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... 
by Lawrence Baker | Mar 17, 2020 | Industry Voice
By: Brian Canlis, Canlis Restaurant – Seattle, Wa. Like many of you, my family, my colleagues, and I have been in a state of shock. Our restaurant, Canlis, is in Seattle which, as you probably know, was the first U.S. city to be hit by the coronavirus... 
by Lawrence Baker | Jan 14, 2020 | BLOG, Industry Voice
A Story of Advocacy By George Gundrey Owner, Tomasita’s Santa Fe, Tomasita’s Albuquerque, and the Atrisco Café & Bar, Santa Fe In 2019 the stars aligned to get me involved with advocacy in the political realm in defense of the restaurant industry. I am so glad I... 
by Lawrence Baker | Jan 2, 2020 | Industry Voice, Legal and Regulatory Alerts
APPETIZERS Stimulate your appetite with juicy facts and figures. New Mexico Restaurants Locations – 3,468 Employees – 96,400 – 11% of employment in the state in 2019 Industry Sales (as forecast) – $4 billion Projected job growth by 2029 – 8% increase... 
by Lawrence Baker | Dec 8, 2019 | Industry Voice, Legal and Regulatory Alerts, Scams
In 1990 when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed no one was contemplating the technology boom that would be changing all aspects of our lives and the lives of those with disabilities. Now businesses are faced with lawsuits claiming everything from... by Carol Wight | Sep 21, 2018 | Industry Voice
Help Servers Keep Their Tips Activist groups often misleadingly point to the $2.13 base wage for tipped employee wages, and claim that they earn less than the minimum wage. This isn’t true: Tipped employees are guaranteed to earn at least the minimum wage and... 