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GRACE AWARDS: LAST DAY FOR REGULAR REGISTRATION

Register to Attend the 2024 GRACE Awards

Tables are filling up fast! Secure your seat for this year's GRACE Awards and celebrate all who make Georgia's culinary scene so great!

Winners will be announced at the gala.

When: Monday, December 9 l 6:00PM - 10:00PM

Where: Georgia Aquarium

Register to attend.

RESTAURANTS AND VOTERS SHARE COMMON GROUND THIS ELECTION

Inflation, the Job Market, Economy, Taxes and Immigration Reform are Key Issues impacting Operators

With less than a week to go until the election, restaurants continue to play an important role in the candidates’ efforts to reach voters. National Restaurant Association President & CEO Michelle Korsmo took a moment to highlight some of the issues most important to operators.

Read the full article here.

MICHELIN GUIDE RETURNS TO ATLANTA

Congrats to All the 2024 Michelin Guide Atlanta Stars

The Michelin Guide returned to Atlanta to recognize 57 restaurants — 5 of those maintaining their 2023 star! Our President + CEO, Stephanie Fischer, was in attendance to celebrate these amazing Atlanta restaurants!

View the full guide here.

NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION GRASSROOTS SURVEY

Help Shape the National Restaurant Association’s 2025 Agenda

What are the trends and challenges that will define your business in 2025? Please take a few minutes to complete the National Restaurant Association’s 2025 Business Conditions Survey. Your input will provide us and the Association with data to illustrate how current business conditions are impacting the industry, and strengthen our ongoing advocacy on your behalf.

Take the survey.

2024 PEACH EDUCATION TAX CREDIT APPLICATION

2024 Peach Education Tax Credit Application

Georgia's PEACH Education Tax Credit – previously known as the Qualified Education Donation tax credit – offers an exciting opportunity to advance public education and foster excellence for students across Georgia.Your contribution to PEACH can make an immense difference in the lives of Georgia’s students – and it can also provide you with the ability to choose where you allocate your tax dollars through a dollar-for-dollar income tax credit.

Apply here.

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WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK:

Whole Foods Predicts the Major Food and Beverage Trends

Detection Before Infection: How to Reduce the Spread Foodborne Illness

Starbucks Will No Longer Charge Extra for Non-Dairy Milks

FEDERAL UPDATE

• Restaurant Law Center Joins Fight to Protect Unique IL Swipe Fee Law

Illinois passed a first-of-its-kind law exempting state sales taxes and employee tips from swipe fees. In both cases, restaurants do not keep any of the money but pass it on to servers or the local government.

Read the full overview.

• The FTC is Cracking Down on Misleading Menu Claims

Ten seafood restaurants recently received a warning letter on how “wild-caught, American seafood” may be advertised when the seafood is actually from farm-raised foreign sources.

The letter, sent by an official at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said the agency will crack down on false claims of locally caught fare and how “eat local” slogans or restaurant décor could be flagged as false implied claims, which could illegally mislead customers.

Read the full overview.

• New Study Finds Eliminating the Tip Credit Has No Impact On Earning Gaps

The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) recently released a study conducted by University of California-Irvine economists, that finds eliminating the tip credit does not have any discernible impact on eliminating earnings gaps between minority, female, and white male employees.

Read the full report.

SHRM: Atlanta Works Conference

Society for Human Resource Management

Friday, November 1 l 9:00AM - 3:30PM

Register.

GRACE Awards

Georgia Restaurant Association

Monday, December 9 l 6:00PM - 10:00PM

Register.

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