Talent Management posts on how an effective rewards and incentives program can help to fix poor-performing employees.
They post seven easy-to-follow steps here.
Live Chat Today on Cooking and Eating Gluten-Free
May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The LA Times is hosting a chat on gluten free diets today at 2 p.m. Eastern Time with Kristine Kidd. Health experts estimate that as many as a third of us have some level of intolerance to gluten — a protein found mostly in wheat. And gluten shows up in more than bread and cake — foods you might not guess, such as sauces and herb mixes.
Kristine Kidd has been gluten free for years and has written a cookbook called “Weeknight Gluten-Free.” She spent two decades as an editor at Bon Appetit magazine.
Culinary Trends at the NRA Show
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Foodservice operators were largely looking for convenient, affordable ways to respond to shifting consumer demands during the National Restaurant Show. Many of those solutions had to do with health and bolder flavors, but new technology — from denser potatoes to miniature coffee roasters — also were allowing for new solutions in other areas as well.
Read the full story here.
The Franks Announce Their Plans for Res, a Chef Residency Space in Brooklyn
May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
New York Mouth is Now “Mouth”, With a Wider Scope
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mouth, with “The Best Food You’ve Never Heard Of, ” spent a year focusing on mostly local products. They announced today that “it became clear that “indie” is not about a place, it’s about passion, entrepreneurship, craft and, taste,” and dropped the “New York” from their original name (New York Mouth).
They’ve added hundreds of items, and are offering 20% off for the next week with this new shift — casting a net that reaches far outside Gotham. Just use the code ‘OPENMOUTH’ at checkout through May 27th.
Customers are Embracing Sweetgreen Mobile App
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sweetgreen launched their mobile payment app a couple of months ago, and it has been embraced by their customers. The app, created in partnership with LevelUp, has already eclipsed MasterCard and American Express as a form of payment.
Read more at FastCasual.com
Letter Grade Inspection Cycles Explained By NYC Hospitality Alliance
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Since they frequently get the questions from their members as to how letter grade inspection cycles work, the NYC Alliance sent out a quick explanatory memo this afternoon:
The following is how the inspection cycle works:
- A restaurant that scores 0-13 points (A Grade) on its initial inspection receives an A and will not be inspected again for about a year.
- A restaurant that scores 14-27 points (B Grade) on either its initial or re-inspection, but not more than 28 points, receives its next initial inspection about 5 to 7 months after the re-inspection.
- A restaurant that scores 28 or more points (C Grade) on its initial or re-inspection receives its next initial inspection about 3 to 5 months after its inspection cycle ends. The inspection cycle ends when the restaurant scores below 28 points on a compliance inspection.
The Alliance suggests not to hesitate to contact them if you have any questions about food safety and the Letter Grade inspection system.
Strategies to Help Navigate Health Care Reform
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In a short video via Talent Management, Jessica Saperstein of ADP helps navigate health care reform with some practical advice and great strategies.
Stumptown and Intelligentsia Open in NYC
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Big news for specialty coffee in Gotham: Stumptown Coffee Roasters will open its first stand-alone Manhattan cafe this week, on 8th Street, and Intelligentsia Coffee will open in the High Line Hotel in Chelsea. This will be Stumptown’s most ambitious cafe to date — a $1 Million buildout, and Intelligentsia’s first cafe in New York.
