by Society Insurance Team | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ghost kitchens have been making quite a splash in the restaurant industry for the past few years. This new trend, however, is not something to be feared — quite the opposite, in fact. Ghost kitchens present opportunities for aspiring restaurateurs to get...
by Shelby Blundell, Society Insurance Risk Control Representative | Dec 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
When a family walks in and sits down to enjoy an amazing meal at your restaurant they don’t get to see all of the behind-the-scenes action taking place that makes it all possible. With all of that action comes risks that must be properly controlled to keep the service...
by Society Insurance Team | Oct 21, 2020 | Risk Management, Uncategorized
Restaurant food waste is a major problem in the United States. In fact, a study by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance found that 84.3% of unused food in U.S. restaurants gets thrown out, while 14.3% is recycled and 1.4% of food is donated. Aside from the negative...
by Mike Rosenau, MBA, CSP, ARM, Society Insurance Director of Risk Control | Oct 14, 2020 | Restaurants & Bars
The “2018 Global Study on Occupational Fraud & Abuse” from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) found that the typical organization loses an estimated five percent of its annual revenues to occupational fraud. In that same study, the ACFE found that...
by Society Insurance Team | Sep 16, 2020 | Risk Management, Uncategorized
Restaurants and commercial kitchens are filled with equipment that have the potential to cause injuries such as crushed or maimed hands, severe burns, and more. Workplace accidents happen all the time – over 5,000 people died while on-the-job in 2018. This is why...
