Your Voice for the Hospitality Industry.

FOURTH QUARTER

2012

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A letter from the CEO.........................2A letter from our Chairman.............3HeinSight............................................4Kelan O’Boyle, ProStart...................7Welcome New Members.........7&11Calendar of Events............................8Front page Continued............10&11

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Including Happy Hour and the Repeal of Including Happy Hour and the Repeal of

Proportionate Drink PricingProportionate Drink PricingThe 2012 Legislature passed Senate Substitute for House Bill 2689 which amends the liquor control act, the club and drinking establishment act, the cereal malt beverage act, the liquor enforcement tax act, and the liquor drink tax act. Governor Brownback signed the bill into law on May 25, 2012 and the bill was published in the Kansas Register on May 31, 2012, Unless otherwise indicated, all these provisions become effective July 1, 2012,

Following are the changes made by the bill:

New License Type: Public VenueA public venue is:• An arena, stadium, hall or theater, used primarily for athletic and sporting events, live concerts, live theatrical productions or similar seasonal entertainment events, not operated on a daily basis, and containing: - Not less than 4,000 permanent seats; and - Not less than two private suites, which are enclosed or semi-enclosed seating areas, having controlled access and separated from the general admission areas by a permanent barrier,A public venue license shall allow:• The sale and service of liquor by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises;• The sale and service of unlimited drinks for a fi xed price in designated areas;• The sale of all-inclusive packages that may include alcoholic liquor in designated areas;• The sale of alcoholic liquor in the original containers in private suites;• The return of unused liquor to the retailer or distributor from whom it was purchased if the next scheduled event for the venue is more than 90 days from the previous event,New License type; MicrodistilleryA microdistillery shall allow:• The manufacture of not more than 50,000 gallons of spirits per year;• The sale of manufactured spirits to distributors;• The sale of spirits in the original unopened container to consumers for off-premise consumption;• The serving, free of charge, of spirits manufactured by the licensee on the licensed premises, and off the licensed premises at special events monitored and regulated by the ABC;

- The premises where the samples are served must be located in a county where the sale of liquor by the individual drink is allowed in drinking establishments.

RetailersRetailers may serve free samples of alcoholic liquor on the retail premises and at adjacent premises, monitored and regulated by the ABC,• All liquor used for sampling must be removed from the retailer’s inventory; -Suppliers or their agents may participate in tasting events hosted by the

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KRHA Staff

Adam Mills, President & CEOamills@krha.org

Neeley Carlson, Vice President Education & Trainingncarlson@krha.org

Tina Cox, Vice President Risk Managementtcox@krha.org

Nevada Raitt, Vice President Finance nraitt@krha.org

Bob Chambers, Member Services Representativebchambers@krha.org

Lisa Graham, Marketing and Communications Managerlgraham@krha.org

Christine Hanaka, Account Managerchaaser@krha.org

Karen Hrdlicka, Claims Specialistkhrdlicka@krha.org

Michalle King, Account Manager/Bookkeeping Assistantmking@krha.org

Justin Quigley, Member Services Representative, Greater Kansas Cityjquigley@krha.org

Jeff Richards, Member Services Representativejrichards@krha.org

Shannon Wilkinson, Bookeeping Assistantswilkinson@krha.org

Ron & Julie Hein, Legislative Counselrhein@heinlaw.com

$4 Billion……$235 Million…..$114 Million……$31 Million…..130,000……DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION! $4 Billion represents the total restaurant and hotel sales volume generated for the state economy, $235 Million is the total sales tax collected for Kansas, $114 Million was generated in state liquor excise tax, $31 Million was collected in state Transient Guest Tax, 130,000 is the total number of people employed in our restaurants and hotels, or 9.2% of total private sector employment. For every dollar spent in our industry there is more than an additional dollar going out to the economy. If you take a few moments to read through the HEINsight article from KRHA’s lobbyist Ron Hein and think hard about the signifi cant industry friendly changes made by our legislature in 2012 you will quickly see there is no doubt, WE HAVE THEIR ATTENTION IN TOPEKA. But more than that, restaurants and hotels are important not only for their role in the economy but also for the signifi cant contributions they make to their communities by enriching and enhancing the quality of life for all those we touch. It has been aptly stated “Restaurants are the cornerstones of our communities.” Restaurants and hotels provide real life on the job training to many as their fi rst job. We provide nourishment, shelter and comfort to people at a time of need. We provide meeting rooms for small businesses, civic organizations, and many times become informal town halls to handle the most important issues of the day. Our businesses are the spot where many of life’s most meaningful and signifi cant memories are made. It is not a reach to say that our industry is the heart and soul of a strong and successful Kansas. The mission of KRHA is to promote, educate and represent the rapidly growing business of Hospitality in Kansas. It is critical we have the support and backing of every Restaurant, Hotel, and affi liated business in the state. If you are a current member of KRHA, thank you for your contribution to the betterment of our Industry in KS. If you aren’t a member I would like to encourage you to visit our website at www.krha.org or simply pick up the phone and call our offi ce today to fi nd out how you can join!Thank you for all you do!

A letter from thePresident and CEOby Adam Mills, KRHA President and CEO

Kansas Food and Lodging Act; Kansas Meat and Poultry Act (CCR HB 2730) - (PASSED) - The Conference Committee Report includes: Kansas Meat and Poultry Act amendments (SB 302) and Modifi cations of the Department of Agriculture License and Inspection Program (Senate Sub for HB 2730). The Committee agreed to the Senate Substitute version of the bill, which changed the word operation to location, would add a Guest House Exemption, and would eliminate the search warrant requirement for lodging inspections. The bill also consolidates all food retail and food establishments into one license, which bases license on risk level and size of operation. KRHA worked closely with KS Dept. of Agriculture for as minimal impact as possible to the industry while Dept. of Ag is making this transition. The CCR was adopted in the Senate on a vote of 34-3 and in the House on a vote of 94-22. The bill is signed by the Governor, effective upon publication in the Kansas Register.

Important Changes to Food Licensing

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A letter from our A letter from our ChairmanChairmanby Scott Redler, KRHA Chairman & COO/Vice President of Freddy’s Frozen Custard

33Your Voice for the Hospitality Industry.

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It was just announced this morning that all of our future menus and each product that we use in each recipe will be approved by our government. Our government is also going to be mandating the color of car that you will be able to purchase. After all, everyone knows that red cars get into more accidents and that raises health care costs. Lastly, pacifi ers will be outlawed as they harm babies. I think the pacifi er dilemma has shifted many times since we used them for our two girls. So of course this raises the question of the balance between needed regulation and our government overstepping the bounds for which it was created. And of course all of the above was written to get you thinking.

Our association spends a lot of time and money under-standing our issues and helping to promote the reasonableness factor that our elected offi cials are faced with each year. If you are following the happenings on a state basis, you will see the many victories that were accomplished this year. That is the good news. These would not have occurred without the tremendous energy that many of your board members along with others have spent learning, discussing and communicating.

This is one of the primary missions of our organization. We must continue to support causes that are reasonable, balanced and fair. Support can be given through fi nancial means (yes, our golf tournaments count) and by using the valuable asset of time to learn the issues and communicate to the appropriate legislators. If you are currently one of our members who understands theimportance here and contributes, THANK YOU. If you are not, we would be very pleased to have you join our team. It only takes a short call or email. . .

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The 2012 Legislative Session, which just concluded on June 1, saw numerous legislative issues of benefi t to the KRHA and its members enacted by the Legislature and the Governor. Included within a “Mega-Alcohol” Conference Committee Report was legislation reinstating “Happy Hour”, establishing a new licensing procedure for large venues (such as the Kansas Speedway and InTrust Arena), and elimination of the statutory language regarding proportionate drink pricing, which has been a major issue for restaurants and lodging facilities with drinking establishments. In addition, the Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control advised the KRHA that he is putting on hold any pursuit by his enforcement agents of violations for lodging establishments utilizing drink coupons for their guests. Although ABC still contends that the statutory language, in their opinion, does not permit that activity, the ABC agreed to delay any enforce-ment of that issue until the KRHA and ABC have an opportunity to prepare a legislative solution over the 2012 Legislative Interim.

The KRHA also has had success working with the Kansas Department of Revenue regarding revisions of tax policies by the Department of Revenue relating to taxation and auditing of lodging facilities. The Department has already agreed in concept to develop a new reporting form, in conjunction with the KRHA, regarding guests who may be tax exempt as a result of working for governmental units or otherwise, and to minimize the amount of administra-tive burden on the lodging facilities, and especially their front desk clerical staff. The Department is also working with the KRHA to revamp issues regarding taxa-tion of numerous expenditures incurred by lodging facili- ties which have already been subject to tax, and which are also a component part of the provisions of lodging services which ultimately is also subject to the Kansas Retail Sales Tax on the entire purchase price of the rental of the lodging facility. Revisions in this area will greatly reduce the burden on lodging facilities, their accounting departments, their staff, and will also hopefully reduce the amount of taxation which must be reimbursed directly by the lodging facilities when the tax is not properly collected from the consumer due to the complexity of the regulations. The KRHA will be working with the Kansas Department of Revenue throughout the 2012 Legislative Interim on this issue.

In addition, the KRHA successfully killed legislation introduced by the ABC which would have made owners of drinking establishments liable for hiring an employee who otherwise violated the criminal felony and alcohol statutes. The bill as proposed would have made the drinking establishment owner liable for knowingly or unknowingly hiring such individuals, and would have resulted in the drinking establishments having to pay for the law enforcement background checks on such individuals.

There are still several issues that were addressed but not resolved during the 2012 Session, including revisions to the qualifi cations for a drinking establishment employees. The KRHA, work-ing with other stakeholders, attempted to modify the language so that only felons convicted of serious offenses and only repeat violators of liquor control act provisions would be subject to being fi red or to not being hired by restaurants or hotels who serve alcohol at their facilities. A compromise was reached on that language by the stakeholders, but the Legislature did not, in the end, enact that compromise. In addition, more work needs to be done regarding the provisions of drink coupons for guests of lodging facilities.

2012 Legislative Session Produces KRHA Victoriesby Ron Hein, KRHA Legislative Counsel with Hein Law Firm, Chartered

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However, all in all, the KRHA had a very successful legislative session with the enactment of multiple legislative provisions which will improve the conditions for KRHA membership. These types of legislative successes are more likely to continue and to be expanded if the KRHA can continue to grow its membership, and to bring additional resources, and additional voters, to the table when legislation is being proposed to the full legislature. The more members the KRHA has, the more members who can contact their legislators, and the more likely legislation favorably impacting the restaurant, lodging and hospitality industries will be enacted.

Please continue to urge friends and relatives in the industry who are not currently members of KRHA to get involved, to join the KRHA, and to assist us with these legislative battles at the state capitol.

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Astonished at his jump start into the industry, O’Boyle admits, “If you told me a year ago I’d work under Chef Anthony Martin, winner of Chicago Tribune’s Best Chef Award of 2010, in an internship at TRU Restaurant, I never would’ve believed it.” Kealan was on the fi rst-place culinary team at the 2010 National ProStart Invitational.

Through scholarship and networking opportunities at the state and national competition, Kealan secured the scholarships he needed to attend his dream school – New England Culinary Institute. Kealan has made the most of his time at the NECI. Through their bachelors program, Kealan was able to set up three internships for next year, including one in Hawaii this summer. Kealen graduated from NECI in June and plans to return to Kansas City to work at Renee Kelly’s new concept. “It’s all so amazing and I have to say that if not for ProStart, none of this would’ve been possible.”

by Neeley Carlson, Vice President of Education & Training

Kealan O'BoyleProStart Alumni, Kansas, New England Culinary Institute

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Jose Pepper’s 14373 MetcalfOverland Park(913) 681-9750

Jose Pepper’s 13770 S BlackbobOlathe(913) 393-0444

Jose Pepper’s11423 E 13th St NorthWichita(316) 260-6404

Jose Pepper’s2243 N Tyler RdWichita(316) 613-2333

Innovative Telecom Consultants5128 Lamar AveMission(913) 645-9820

Kansas Expocentre /SMGOne Expocentre DriveTopeka(785) 235-1986

Popeye’s Chicken3131 N Rock RdWichita(316) 262-2725

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Manager Training Dates

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August 7th- LenexaAugust 8th- Independence

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Calender of EventsVisit www.krha.org and click on the Calendar/Events tab

for a full listing of our annual events.July 10th

GKCRA Board of Directors MeetingJack Stack Freight House

Manager Servsafe Training- Dodge City- Ford County Extension

July 24thManager ServSafe Training - Wichita - KRHA Conference Room

July 19thFree KRHASIF Member Webinar

August TBDGKCRA Bowling Night - Ward Parkway Lanes

August 7th, 8thManager ServSafe Training

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August 20thPAC Whack Classic- Sand Creek Station Newton, Ks

August 28thSalina- Central Ks Extension District

ABOUT DINE OUT FOR NO KID HUNGRY

Dine Out For No Kid Hungry is a national fundraising event that brings together thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers to help make sure no child in America grows up hungry. From September 16-22, 2012, participating restau-rants raise funds in a variety of ways to support the No Kid Hungry® campaign, Share Our Strength’s national effort to end childhood hunger in America. Consumers support these efforts by dining at the thousands of participating restaurants

across the country.

On behalf of everyone at the Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association, we would like to thank all of this year’s sponsors, donors and golfers for your sup-port of our fi rst golf and poker tournament. You helped to make 2012’s event a success. We had 88 golfers participating in this year’s event. With the help of all of the participants, we raised over $11,000 for our Federal and State Political Action Committees. This event was an enjoyable way to raise funds for PAC while network-ing with industry leaders. We cannot thank everyone enough for helping to make this event possible and hope the players had a good time while helping out KRHA and PAC. A special thanks to Joe Russell and Subway for the wonderful lunch they provided. We hope we can count on everyone’s help again for our PAC Whack Classic at Sand Creek Station in Newton, on August 20th.

Thank you for a successful fi rst annual

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retailer, but must purchase the liquor used for sampling from the retailer; -Samples must be served by the licensee, an agent or employee of the licensee, or an agent or employee of a supplier participating in the event,• There is no limit on the size or number of samples any one person may receive;• No sample may be removed from the premises where it was served;• No sample may be served to a person under 21 years of age; -No alcoholic liquor may be mixed with any other substance on the licensed premises. Retailers who possess a federal basic wholesaler’s permit may sell and deliver alcoholic liquor to the premises of a licensed public venue.ManufacturersManufacturers may serve free samples of alcoholic liquor manufactured by the licensee on the manufacturer’s licensed premises,

• The manufacturer’s premise must be located in a county where the sale of liquor by the individual drink in drinking establishments is allowed;• Samples must be served by the licensee, or an agent or employee of the licensee;• There is no limit on the size or number of samples any one person may receive;• No sample may be removed from the manufacturer’s premise;• No sample may be served to a person under 21 years of age.DistributorsWine Distributors may:• Sell and deliver bulk wine to the licensed premises of a public venue.Beer distributors may:• Sell and deliver beer to the licensed premises of a public venue; -Store beer on the licensed premises of a public venue for purchase by the venue on an as-needed basis, with proper payment and invoicing,Spirits distributors may:• Store and deliver spirits which were purchased by the public venue licensee from a local retailer to the licensed premises of a public venue.Farm WineriesFarm wineries may sell and serve domestic wine manufactured by the licensee for consumption on the farm winery premises.• The winery’s premise must be located in a county where the sale of liquor by the individual drink in drinking establishments is allowed;• No drinking establishment license required if the only alcoholic liquor being sold for on-premise consumption is domestic wine manufactured by the licensee;• All sales of domestic wine for consumption on the licensed premises by a farm winery who does not also possess a drinking establishment license are subject to the 8% liquor enforcement tax;• This provision became effective upon publication in the Kansas Register,Farm wineries and farm winery outlets may sell domestic wine manufactured by the licensee in the unopened container at special events monitored and regulated by the ABC.• All sales of domestic wine in the unopened container are subject to the 8% liquor enforcement tax;• This provision became effective upon publication in the Kansas Register.The Kansas agricultural product requirement for the production of domestic wine is reduced to 30%.• Not less than 30% of the products used in the manufacture of domestic wine must be grown in Kansas, unless the ABC Director authorizes a lesser amount;• Compliance with the Kansas product requirement is measured on annual production;• There is no longer a requirement that the label bear a statement that the majority of the products utilized in the manufacture of the wine were grown in Kansas;• This provision becomes effective on July 1, 2012.On-Premise Licensees: Clubs, Drinking Establishments, Caterers and Temporary Permits Alcoholic liquor may be sold and served by the individual drink by a railway car which possesses a drinking establishment license:• Railway car is defi ned as a locomotive drawn conveyance used for the transportation and accommodation of human passengers that is confi ned to a fi xed rail route;• 30% food sales requirement;• License must be posted at the railway’s main offi ce;• Of all liquor drink tax revenues collected from drinking establishments which are railway cars, 70% is to be divided equally among the counties in which the railway car operates, if those counties have approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink to the general public.Licensees and permit holders may charge different prices for the same drink throughout the business day.• Allows happy hours and different prices for different groups of people, i.e. “ladies night”;• Drink must be sold for at least acquisition cost plus tax.Licensees and permit holders may charge any price over acquisition cost plus tax for any drink.• The “proportionate pricing” requirement is repealed;• The amount of liquor in a drink or the size of a drink may be increased without proportionately increasing the price of the drink;

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• Drink must be sold for at least acquisition cost plus tax.Licensees and permit holders may serve beer and cereal malt beverage in pitchers.• Pitchers containing not more than 64 fl uid ounces;• No other alcoholic drink is authorized to be served in pitchers,Individual drink is defi ned as a beverage containing alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage served to an individual for consumption by such individual or another individual, but which is not intended to be consumed by two or more individuals. May contain:• Not more than 8 ounces of wine;• Not more than 32 ounces of beer or cereal malt beverage;• Not more than 4 ounces of a single spirit or a combination of spirits.No more than one licensed premise may exist at a single address.Temporary PermitsTemporary permit for a special event extended,• May be issued, with the ABC Director’s approval, for the duration of the event, but not exceeding 30 days; Holder of a temporary permit may return unused liquor to the retailer.• Within three business days after the end of the event;• Requires written permission from the Director.Cereal Malt Beverage - on premiseLicensees may charge different prices for the same drink throughout the business day.• Allows happy hours and different prices for different groups of people, i.e. “ladies night”;• Drink must be sold for at least acquisition cost plus tax,Licensees may charge any price over acquisition cost plus tax for any drink.• The “proportionate pricing” requirement is repealed;• The amount of CMB in the size of a drink may be increased without proportionately increasing the price of the drink;• Drink must be sold for at least acquisition cost plus tax,Licensees may sell and serve cereal malt beverage in pitchers containing not more than 64 fl uid ounces.Salespersons permitsAll statutes relating to salespersons’ permits are repealed.• No disqualifying factors for employment as a salesperson;• No permit or application to ABC required. ABC will be promulgating regulations implementing the provisions of HB2689. Proposed regulations and notice of public hearing will be published in the Kansas Register. Persons wishing to provide comment on the proposed regulations should check the Kansas Register regularly to locate the allowed public comment period.

For the full letter signed by Doug Jorgensen, Director of KDR http://www.ksrevenue.org/abc.htmlThe Kansas Register is available for download from the Kansas Secretary of State’s website at: littp://kssos.orgipubs/pubs_kansas_register.aspHouse Bill 2689 may be viewed in its entirety on the Kansas Legislature’s Web page at littp://kslegislahlre.org/lit

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Tent and Hole Sponsorships available, reserve yours now!

Monday August 20th 2012Sand Creek Station

Newton, Ks

For more information, to register, or to make a donation contact the KRHA

office at 316.267.8383 or 800.369.6787 or online at www.krha.org.

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