7 Shifts

JULY 6, 2023

During the pandemic, before we opened our first location in July 2021, throughout 2020, it gave me time to pause and think of what type of company we're trying to build, and it was. And I said, 'Wow, I wonder if this would work within fast casual restaurants.' Joe doesn't move very fast. This is not an exaggeration.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. According to Tech Jury , the data analytics market is expected to reach $103 billion by 2021. Here are some trends NCR is watching as move into 2022. Further, 97.2%

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thus far in 2021, the company has expanded across Las Vegas at the Convention Center, LINQ Hotel, and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Casino, as well as reopened with the unveiling of the new Virgin Hotel. In 2021 thus far, 13 new operators have signed on for 154 units, bringing the total to 35 operators and 420 units open or in development.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

million in 2021, to $974.9 million tons in 2020 and 12 million tons in 2021. On the other hand, fast food restaurants are on the rise , with 0.8% million in 2021, to $974.9 Square , 2024) After recruiting and retaining staff, increasing sales volume is the second most expected challenge in 2024 (23.75% of respondents).

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The study is based on interviews with restaurant owners and a scan of job postings taken from August 24 to September 16, 2021. By May of 2021, we found that over half (53%) of service workers report that they are considering leaving their jobs and the majority are leaving because their wages and tips are too low,” wrote OFW. “We

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Restaurant365

MAY 7, 2021

Employee retention and recruitment have long been a challenge in the restaurant industry. ” From then until March 2021, QSR says , the restaurant industry has added back roughly 4.2 As of March 2021, the restaurant industry was employing around 10.5 Recruitment has long been a challenge in the restaurant industry.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This article was published in Fast Casual. September 21, 2021 by Morgan Harris, Restaurant365 Chief Customer Advocate & Co-Founder . Recruiting and retaining high-quality employees is a recurring issue for many restaurants. Editor’s note: This is part 2 in a two-part series on restaurant tech.

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Foodable

MARCH 22, 2022

Chipotle Chippy Chipotle has recruited a mechanical employee to take the weight off the hard-working humans. The new recruit is called Chippy and has been given the all-important task of making the Mexican food chain’s tortilla chips. from 2018 to 2021. Podcast listeners increased by 29.5%

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

For sports bar franchise Twin Peaks , which has continued to grow throughout the pandemic and was part of one of the industry’s biggest restaurant acquisitions in 2021, BBI data has been essential to sharpening its strategy. “It Restaurant Recruiting, Staffing & Turnover Trends: What You Need to Know About Managing Restaurant Staff.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 15, 2023

In Abu Dhabi, for instance, a $100 million investment fund was launched (the Abu Dhabi Culinary Investment Fund) to finance a culinary school that would facilitate recruitment and training as well as incentivize top chefs and other institutions to set foot in the Emirate. Other times, there are just overlooked gaps in the market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Chicken Salad Chick had a successful first half of 2021, opening 17 new locations, including market debuts in South Florida; Roanoke, Virginia; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Chicken Salad Chick also welcomed four new franchise owners to the Chick network and gained a generous lead on the brand’s projected 40 openings for 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" At least 4 in 10 operators in each of the three limited-service segments — quickservice, fast casual, and coffee and snack — believe the addition of drive-thru lanes will become more common in 2023. Only one in ten operators think recruiting and retaining employees will be easier in 2023 than it was in 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” Creating Multi-Brand Platform of Premium Casual Restaurant Concepts. The acquisition is slated to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. It started with an overhaul of existing branding, packaging and restaurant design for its national franchise stores and then followed with the recruitment of a seasoned senior leadership team.

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EATER

MARCH 22, 2024

In 2021, the company went public , even as it remained every bit the private social club, a move that has yielded mixed financial results. Just about every kind of casual restaurant format has gotten the Soho House treatment. There’s no hard and fast rule for when and where a Soho House restaurant will open.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

To shine the spotlight on the immediate opportunities that exist for all Americans to find employment at franchised restaurants of an iconic brand that holds a unique place in people’s daily lives, Dunkin’ is launching its first-ever national advertising campaign aimed at recruitment. and Del Taco. John Fuller.

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EATER

MARCH 22, 2024

In 2021, the company went public , even as it remained every bit the private social club, a move that has yielded mixed financial results. Just about every kind of casual restaurant format has gotten the Soho House treatment. There’s no hard and fast rule for when and where a Soho House restaurant will open.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

As such, a big focus in 2020 will be on how to find, recruit and keep team members. For example, we may see other categories beyond fast casual, quick serve and family dining begin to emerge, such as our company building a new category of “Craft Casual.” Recruiting Platforms.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2022

Even major fast-food chains like Chipotle and McDonald’s now pay nearly double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 But this momentum has been largely led by independent restaurants and some fast-food chains, while stopping short of publicly-traded, full-service restaurant chains, like Darden. Do you think the casual dining industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Their enthusiasm for our brand coupled with their deep experience developing successful polished casual and fast-casual restaurant brands in Alberta make them the perfect partners to bring CPK into Canada for the first time. Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza is heating up the Midwest with a 16-unit development deal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Chicken Salad Chick has 137 locations throughout 16 states predominantly in the Southeast and is a leading fast-casual restaurant company. The fast-casual restaurants also feature homemade pimento cheese and egg salad, as well as fresh sides, soups and desserts. All five units are anticipated to open in 2020 and 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Curry Up Now Secures Investment.

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Casual dining is also trending?about In Q2 2021, top performing (top quartile) full-service brands had same-store sales that were 16 percentage points better than the full-service median benchmark for that quarter. These are fast-changing times for all types of restaurants. about 10% higher than the industry.?Relatedly,

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2021, Laura added the Wendy’s brand to her role with responsibility for implementing Develop­ment Days and quarterly business plans for TSFR’s 56 Wendy’s restaurants. Module 4: Recruitment and Onboarding. Module 2: Self Awareness and Self-Management. Module 3: Communication. Module 6: Wellbeing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

As people head back into restaurants, fast casual and common delivery foods continue to decline at a slow rate, including fast food (down 19 percent), cheesesteaks (down 8 percent), chicken wings (down 15 percent) and pizza (down 7 percent). Restaurants can serve guests fast and with minimum human contact.

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