Restaurant permits and licenses are not the motivating reason to get into the industry. But if you want to bring your cuisine, your crafted cocktail or beer menu, your unique take on hospitality into the world, you’re going to need the right permits.

Ruby Tuesday’s days as a publicly traded company are over. NRD Capital completed its acquisition of the beleaguered casual dining chain December 21, and will now take Maryville, Tennessee-based Ruby Tuesday private in a deal valued at $2.

Restaurants today are searching for effective and innovative approaches to build a strong and dependable loyalty base. However between low consumer adoption and the financial challenges these programs can present, there is a significant opportunity to make these programs more effective.

On Sunday, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced a proposal to end the tip credit in the state. The tip credit currently allows restaurants to pay tipped employees less than the federal minimum wage and use tips to make up the difference.

To restaurant industry insiders and consumers alike, the headlines were jarring.“Danny Meyer Restaurants to Eliminate Tipping,” The New York Times relayed in October 2015, while NPR blared “Danny Meyer to Banish Tipping And Raise Prices At His N.

The so-called “joint-employer” ruling was overturned by a U.S. labor board Thursday. In a 3-2 decision, the Republican controlled National Labor Relations Board reversed the standard it set in a 2015 case involving Browning-Ferris Industries Inc.

James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Ken Friedman is the latest industry titan to be hit with sexual harassment accusations. The New York Times released a chilling report Tuesday detailing the accounts of 10 women who have come forward to say Friedman, among other things, groped them, texted employees for nude photos, openly asked for group sex, and let friends and visitors, including Mario Batali, harass employees at his Spotted Pig restaurant, the Michelin-starred eatery helmed by acclaimed Chef April Bloomfield.