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Love and Mino’aka: How Oral Health Affects Your Love Life – by Hawaii Dental Service
As oral health advocates, we find it difficult to maintain a relationship with someone who refuses to replace his toothbrush every 3 months. It may sound picky, but we are not alone. Oral health matters more to women than men, according to a survey conducted by Delta...
National Safety Month
June is National Safety month, which makes this a great time to reinforce the importance of safety in the workplace. In the restaurant industry, you are constantly moving and taking on tasks that require heavy lifting, use of sharp tools, walking across slick...
HRA Members and Board Members in attendance at 2017 NRA show held in Chicago last month.
Were you one of the 66,000 people at NRA Show 2017? The NRA Show ran May 20-23, several of our members were in attendance including Chairperson Michael Miller, Board Member Doug Harris, and Allied Members Aloha Shoyu.
HRA 2017 Annual Meeting Recap
On May 10, over 75 HRA members gathered at The Kahala Hotel & Resort for the HRA Annual Membership Meeting. Highlights of the meeting included: Announcement of HRA Pavilion at the Hawaii Lodging, Hospitality & Foodservice Expo on July 12 & 13 at the...
Understanding Restaurant Business Drivers
There are only two ways that you can organically grow restaurant same store sales year-over-year. 1. More transactions 2. Higher ticket Yes, it’s that simple. You can only grow restaurant sales organically by increasing transactions or ticket average. The...
Preventing Foodborne Illness – Glove Usage
Last month, we talked about proper handwashing. The next step in helping to prevent foodborne illness is proper glove usage. Gloves are available either as latex or vinyl, and powdered or powdered free. Preference is up to the Chef and staff, however, some people have...
The Best Water in the World from Hawaii for Hawaii
Living Aloha & Being Pono Hawaii Volcanic Beverages is proud to announce the successful statewide launch of its ultra premium naturally alkaline artesian water brand. The healthy and delicious Volcanic mineral water comes from a protected, deep and sustainably...
A Love Letter to Straws – by Hawaii Dental Service
What would a tropical drink be without these decorative devices? Whether crazy or straight—straws certainly don’t suck. Other than the 24 hours following tooth removal, we don’t see any reason to skip on straws. Here’s why we love them: Straws keep cavities out....
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month!
We have quickly approached the anniversary of the Hepatitis A outbreak that affected our local, Hawaii community back in May of last year. This was a [detrimental occurrence] that weighed heavily on local restaurants; seriously impacting sales, staffing, and, in some...