Do you dream of opening the next great restaurant in New Mexico? Before you break ground, it’s important that you understand these two essential elements to this undertaking: Business plan and Feasibility study. Step 1: Conduct Your Feasibility Study Before you create a business plan for your restaurant in New Mexico, you need to conduct […]
Getting Your Employee Records in Order
In order to protect laborers, the United States Department of Labor requires restaurants to follow various labor laws. These laws ensure that your establishment remains a safe, healthy, and fair place for all employees. Having clean, up to date employee records will go a long way. This article is going to go over a few […]
Latest Bar Trends to Help You Increase Business in Your Bar
Keeping up on bar trends is a fun way to evolve with your customers. Bars are, and always have been, a fantastic way for people to connect. For generations, bars have served as the social cornerstone of our society. They are a place people can go to relax, let loose, and escape from the pressures […]
10 Things to Do to Prepare Your Restaurant Business for Next Year
Excited to jump into the new year? Well, you should be. Here is a list of 10 different things you should be thinking about heading into 2019. The Perfect Time of the Year for New Changes The start of the year is a great time to roll out whatever changes you want for your store. […]
Serving Alcohol Safely in Your Bar or Restaurant
While there is always money in the liquor industry, there is also always risk. Opening your own bar or restaurant means you are jumping into a legal quagmire. Customers that are over-served at your establishment can take legal action against your business. Fights, brawls, broken glass, and broken bottles can all be a lawsuit waiting […]
Serving Alcohol 101
Have a few questions about serving alcohol in New Mexico? We’ve got you covered! Here at NMRA, we answer a lot of calls and inquiries about alcohol service. Maybe you’ve even taken one of our Servers Permit classes. Based on the most frequently asked question of our association, we have put together vital items to […]
Importance of Taking Daily Inventory
Take Your Restaurant’s Daily Inventory To Prevent Employee Theft This is Step 2 in our comprehensive Restaurant Success Guide. In the restaurant business we need to be aware of another unnecessary but common loss that many restaurant operators are suffering from: theft from employees. Sadly it is an all-too common source of food loss and […]
5 Reasons Why Having an Employee Handbook Is Important
Employee handbooks are important to set forth company expectations on policies and procedures. An employee handbook gives the employee and management a guide for expected behavior. If employees do not abide by the employee handbook, it could provide protection from employment lawsuits by providing evidence of an employee’s violation of company policy. Here are 5 […]
7 Best Practices for Labor Compliance Success
Recently, there was a federal investigation into a restaurant in Ottawa, Kansas that started several years before any charges were leveled. As soon as indictments were handed down, restaurant management was caught off guard, and operations were paralyzed. The restaurant’s general manager was sentenced to six months in federal prison on eleven counts related to […]
What Are the Secrets to Restaurant Success?
Check out this informative video with NMRA CEO, Carol Wight and Jeff Harrison with SwingPointMedia on making your restaurant more successful. Now are you ready to make your restaurant more successful? Check out our very helpful Restaurant Success Guide today! You can always contact Carol with any questions you may have at executive@nmrestaurants.org or call […]
Keeping Good Employees
So you took our advice in our last blog and found that perfect employee (or two). Now, how are you going to keep them on your team? “People ask us all the time where we find such great people to work for us,” says Gary Callicoat, president of Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern, a Columbus, Ohio-based […]