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Congress tackles food waste, helps restaurants with food donations

Mar 21, 2023 | Featured, Government Affairs, National

The Food Donation Improvement Act specifically expands liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food that is “donated directly to a needy individual by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education for which the recipient is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the food or product.”

[Toolkit] Financial relief

Mar 21, 2023 | Coronavirus, Industry News, National, Resources, Toolkits

Relief programs – info and updates This is a brief list of programs created to help businesses...

Scholarship applications now open

Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, National

Important deadlines approaching for RRF recipients

Nov 15, 2022 | Featured, National

Two Minute Video: What you need to know 11/15/22

Nov 15, 2022 | Featured, National

If you receive relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, there are two fast approaching deadlines you need to be aware of. Otherwise, your relief funds might be in jeopardy. A bonus episode of the Northwest Hospitality Leadership podcast is out now. The group discusses what work brings them joy, what brings frustration, and how knowledge of these areas helps them decide how to fill out their teams.

FAQ: Update on card-not-present transactions

Oct 11, 2022 | National

Card-not-present debit transactions are one of the restaurant industry’s primary sources of payment but are also one of the costlier forms of transactions for operators.

How to prepare, respond and recover from a natural disaster

Sep 14, 2022 | Featured, National, National, Resources

The number and severity of catastrophic weather events are on the rise. Government agencies from FEMA to the CDC and Ready.gov offer myriad resources for preparedness and recovery but none is geared specifically to restaurant operations. The National Restaurant Association Always Ready: Natural Disasters gleans the best practices from official sources and restaurant operators—including human resources and risk managers from independent restaurants and national brands—to share recommendations for what to do in advance, during and after a natural disaster.