by Lawrence Baker | Sep 8, 2021 | BLOG, Industry Voice, News, Scams, Alerts
You may have seen the news lately that New Mexico Restaurant Association Member Ten Thousand Waves recently enacted vaccination requirements for lodging, indoor dining, and spa guests. You may have also wondered how that worked out for them. In what many considered a... 
by Lawrence Baker | Jun 30, 2021 | BLOG, Legal and Regulatory Alerts, Manage My Restaurant, News, Scams, Alerts
PUBLIC HEARING The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division is holding a public hearing on July 26, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and if the hearing is not concluded at that time, will continue to July 27, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. via Cisco Webex platform. We... by Lawrence Baker | Jun 17, 2021 | BLOG, Industry Voice, Notes from the CEO and Chair, Uncategorized
Restaurants were blessed to have money carved out just for the losses suffered by the industry in the American Rescue Plan. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund set aside $27 billion for an industry that lost $270 Billion. It was not enough, but it was something. I... 
by Lawrence Baker | Apr 16, 2021 | BLOG, Manage My Restaurant, Notes from the CEO and Chair
Restaurants can’t find workers—why and what you might do about it. In New Mexico, seventy-nine thousand five hundred seventy-eight (75,578) people are still unemployed, yet we can’t get anyone to work. What the heck? There are many reasons for this phenomenon. The... by Lawrence Baker | Nov 9, 2020 | BLOG, News, Scams, Alerts
It’s our 75th Anniversary! Every year we award the Manager of the Year, Chef of the Year, Restaurant Neighbor, and Restaurateur of the Year. We are not letting COVID-19 stop us from showcasing the talent and tenacity of our wonderful industry. Instead of our annual... by Lawrence Baker | Sep 18, 2020 | BLOG, Industry Voice, News, Scams, Alerts, Notes from the CEO and Chair, Restaurant Regulations
Here are some Sobering Statistics from September 2020. So much has changed for all of us in the last six months. It is time to take a look at the raw numbers of our industry and how we are all being affected. To be sure, restaurants are taking the virus seriously. We... 