by evansfox | Dec 12, 2013
The Licensing Board has clarified its position on all night permits for New Year’s Eve. If the municipality or community board has restricted hour conditions on licensed premises, the retail licensee must obtain written consent from the municipality or community...
by evansfox | Dec 12, 2013
The Liquor Authority has been overhauling its licensing procedures. One change is to relieve the automatic requirement for personal questionnaires for managers. This is good news for many, especially since new licensees often apply for a liquor license before they...
by evansfox | Dec 12, 2013
An automatic gratuity will be treated as a service charge. Fortunately for many employers in the service industry, restaurants persuaded the IRS to hold off its enforcement of the ruling until January 1, 2014. This change is expected to be problematic for both...
by evansfox | Dec 12, 2013
Looking for a private label cheese product? Offering a proprietary branded product that customers can purchase to take home is a way to keep loyal customers coming back. Many restaurants offer salad dressings and sauces to-go, but cheese is a new product that can...
by evansfox | Dec 12, 2013
We usually think of hotel liquor licenses as on premise licenses where the purchaser consumes the alcoholic beverage on-site at the hotel bar or restaurant (or in the hotel room via room service). However, in some circumstances, a hotel can retail alcoholic beverages...
by evansfox | Dec 12, 2013
Some bar and restaurant owners are “old school.” They still think that eateries are a cash business. Not only is it easier to “hide” revenues from tax authorities if there are no written transaction records, the business avoids those obnoxious credit card fees. Why...
