April 1 - 3, 2007 - New England Foodservice & Lodging Expo

May 1, 2007 - Restaurant Trends Seminar

May 16 - 20, 2007 - Nantucket Wine Festival

August 9 - 11, 2007 - Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic

October 28 - 30, 2007 - Restaurant Finance and Development Conference

November 9 - 13, 2007 - American Hotel and Lodging Association Annual Show

Don’t Drown In the Tip Pool
By David W. Robinson, Esq.

Recent decisions highlight the dangers from improper tip pooling practices and mishandling of employee complaints.  With these decisions in the public eye, it is a good time for restaurants, banquet facilities and other places where prepared food or beverages are served to review their tip pooling and personnel policies and practices.
For full story, click here.

Selling the Sizzle
Positioning Your Retail, Food or Hospitality Business For Sale
By Lou Katz, Esq.

A profitable company with growing sales is essential to selling a retail, food and hospitality (“RF&H”) business.  However, the realization of the value for a RF&H business does not begin and end with average store unit sales.  Rather, careful planning of your business during operation often leads to an increase in the enterprise value of the company upon the sale of the business.
For full story, click here.

Interview With Steve Miller

Steve Miller of McDermott, Quilty & Miller, P.C. of Boston, Massachusetts sits down with RIW regarding the status of full service and malt and wine liquor licenses in the City of Boston. For interview, click here.