May 28, 2026 | blog, Business, Industry News, Legislation, National Restaurant Consultants
Requirements set forth by the first Trump administration and then rescinded by the Biden administration are under review again, with potential to impact franchisees across the United States. Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) breaks... 
Nov 13, 2024 | blog, Business, employment, Industry News, Legislation, National Restaurant Consultants, Trends
This first full business week post-election, business owners, and specifically restauranteurs, may find themselves wondering what to expect in the coming year, since President-Elect Donald Trump was named winner of the election. At each turn of a presidential turn, we... 
Oct 1, 2024 | blog, Business, Industry News, Legislation, National Restaurant Consultants, Tips, Trends
The tip credit rules have changed again, reverting back to the original 80/20 rule. A new rule, called the 80/20/30 rule was enacted by the Obama administration, ended by the Trump administration, reintroduced during the current administration, and was just recently... 
Aug 28, 2024 | blog, Business, Industry News, Legislation, Trends
Heading into election season, and already with animated campaigns underway, business owners and wage employees alike will cast votes in their own financial favor. For the restaurant industry, one of the leading campaign cries is the Republican Party’s promise for “no... 
Feb 5, 2024 | blog, Business, Delivery, Industry News, Legislation, National Restaurant Consultants, Trends
NYC Food Delivery Regulation New York City has created the “nation’s first city sustainable delivery department [to] regulate the surge of delivery drivers’ bikes and mopeds to promote safety and eco-friendly streets,” writes Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) in a recent... 
Jan 23, 2023 | blog, Business, Industry News, Legislation, National Restaurant Consultants
The democratic process proved powerful in California a few weeks ago when the California FAST Act — “the controversial legislation passed by the state in Sept. that would create a council to regulate the fast-food industry”—was put on hold until a referendum vote in...