The Sunday Digest:
Resources for the Hospitality Industry
At Oyster Sunday, we are committed to supporting independent hospitality businesses with free consultations to ensure you have another resource in your corner.
The OS Holiday Table Guide
This year, we are throwing our own virtual Oyster Sunday Holiday Feast.
10 Restaurant Strategies to Prepare for the Holiday Season
10 Strategies to Prepare for the Busy Holiday Season
How to Incorporate AI in the Hospitality Industry & Beyond
The Oyster Sunday team’s reflections on AI. How our team is using it, the tools we are testing out, and if we should be cautionary with this new technology.
The Freedom to Choose
The Oyster Sunday Benefits Program provides access to fertility resources and women's health telemedicine for the insured, underinsured and uninsured.
The Compensation Guide with the James Beard Foundation
Our contribution to the James Beard Foundation’s new guide—Open for Good: Compensation, Benefits and Growth—complete with real-world examples from business owners across the country.
Our 2022 Hospitality Forecast
Our 2022 Hospitality Forecast — the key shifts we expect to influence our clients and other independent operators in the coming year.
Rebuilding: FEMA Grant Assistance + Transitional Sheltering Assistance in the Wake of Hurricane Ida
Information to help businesses and individuals applying for FEMA Disaster Assistance in the wake of Hurricane Ida and other disasters around the US.
Navigating COVID-19’s “Second Wave”: Adjusted Operations Critical Path for Independent Restaurants + Bars [Free Tool]
A comprehensive critical path laying out foundational tasks to assist restaurants with adjusting their operations due to COVID restrictions around the US.
Pathways to Equity, Diversity + Inclusion: Hiring Resource
A resource to ensure teams are filled with the best, and most equal representation of talent possible—from drafting job descriptions to onboarding new employees.
Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation (RWCF): Check-In Resource
Restaurant Manager Check-In Resource Packet by the RWCF outlines several pressing topics from unemployment benefits to mental health to resources for children.
Rebuilding: Understanding the Impact of COVID Through Data
A collection of infographics and data sets to root observations in fact and to help us understand the world around us as doors reopen.
Rebuilding: Rent Agreements + Alternative Rent Structures
A list of tips + suggested resources for restaurant tenants looking to find solutions to fulfill rent agreements + alternatives for the future.
Rebuilding: Employee Profit Sharing, Co-Ops, & ESOPs
An outline of alternatives to traditional business models, including Employee Profit Sharing models, Cooperatives (Co-ops), and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).
Rebuilding: Diversifying Revenue Streams
Identifying alternative revenue streams for your restaurant when in-house dining is limited or not feasible due to public safety in the wake of COVID-19.
Reopening: The Impact of Rehiring on Unemployment Benefits
This article focuses on recommendations to navigate unemployment for both employees and employers, including how to navigate unemployment insurance, potential implications PPPL + more.
Reopening: Creating Safe Spaces
CORE hosted a webinar titled “Restaurants: Envisioning Safe Reopening” to help operators consider potential adjustments to their physical spaces in order to safely welcome back their teams, vendors, and guests.
COVID-19: Delivery + Logistics
Identifying operational, financial, + technological solution to implement delivery systems.
COVID-19: Key Economic Relief for Restaurants
A list of federal loans + grants for small businesses in the wake of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Tax Implications of Gift Cards Sales + GoFundMe Campaigns
Resources to help navigate alternative revenue sources + tax implications.
COVID-19: Donations + Advocacy
List of opportunities for operators + individuals to get involved and make their voices heard.
In this edition of Byron's Bottle Shop, Byron details his experiences trailing sommeliers at Union Square Café and Momofuku Ko, and highlights lessons learned on creating value for guests, practicing intentional hospitality, and fostering belief within a team.