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How to Improve Restaurant Operations: 9 Proven Strategies

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Improving your restaurant operations to succeed in this highly competitive industry means serving quality food and providing excellent customer service while minimizing waste, reducing costs, and keeping your employees engaged. This is why 62% of managers feel burnt out , especially on days leading to peak seasons.

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A COOK’S MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

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Yes, I am talking about your corner restaurant and the employees who work there. TARDINESS OR NO SHOW: If dependability issues slip out of control and an employee is constantly late and has a record of not showing up when expected or scheduled, then it’s time to pay attention. Being a cook is an emotional powder keg.

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Restaurant Budgeting: How to Create A Restaurant Budget

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In this industry, one of the worst-case scenarios is running out of money. However, as a rule, the primary costs you can expect in running your restaurant are usually related to food, labor, and rent. Your stiff competition requires innovative thinking and aggressive growth strategies to stay on top.

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Restaurant Bookkeeping: Comprehensive Guide to Master Bookkeeping

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Record your sales daily One of the first steps you should take in your restaurant bookkeeping process is recording your sales daily, ensuring your accounting records are up to date. This includes accounting not only for the regular hours your employees put in but also overtime and holiday hours. What can 7shifts do for you?

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CHEFS – WHAT DOES YOUR MENU REPRESENT?

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Far too many times the menu takes a back seat to all other planning that will lead to serious miscalculations along the way. This menu is developed using analytical data that is drawn from surveys and historical reference to other restaurants within a community or region. YES – the menu is that important!

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What to Include in Your Restaurant Employee Handbook

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The words ‘employee handbook’ are enough to make any new hire quiver. Having to spend a shift—or even worse, your after-hours—reading through an employee handbook will sap the fun out of any new restaurant job. The introduction to your restaurant employee handbook Think of your employee handbook as a welcome to your restaurant.

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COOKING – THAT THREAD OF FRIENDSHIP

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I had a call out of the blue from a former culinary student and co-worker at a four-diamond restaurant. I have known him as student, employee, and friend for many years, I even attended his wedding. Something became even more apparent to me today, something that I have felt for decades, but suddenly it became vividly clear.