderator: Kurt Gnessin, CRFP – Cracker Barrell Old Country Store

Topic: ADA

*Peer to Partner calls are facilitated discussions open to all RFMA Members

Visit https://www.rfmaonline.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1117976&group to view the full article online.

CNBC
Celebrity chef, bestselling author and restaurateur Jamie Oliver has his fingers in plenty of pies. But like most serial entrepreneurs, he's been burned a fair few times.

Visit https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/31/jamie-oliver-lessons-from-the-struggles-of-his-restaurant-business.html to view the full article online.

Nation's Restaurant News
More than two-thirds, or about 67 percent, of operators cited increased competition for workers as a key driver in rising costs in a recent survey, “Staffing Concerns in Restaurant Operations,” conducted for Nation’s Restaurant News and Fourth, a cloud-based platform for workforce planning.

Visit https://www.nrn.com/workforce/operators-grapple-tight-labor-market to view the full article online.

QSR
Waste management is one of the most time-intensive and frustrating tasks endured by the food industry.

Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/outside-insights/peek-inside-future-food-waste to view the full article online.

Forbes
The Labor Day long weekend just gone is the unofficial end of summer in the U.S. But amidst the end-of-season rush for the beach and the barbecue (not to mention the bonus sales), many Americans don’t realize that Labor Day also officially marks the culmination of a hard-fought movement to celebrate the rights of the worker. Which set me to wondering: will the day take on fresh significance in the next few years as robots begin to assume more minimum wage tasks?

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbird1/2018/09/04/the-robot-restaurant-revolution-jetsons-like-dream-or-automation-nightmare/#1b1a84546cef to view the full article online.

Modern Reataurant Management
Imagine bringing the best of Whole Foods, and the convenience and innovation Amazon into one dining experience. Hypothetical yes, but here’s a little something for how we think a foray into the fast casual business could go.

Visit https://www.modernrestaurantmanagement.com/could-fast-casual-be-amazons-next-bold-move/ to view the full article online.