A guest contribution by Ajay Sagar, Founder of bizApps | bizapps4me.com

Opening or remodeling a restaurant involves hundreds of fast-moving decisions where design, kitchen equipment, specialized systems, and tight timelines collide. When costs start to push past budget, Value Engineering (VE) is often brought in to bridge the gap.

A guest contribution by Ajay Sagar, Founder of bizApps | bizapps4me.com

Running a restaurant comes with enough challenges without adding an employment lawsuit to the recipe.

Opening a new restaurant location—or undertaking a major redesign—is one of the largest financial and operational investments a operator can make. Between specialized equipment, utility requirements, strict permitting, and tight target open dates, the stakes are high long before the doors officially open.

As a restaurant professional, you know that slips, trips, and falls are among the most common accidents in restaurants, and they can quickly become a workers’ compensation claim from an employee or a general liability claim from an injured guest.

At Leonard Paper Company, the main markets we serve are the Food Service Industry and the Janitorial/Cleaning Industry.

Summer can be great for restaurant business, but it is not always kind to the kitchen. With higher temperatures, patio service, seasonal staff, and equipment working overtime, your back-of-house operation can heat up quickly, and not just because of the sauté station.