Restaurant General
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CLA participates in National Restaurant Association Public Affairs conference
This past week, I spent 2 days in Washington DC representing CLA as well as being a member of the delegation from Hospitality Minnesota joining all the other state restaurant associations and restaurant leaders (more than 570 total) at the National Restaurant Association Public Affairs conference. This conference is held annually to raise awareness and […]
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How Businesses Can Cash In on Their Share of the Recent $5.5 Billion Visa/Mastercard Settlement
Today, we bring to you information about an opportunity to file a claim for excessive interchange fees based on a settlement award that is available on a pro-rata basis. But, you need to move quickly as the time to submit your claim is running out – the deadline is May 31, 2024. Check out this […]
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CLA to present at National Restaurant Association webinar December 13, 2023
CLA presentation will include tax planning strategies and tips on improving restaurant profitability. Our presenters include: Rachael O’Leary, CPA and a tax principal in our Chicago office. She will be joined by Karen Blacik, CPA and Restaurant Industry Leader and Principal for CLA from Minneapolis. They both work with multiple restaurant companies on various accounting, […]
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CLA to present at the National Restaurant Association, The Table, conference, September 12th-14th, 2023
CLA is happy to announce that we have been selected to present at the National Restaurant Association conference, The Table from September 12-14th in New Orleans. This conference brings together restaurant company senior leaders in Finance, Tax & Internal Audit, Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Nutrition, and Sustainability to share best practices, update on current industry trends, policy landscape, […]
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CLA Foundation provides grant to National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
CLA is about creating opportunities. One way we are able to create opportunities in our communities is through our CLA Foundation. I am excited to announce CLA, in its winter grant cycle, has just awarded the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation a grant in the amount of $20,000. This grant was provided by the CLA […]
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Gift cards – the gift that keeps on giving…
My gift to you for the holidays, here is a discussion on gift card accounting from one of my guest bloggers, Paul Unger. Are your gift cards leaving money on the table? By Paul Unger Gift cards sold for cash or on a credit card are accounted for as a liability until they are redeemed. […]
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CLA recap from the Restaurant Finance Development Conference
Well, it was exciting for CLA to be a part of this year’s largest ever (more than 3,000 attendees) Restaurant Finance Development Conference (RFDC) in Las Vegas last week. Kudos to the folks at Franchise Times that continue to put on great events for the restaurant industry – bringing together great speakers and content, as […]
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Look for CLA at the RFDC
Looking forward to seeing many of you from the restaurant industry at the upcoming Restaurant Finance & Development Conference (RFDC) in Las Vegas on November 14th 16th in less than 2 weeks! I will be presenting at one of the Pre-Conference sessions – Quick Hitters in Accounting and Finance – at 12:30 pm local time […]
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Tips to grow revenue and reduce costs to help combat inflation
Check out this article I put together with many helpful tips to grow top line revenues as well as cost saving opportunities. Key takeaways are: 1) You have probably tried lots of things during 2022, take some time now to evaluate what worked and what didn’t, 2) Work on developing a loyalty program as well […]
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Workforce recruitment and retention – Strategies for the Restaurant Industry webinar on March 31st 2 PM ET
Hello everyone. CLA has connected with the National Restaurant Association to produce a webinar focused on solutions and strategies for the labor crunch in the restaurant industry. Join me and other CLA professionals from our HR Consulting and Talent Solutions group. We also have a featured guest, one of our clients, talking about how they […]