Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Create a Team Built to Win. Standing tall and looking forward to the next chance to win, knowing what needs improvement, how to rise above mistakes, and supporting each other in the process is at the core of a winning team – even in defeat. This is what great organizations and great teams do.

Fine Dining 409

Fine Dining Coaching Dine-in Café 409

Culinary Cues

MARCH 25, 2021

The first question is always: “Do you want to be great?”, followed by: “Are you willing to put forth the effort to be great?”. Let’s assume that the desire to be great is innate – a desire that we are born with – a desire that can either be nourished or squashed. It is this attitude that sets a course toward greatness.

Communication 436

Communication Coaching Fine Dining Influencer 436

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Disney’s It’s a Small World Ride is great for parents and young children, but it will always be Space Mountain that people talk about, get butterflies in their stomach about, anticipate with excitement and a little fear, remember, and talk about with friends and family, and it’s what will bring people back time and again.

Coaching 350

Coaching Small Business Café Entertainment 350

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

About a year and more than a dozen episodes later, we had the privilege to interview a wide range of folks with advice on everything from hiring staff , to creating content, to providing benefits, and increasing profits. We wanted to take a look back and highlight some of our favorite moments during our first season. But what can you do?

Social Media 448

Social Media Hiring Website Management Hospitality 448

Culinary Cues

MAY 27, 2023

The staff meal is so important to the sense of team, the family of the restaurant, and the synergy of work. I can’t stress this enough: make staff meal a celebration of your team. We cannot change a person’s habits outside of work, but we can set some parameters when they are on the clock. Try “FOOD” on for size.

Technology 347

Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 347

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Knowing who you are gives you the foundation to talk to your potential new team members about more than just a job. Employees today want to work for a company whose values resonate with them, whose culture speaks to them, and whose team they are excited to be a part of. How to Attract the right people for your culture. Make It Easy.

Recruiting 370

Recruiting Technology Hiring Consumer Goods 370

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

What if we told you that there was a great strategy to increase your restaurant’s sales while engaging your staff and reducing turnover? There is a way—and it’s through creating employee contests. We also polled some of 7shifts team who used to work in restaurants ( there’s a lot of us! ) for some of their favorites.

Front of House 370

Front of House Social Media Employee Relations Back of House 370

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

There have been a number of ways in which restaurant owners have tried to create a more equitable system for employees to earn consistent, fair wages to improve retention. With tipping numbers up across the board, now is a good time to think about how you can distribute them to your team more fairly. Benefits of tip pooling.

Tip Distribution 370

Tip Distribution Management Management Back of House 370

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Taking the time and energy to create one proves to others (and yourself) that you're serious about the venture. Although it's an essential step in starting a restaurant , creating a business plan can be challenging for an aspiring restaurateur. It will also show how you plan to create a successful restaurant. Table of Contents.

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Point of Sale Back of House Document Download 397

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

There is no issue more pressing, and no task more important than building a kitchen team and establishing a culture of retention. In all of my years in the food business, I have never seen a time like now when these issues of team building and retention were more challenged. BUILD A TEAM – KEEP A TEAM.

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Loyalty Program Communication Training Coaching 582

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

Although there were many incredibly great aspects to the days of old, it really wasn’t always that inspiring. Different in the way that we must treat members of our team, different in the environment that is created, and certainly different in the level of enthusiasm that younger people have for a career in the kitchen.

Kitchen Safety 381

Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Uniforms Food Safety 381

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual. Published: 2017 ??

Book 370

Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

And restaurateurs get great customer reviews and a higher check average. It also goes a long way in crystallizing your restaurant's reputation for great customer service and experiences. In the restaurant industry, every bit counts. What is suggestive selling? Benefits of suggestive selling. Higher tips and checks.

Loyalty Program 369

Loyalty Program Customer Experience Customer Service Point of Sale 369

7 Shifts

MAY 28, 2021

Inspired by the late-night Windsor kebab stand and his favorite family recipes, Brandon Bahoura created Pita Way in 2010 to bring healthy, fast Mediterranean food to the masses in Michigan. They quickly became known for their high-quality food, great service, and comfortable atmosphere. I wouldn't even know where to start.

Communication 370

Communication 2010 Management Management 370

7 Shifts

JUNE 25, 2021

If you're having trouble finding great people to work in your restaurant, you're not alone. The team at 7shifts is closely following the pulse of the industry and we've responded to the industry's needs with new tools to help restaurant owners exceed the challenge of hiring. Easily create and share job postings ??.

Hiring 370

Hiring Website Management Social Media Certification 370

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

In this guide, we'll go through everything you need to open a new coffee shop, from market research to buying coffee to hiring the best team. Create a Menu. Reference secondary research studies or create your surveys and questionnaires to send out to a select group of people! So you want to open up your very own coffee shop.

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License Hiring Equipment Point of Sale 459

Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2023

When I write of the joy that has accompanied my journey in the kitchen it is not to whitewash the problems that exist, or to push aside the feelings of those who have been less fortunate with their careers; it is because I can only fully relate to those experiences that I had, and I have worked to create.

Employee Relations 472

Employee Relations Restaurant Law Waste Article 472

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2024

Scott Greenberg addresses that challenge in his new book, Stop the Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers Into a Top-Performing Team. Greenberg is an internationally recognized speaker, author and coach with franchise clients that include McDonalds, Great Clips, GNC, RE/MAX, Smoothie King, Global Franchise Group and many more.

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Coaching Franchise Franchising Leadership 106

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2023

This is a creative field that is an exciting avenue for artistic people looking for an outlet and an industry that rewards its patrons for the work they do with great food and an environment where they can celebrate with friends, family, and co-workers – break bread, raise a glass, smile, and laugh with reckless abandon.

Entertainment 363

Entertainment Back of House Consumer Goods Recruiting 363

7 Shifts

JANUARY 14, 2020

Even just writing down a set of workplace culture principles for your team to follow will have an effect on staff satisfaction. Keep reading to learn what employee engagement is and why it’s important, and to get our top tips for creating a successful employee engagement program. How do you recognize a disengaged employee?

Loyalty Program 367

Loyalty Program Front of House Back of House Customer Experience 367

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 19, 2023

If you are a chef – take a moment and walk around your kitchen, look into the eyes of the people who hold a position on your team and ask yourself: “What is this person’s potential, what are they capable of, what would they like to learn if only given the chance?” Whether a public display of pride was evident – you were beaming inside.

Training 367

Training Seasonal Menu Back of House Leadership 367

Culinary Cues

JULY 2, 2023

Of course, there are different qualities of beans, different levels of roast, and even different qualities of water, but mastering the simple process of proper brewing can take a very long time, a great deal of consistent effort, and a passion for the process and the product. These words are not synonymous.

Back of House 353

Back of House Seasonal Menu Café Sourcing 353

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The community needs to create multiple reasons to be present. Walking down the streets in the once most robust city in proximity to my home, I was deeply concerned at what I saw. This was a tradition of early holiday shopping, hoping to beat the maddening crowds that typically flood shopping districts and restaurants this time of year.

Customer Experience 362

Customer Experience Customer Service Food Safety Retail 362

7 Shifts

JULY 8, 2023

And for many of the opening staff, Joe succeeded in his vision of creating a place they could work at for a long time, a whole career. Joe Kahn opened the first Condado Tacos in 2014, a stone's throw from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Kahn: "It was kind of a no-brainer. We're just a number. And however it happened, it happened.

Hiring 273

Hiring Back of House Take-out Training 273

7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

With rising food and labor costs, how can you prioritize the working conditions for your team so they stick around? We invited 4 restaurant operators to discuss how they put their team first. But onboarding someone with a poor attitude or performance impacts the team. Because I don't wanna hire the wrong people.

Hiring 195

Hiring Front of House Back of House Document 195

7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

If you're having trouble finding great people to work in your restaurant, you're not alone. Here are some best practices to make sure that you can find great workers and give them a reason to stick with you—shortage or not. Set expectations for yourself and for potential team members. Adam Ranier, Writer, Restaurant Manifesto.

Hiring 370

Hiring Front of House Back of House Food Safety 370

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2024

However, as we surge forward, it's imperative to highlight what's missing from today's dining experience and identify the qualities that elevate a great manager to give the next level service assisted by AI, required to succeed in this new environment. For this reason we must uncover a way to bridge that gap.

Leadership 193

Leadership Customer Service Customer Experience Technology 193

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Your goal should never be to simply fill in a blank space on your schedule, but rather to find the right people to balance out your team. Your goal should never be to simply fill in a blank space on your schedule, but rather to find the right people to balance out your team. Desperation is never a good approach towards hiring.

Uniforms 369

Uniforms Hiring Consumer Goods Communication 369

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By creating a strong online presence through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and more, restaurants can leverage entertaining content that resonates with the people they want to patron their establishments. It also allows businesses to humanize their brand, leverage creativity and create a sense of community among their supporters.

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Marketing Social Media SEO Front of House 199

Culinary Cues

JULY 8, 2021

It can be seen in every community, every town and city, and every state from New York to California – restaurants are throwing money at decent staff members to lure them over to their team. This is the exact same scenario that led professional sports to adopt free-agency and allow players to jump from team to team and the highest bidder.

Sports 473

Sports Take-out Café Training 473

7 Shifts

JULY 22, 2022

Here’s how 7shifts team management platform can help you turn your best summer ever. It costs an average of $5,864 to hire a new team member. With more customers dining inside and out on the patio this season, you need the ability to create custom tip pools that fit your restaurant’s needs. Reduce that cost with 7shifts.

Tip Distribution 391

Tip Distribution Certification Document Seasonal Menu 391

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

So we wanted to create a program that restaurant professionals can go to learn how to run great restaurants. Our team built this program to provide restaurant workers, owners, and operators with structured courses that will help expand their knowledge and grow their careers and businesses. Success starts with a great schedule.

Management 195

Management Management Website Management Social Media 195

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As a result we see a Magpie that is more cohesive, with a skilled team that works together to create a great experience for all of our guests. It’s no secret that with a workforce mass exodus and rising minimum wages, the restaurant industry is long overdue for an overhaul of its business structure and compensation model.

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Tip Distribution Front of House Restaurant Law Back of House 390

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

TEAM ENVIRONMENT Depending on others and they on you, picking up the slack when others falter, communicating with those who share a mission, working off each other like musicians in a band, and winning or losing as a unit makes for a truly dynamic environment like professional sport teams.

Employee Relations 385

Employee Relations Fine Dining Training Communication 385

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2024

The Ori’Zaba team told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine they watched people walk in and have a physical reaction to the three pricing tiers. "The notion of our intent to create varied sizes as a differentiator truly worked. A great balance." When people want to spend or eat less they have options.

Menu 176

Menu 2001 Franchise Franchising 176

7 Shifts

APRIL 21, 2023

By being reliable and great with customers, Bhushan moved up to assistant manager and then store manager. That gave his team members the confidence to take on more duties and gave them motivation to move up. In that leadership position, he created classes for managers on skills like leadership and cost control.

Leadership 195

Leadership Training Front of House Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2024

Safety training and creating a culture of safety are both critical for mitigating these risks, helping restaurants establish environments that protect staff and customers, which also goes a long way toward keeping insurance premiums low and protecting the bottom line. Encourage Managers to Lead by Example Safety starts at the top.

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Training Food Safety Employee Relations Insurance 167