The midterms are over and DC is now officially the first major city in more than two decades to upend the entire compensation structure of its restaurant industry. Initiative 82 is here - what does that mean for your business?

Today’s operating environment presents multiple challenges for hospitality operators – chief among them a labor shortage caused by the pandemic. This month's Lesson From the Line is the first in a multipart series covering important hiring and employee retention tools that businesses of all sizes will be able to utilize.

This month's Lesson From the Line is a primer on the differences between tips and service charges - especially for those who don’t realize that the two compensation systems are vastly different, by law, or need a reminder of all of the nuances that need to be accounted for.

As we move into the hottest month of the year, it's a good moment for Lessons From the Line to take a look at the natural ebbs and flows of our industry - we're in a (mostly) blazing DC Summer and your revenue could be trending in the wrong direction. Read on to brush up on the nuances of this industry’s ebbs and flows.