Podcast Episodes

Restaurant marketing with Jason Therrien from thunder::tech

An in-depth discussion about what our in-house team of panelists are seeing on the streets: Innovative menu design and management. Navigation of Health Department regulations and how they are being enforced. Repositioning business to adapt to the current climate. Clever management and business practices How distributors, especially DSRs, can help Read more…

Who’s right, who’s wrong…or all we all right and wrong? With restaurants allowed to reopen in phases with limitations, the water seems to have become even more murky with many locations continually asking for more clarification on regulations.  One thing is for sure, there is no playbook for this thing, Read more…

As the anticipation re-opening mounts and operators are clamoring to open their doors, there is a lot to consider, especially where the safety of staff and guests is concerned.  Many of these ideas are an aggregate of the top ideas circulating the industry whether at the national, state or local Read more…

Our second webinar by the foremost authority on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, Jamie Romano.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has created significant workplace challenges across Ohio and all over the United States. Many restaurants have had to lay off most of their workforces in light of the pandemic and mandatory stay-at-home orders.  What happens when the orders are lifted, business resumes, employees return to work Read more…

Corporate Sponsored National Relief Sam Adam’s matching donations and dishing out $1000 grants (only in certain states) National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (April 12) United Bar Tenders Guild James Beard Foundation Restaurant Workers COVID19 Crisis Relief Fund FMCA – Delivery/Truckers Assistance Foodable -Recovery Resources FSR Magazine – Feeding Workers Harvard Read more…

Personal/Business Finances (bank loans, Mortgages, Credit Cards…) Preserve as much cash as possible! Call your lenders/debtors – they are handing out deferments like hotcakes Home + Cars = Large portion of expenditures Mitigates need for stressed income Insurance: 60 days to pay premium without cancellation With regard to insurance premium Read more…

2nd half of Podcast Episode # 8 Since a March 15th Shut-Down Order – Restaurants have been fighting for Survival and attempting to adapt to this NEW NORMAL. Some have closed their doors, but others have Pivoted – moving to On-line ordering, and curbside take-out. Everyone has been holding their Read more…