7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

This includes: Net Sales: The total revenue derived from your sale of food and beverages. However, as a rule, the primary costs you can expect in running your restaurant are usually related to food, labor, and rent. This can reduce your budget for ingredients and, at the same time, minimize food waste.

Point of Sale 222

Point of Sale Seasonal Menu Food Supply Cash Management 222

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. Jon & Vinny’s employees recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the Italian food restaurant, claiming that they shorted servers’ pay due to a murky service fee policy. It’s also more generous to employees on several points.

Restaurant Law 222

Restaurant Law Tip Distribution Employee Relations Customer Service 222

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 25, 2022

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reported that for the first six months of fiscal year 2022 (October 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022), labor unions filed 58 percent more representation petitions than they did during the same period a year earlier. The law applies to both union and non-union employees in the private sector.

Beverage 190

Beverage Employee Relations Food 2022 190

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Massachusetts has a unique mix of labor laws and employee protections that apply to restaurants in the state. Basic employee rights in Massachusetts All employees in Massachusetts, including tipped and non-tipped restaurant workers, have a set of basic rights. In other words, if an employee works 35 hours in one week at $6.75

Restaurant Law 222

Restaurant Law Tip Distribution Employee Relations Customer Service 222

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. Jon & Vinny’s employees recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the Italian food restaurant, claiming that they shorted servers’ pay due to a murky service fee policy. It’s also more generous to employees on several points.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Tip Distribution Employee Relations Customer Service 195

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A good first step is to elevate your food safety culture. How Food Safety Culture Has Changed. Food safety used to mean “what you do when no one is watching.” They are scrutinizing restaurants, stores, and other public venues to see if employees are following every precaution to mitigate risk and maximize safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. And when it comes to a traditional sit-down restaurant versus a mobile food business, such as a food truck, catering business, or food cart, the insurance needs of both are vastly different and unique.

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MARCH 5, 2024

As the focus for restaurants continues to center on growing and staffing up, safety training can sometimes get lost in the mix or ratcheted down to cover only topics related to compliance with regulations. That won’t cut it in an industry that faces major risks associated with employee injuries and food safety.

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Training Food Safety Employee Relations Insurance 167

7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2024

Effective employee scheduling means finding the right mix of shifts and shift types for your business. It means understanding employee availability and managing employee requests for time off and even last-minute shift changes. Table of Contents: What makes a great employee schedule? But it isn’t simple.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Employee Relations Tip Distribution Communication 195

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There are masters to serve, people who depend on the work of the culinary professional, who trust that their food will be prepared properly, that it will be managed and handled well, and the plate viewed as an important canvas on which the technician and artist paints. It may or may not be work related, but it does impact work.

Employee Relations 382

Employee Relations Training Fine Dining Take-out 382

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Massachusetts has a unique mix of labor laws and employee protections that apply to restaurants in the state. Basic employee rights in Massachusetts All employees in Massachusetts, including tipped and non-tipped restaurant workers, have a set of basic rights. In other words, if an employee works 35 hours in one week at $6.75

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Tip Distribution Employee Relations Customer Service 195

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Massachusetts has a unique mix of labor laws and employee protections that apply to restaurants in the state. Basic employee rights in Massachusetts All employees in Massachusetts, including tipped and non-tipped restaurant workers, have a set of basic rights. In other words, if an employee works 35 hours in one week at $6.75

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Tip Distribution Employee Relations Customer Service 195

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

How do you handle payment if an employee has both tipped and non-tipped responsibilities? What about overtime pay for tipped employees? Who qualifies as a tipped employee? Tips credits and minimum wage in Florida Tip pooling (or “tipping out”) in Florida What if an employee has dual jobs? per hour worked.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Employee Relations 2024 Cash Management 195

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

How do you handle payment if an employee has both tipped and non-tipped responsibilities? What about overtime pay for tipped employees? Who qualifies as a tipped employee? Tips credits and minimum wage in Florida Tip pooling (or “tipping out”) in Florida What if an employee has dual jobs? per hour worked.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Employee Relations 2024 Cash Management 195

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

With work being one of the biggest contributors to stress, it’s not surprising that four in five people have had work-related dreams at some point in their lives. However, when stress so deeply affects employees that it leads to sleep-disturbing nightmares, it can take a toll on workplace satisfaction and engagement.

Employee Relations 396

Employee Relations FOH Back of House Front of House 396

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Chances are, it's balancing the scheduling requests of dozens of employees each week. Check employee schedules to ensure plans match reality.

Management 398

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 398

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Colorado restaurants must meet other legal requirements that govern food safety, alcohol service, compensation, overtime, breaks, and child labor. Food safety The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulates how restaurant employees must handle the food they prepare and serve.

Restaurant Law 222

Restaurant Law Food Safety Employee Relations Article 222

EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Movie images: Janus Films, MovieStillsDB, Walt Disney Studios/MovieStillsDB, New Line Cinema/MovieStillsDB, Getty Images What to add to your Netflix queue when you want to feel really hungry For just about as long as there have been movies, food has played a meaningful role in film. But what exactly constitutes a great food movie?

Food 142

Food Food Truck Consumer Goods Food Order 142

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

per hour—as long as the employee’s base wage and tips combine to equal at least the full minimum wage. Employers need to be aware of the changing minimum wage in relation to tip laws: As the minimum wage changes, so do the specifics around when, whether, and how much of a tip credit the employer may take. What counts as a tip?

Tip Distribution 222

Tip Distribution Restaurant Law Employee Relations 2024 222

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2024

Flexible shifts and secure shifts may actually be more important than wages to some employees. An effort to maximize staffing levels by cutting shifts short or imposing last minute shifts can be very disrupting to employees’ lives. Several other tips to make your brand/restaurant a success: Tell your story and make a connection.

Employee Relations 182

Employee Relations Small Business Advertising Customer Experience 182

Hot Schedules

AUGUST 10, 2021

Protecting Your Customers: How to Scale Your Food Safety Culture Across Multiple Locations. While employees know they play a crucial role in food (and ultimately guest) safety, when a 45-minute wait forces everyone to rush, things learned in food safety training can quickly fall to back-of-mind to an undisciplined staff.

Food Safety 148

Food Safety Certification Food Employee Relations 148

7 Shifts

JANUARY 5, 2024

Tips belong to the employee, not the employer, and employers can’t take any part of employee tips, with one exception: employers can take a percentage of tips for a valid tip pool. This is the case in New York, where service charges are presumed to belong to employees , including mandatory service charges.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Cash Management Tip Distribution Employee Relations 195

7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2024

For instance, you can record your food and beverage sales separately. Manage payroll on time Simplifying your restaurant’s bookkeeping process means efficiently managing the daunting task of settling salary payments, especially if you’re running huge operations and managing many employees. What can 7shifts do for you?

Cash Management 222

Cash Management Inventory Employee Relations Beverage 222

Culinary Cues

APRIL 13, 2020

It has already been stated that Covid-19 can live for a period of time on the surface of cardboard and there are numerous opportunities for asymptomatic individuals to come in contact with food before packaging (especially produce and animal protein). This only makes sense to help control future outbreaks. [] RECORD THE PROTOCOL.

Kitchen Safety 558

Kitchen Safety Uniforms Food Safety Employee Relations 558

7 Shifts

JANUARY 5, 2024

Table of Contents The basics of tip laws in New York What is minimum wage for tipped employees in New York? Tips belong to the employee, not the employer, and employers can’t take any part of employee tips, with one exception: employers can take a percentage of tips for a valid tip pool.

Restaurant Law 195

Restaurant Law Cash Management Tip Distribution Employee Relations 195

Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

Recent surveys confirm the importance of cleaning and sanitizing in food industry establishments for building customer confidence and in influencing diner choice. City and state health departments monitor local restaurants to ensure they’re following food safety management program guidelines. An estimated 3,000 people in the U.S.

Kitchen Safety 52

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Food Supply 52

7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Numbers can give us insights into everything from profits and losses to average customer spend to how often employees cycle through. Food cost percentage. Food cost percentage. Employee turnover rate. Labor cost includes all labor-related categories: Employees, both hourly wages and salaries. Prime costs.

Point of Sale 417

Point of Sale Inventory Employee Relations Customer Service 417

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Supply chain disruptions and shortages like these are hitting every part of the food service industry hard. Learn how this affects your business, from restaurant suppliers struggling to keep up, to rising food prices led by labor shortages and increased consumer demand for quick, cheap food. Labor Crisis Continues.

Food Supply 148

Food Supply Supplies Pricing Food 148

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

per hour—as long as the employee’s base wage and tips combine to equal at least the full minimum wage. Employers need to be aware of the changing minimum wage in relation to tip laws: As the minimum wage changes, so do the specifics around when, whether, and how much of a tip credit the employer may take. What counts as a tip?

Tip Distribution 195

Tip Distribution Restaurant Law Employee Relations 2024 195

Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2023

To those operators who do things right, who care for their employees, who seek their input and value it, and who work hard to pay a fair wage, show empathy, and understand that the happy employee is the key to success – these perceptions and beliefs are a real dis-service.

Employee Relations 472

Employee Relations Restaurant Law Waste Article 472

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

So, here is what we know and what we must learn to work with: [] COVID PROTOCOLS WILL LIKELY BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME: You’re tired of it, your employees are tired of it, and your customers are tired of, but it is the second-best tool in your toy chest (next to the vaccine) to help keep this pandemic under control and keep everyone safe.

Food Supply 416

Food Supply Employee Relations Kitchen Safety Social Media 416

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2024

Adapt to Growing Price Fatigue Since the pandemic, controlling food costs has been a major challenge for restaurant operators. The goal is to create an even faster, more frictionless experience while freeing up employees to focus on important duties, like fresh food preparation. Coffee in 2023. Data from the U.S.

2024 191

2024 2023 Loyalty Program Point of Sale 191

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Or employees haven’t been properly (and regularly) trained. Increased waste (and related costs ). Inaccuracy leads to more waste and related expenses since your team will need to toss the incorrect order and remake it correctly. All too often, restaurants are fumbling on that basic principle. Shift that mindset.

Ordering 222

Ordering Employee Relations Online Ordering Customer Service 222

Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

Paying employees, a respectable wage, seems like a commonsense approach, but it does not guarantee success. What you do with the level of quality invested in is far more important and relates directly to the culture and the system developed. “Is The same applies to any business, in this case – a restaurant. Is it worth it!

Employee Relations 403

Employee Relations Sports Pricing Hiring 403

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2021

The increase in demand and ongoing supply chain issues have contributed greatly to changes in food costing structures in recent months – and restaurants have been hit the hardest. Most suppliers are dealing with not having enough employees to manufacture products, so those suppliers are shorting PO’s due into distributors.

Food 118

Food Food Supply Employee Relations Supplies 118

Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2022

I have known him as student, employee, and friend for many years, I even attended his wedding. After the call I began to think back over the past five decades of involvement in the business of food and realized that there have been a number of these calls and shared moments. Stay connection with those unique friends in food.

Employee Relations 373

Employee Relations Workshop Events Social Media 373

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. This influx of new employees means that restaurant brands will need to build (and reinforce) cultures of excellence. Leverage new employees’ tech expertise. Reduce employee turnover.

Food Safety 186

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Employee Relations 186