The Dish - January 23, 2019

RFMA News

Countdown to RFMA 2019

We are just 18 days away from our Annual Conference in Austin, TX! We can’t wait to see you there!

Haven’t registered yet? Click here to learn more about RFMA 2019, where we are ALL about Facilities and ONLY about Restaurants. From great Speakers and Educations Sessions to our Restaurant Roundtables, everything we do at RFMA 2019 is designed to help YOU be at your very best for your Restaurants.

Already headed to Austin? Click here to check out our travel guide to help you make the most of your upcoming trip to Austin, the “Live Music Capital of the World.”

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/rfm-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=541323&issueID=62017 to view the full article online.

Share Your Facilities Knowledge, Contribute to Our 2019 Best Practices Issue!

The Restaurant Facility Management Association is seeking Best Practice articles to be featured in our 2019 Aug/Sept Facilitator magazine. Do you have industry experience with any of the following topics?

2019 Best Practice Topics:

-Communication Barriers: Working with Operations & Facilities

-Concrete vs. Asphalt: Pro’s & Con’s

-Hot-Side Equipment Maintenance

-Landscaping Guidelines

-Mold Remediation: Water – Friend or Foe

-What will shut down your restaurant & How to Avoid It

Visit https://www.rfmaonline.com/page/BestPractices to view the full article online.

Visit https://www.rfmaannualconference.com/2019/public/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Sessions.aspx&SessionID=21&SessionDateID=1 to view the full article online.

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Top Industry News

Government Shutdown: Falling Consumer Confidence, Unpaid USDA Inspectors

Restaurant Hospitality
The partial government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, has crippled numerous federal agencies from the Food and Drug Administration to Homeland Security.

Visit https://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/operations/government-shutdown-falling-consumer-confidence-unpaid-usda-inspectors to view the full article online.

Jon Bon Jovi's Restaurant Provided Free Meals to Furloughed Government Workers

ABC News
The rocker's JBJ Soul Kitchen, a Red Bank, New Jersey, community restaurant that allows people to pay what they wish for a meal, or volunteer there in exchange for food, is offering free meals for furloughed government workers and their families on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Visit https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/GMA/Culture/jon-bon-jovis-restaurant-provide-free-meals-furloughed/story?id=60520581 to view the full article online.

4 tips on how to train Gen Z workers in food safety

NRA
Generation Z, whose oldest members are about 22, are really the first ones to grow up using social media, texting and streaming video to get information. For them, everything is visual; textbooks are an anathema.

Visit https://www.restaurant.org/News-Research/News/4-tips-on-training-Gen-Z-workers-in-food-safety to view the full article online.

Looking for Member Partners? Check Out the Latest RFMA Industry Guide

The Restaurant Facility Management Association Industry Guide is a tool used to search for products and services within your industry.

Visit http://rfma.industry-guide.com/ to view the full article online.

Labor Tips for 2019

QSR
The fight for skilled workers isn’t easing up any time soon. Here’s a peek into today’s labor landscape and what lies ahead.

Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/employee-management/labor-tips-2019-everything-restaurants-need-know to view the full article online.