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What to Include in Your Restaurant Employee Handbook

7 Shifts

First, you need to include their pay and how they will be paid, as well as your overtime and tips policies. Before you distribute your restaurant employee handbook, have a lawyer—preferably one who specializes in employment law or restaurants—go through it and ensure your best interests are protected.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the latest report from Tripadvisor , which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry, restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out.

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How to Calculate and Optimize Your Restaurant Payroll Percentage

Restaurant365

Whether you are slowly scaling up operations again or moving from takeout and delivery only to limited dine-in, it is more important than ever to stay on top of your labor and payroll cost. Your payroll is the process of calculating and distributing wages to your employees. Understanding labor and payroll cost. Payroll taxes.

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How to Reduce Employee Turnover with Technology

Restaurant365

As reported in August 2019 by the National Restaurant Association , operators had consistently rated “recruiting and retaining employees” as the number one challenge facing restaurant businesses every month for over two years. Average restaurant employee turnover. workforce turnover rate as a whole averages 45%.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Combining our backgrounds in tech, automation, and culinary fine dining, we knew we could fill this void to give more people access to healthy, high-quality food.” Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice Group are coming together to strengthen their OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts distribution capabilities.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal."

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Greg joined the Restaurant Facility Management Association (RFMA) in 2016, earned his Certified Restaurant Facility Professional designation in 2017, was chosen Restaurateur of the Year in 2019, and currently serves on the RFMA Board of Directors. ” 7shifts Launches Tip Pooling.

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