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Quick Bites: Changes to Washington food code
Several changes to the Washington State Food Code are going into effect on March 1 with enforcement of these new changes starting on Sept. 1 Are you prepared?
Alcohol delivery compliance
Alcohol delivery: How to stay in compliance Rules that allow liquor to-go and alcohol delivery in Washington are great wins for our industry, but if we want to see these rules become permanent, ensuring compliance is important. Remember, liquor license holders are...
Eye on Hospitality: Mossuto’s Italian
How one family business overcame staffing challenges and opened a new restaurant Opening a restaurant at the tail end of a global pandemic hasn’t been easy. For Lisa Poole and her family, experienced restaurateurs in Spokane, it meant overcoming the challenge of this...
CEO podcast recap: Government affairs shares
The CEO podcast is a monthly podcast with Washington Hospitality Association President and CEO Anthony Anton. This is a summary of the October edition where Anthony sat down with the government affairs team. You can watch the full episode on our YouTube channel. If...
Industry loses a true legend
In sports, when a Hall of Famer passes away, the entire community pauses, remembers, shows its respects and honors the legacy. But imagine the impact of losing the person that the sports Hall of Fame is actually named after. That is what happened to hospitality when...
UPDATE: Minor employees can temporarily work back-of-house in 21+ establishments
Recall issued for dozens of Tyson frozen chicken products
Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling nearly nine million pounds of ready-to-eat frozen chicken products due to possible Listeria contamination. The Washington State Department of Health reports three hospitalizations and one death are linked to the outbreak from cases in...