What’s The Best Way To Pass On A Restaurant At Death?
Most restaurant owners want to provide for their families when they die and protect their assets from liability. However, there are issues if the owner just conveys the real estate in a Will. To avoid...
View ArticleFDA Sets Guidelines for “Gluten-free” Foods in Stores and in Restaurants
“Gluten-free” seems to be everywhere. You may not know what “gluten-free” means, but chances are you haven’t missed the growing number of restaurants, grocery stores, and food brands that are offering...
View ArticleTexas Restaurant Update – Acquisitions, Openings And Closings
Following up on our January 15th post on Texas restaurant openings and closings (click here for that story), here is the update for February on the movers and shakers in Texas restaurants. If you’d...
View ArticleCan Texas Restaurant Owners Deduct the Costs of Repairs From Lease Rental...
Nearly all restaurant tenants face challenges with their lease at some point. Often these challenges come in the form of needed repairs to the property caused by the landlord’s substandard maintenance...
View ArticleRemoving Customers: When Can A Texas Restaurant Ask A Patron To Leave?
Last week, the Washington Times published a very sad article. It reported that a Texas war veteran was kicked out of the River Side Inn Marina, which is a restaurant in Houston. The story stated that...
View ArticleSouth By Southwest Deaths Highlight Alcohol Issues For Texas Restaurants
Three people are now confirmed dead in the recent car crash tragedy at South By Southwest. (Click here for the article by Quita Culpepper from KVUE.com.) According to the article, these people were...
View ArticleAll Press Is Good Press For Texas Restaurants
Some of you may have heard the latest uproar caused by Pizza Patrón. Known for its undaunted ability to generate press from clever, edgy marketing campaigns, Pizza Patrón’s latest endeavor was to name...
View ArticleConfusing Expiration Labels Cost Texas Restaurants
All restaurants have to deal with the issue of throwing away food at the end of the day. According to the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a powerful environmental action group and the...
View ArticleWhen To Use Letters of Intent In Buying a Restaurant
Letters of intent can be confusing. Are they contracts? Are they binding? When should they be used? It’s important to know when to use letters of intent because they can be valuable tools that can save...
View ArticleHave You Considered Parking In Your Restaurant Lease?
Shockingly, many restaurant leases fail to account for parking. More often, the landlord considers whether there is enough parking before entering into the restaurant lease negotiations, but they don’t...
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