According to a Recent Study/Survey … End-of-August 2017 Edition

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Can you believe it's nearly September? This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's "According to a recent study/survey ..." research feature includes the impact of a long weekend in the hospitality industry, debunking the retail apocalypse, catering in Saudi Arabia,  U.S. wine consumption and the return to authenticity.

Long-Weekend Flu?Customers planning to spend the unofficial last day of summer enjoying drinks and snacks on the patio should prepare themselves for longer wait times and diminished service. This is due to a predicted outbreak Long-Weekend Flu, an ailment unique to the service industry.

According to research by Toronto-based tech firm Staffy, 22 percent of service workers are planning to call in “sick” over the long weekend, leading to one of the most far-reaching cases of Long-Weekend Flu this century.

“It’s well documented that a higher-than average number of service workers come down with some sort of debilitating illness during…