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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants had difficulty hiring and retaining staff, which led to more interest in automating processes. " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. ." Workforce : COVID fundamentally changed the labor market.

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For Restaurants in 2025, Change Is the Only Constant

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That was February 26, 2020. Randi Lee and his wife, Jeanette Zinno, took over the storefront that would become Leland Eating and Drinking House in Brooklyn in February 2020, ready to fully demo the space. Masked chefs make pizza in a restaurant kitchen in 2022. Its definitely been nice to see that dream become a reality.

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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? An interesting tidbit about those dark days of 2020-21: restaurants, bars, food trucks and other establishments that were able to remain efficient with their back of house (BOH) services were most likely to survive and even thrive.

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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. As we start to welcome back workers, doing things as they were before isn't going to work—especially in hiring. That all begins at the hiring level. Writing a good job description.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Can Technology Help Solve the Restaurant Labor Shortage?

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Restaurants that once employed full front of house operations, quickly turned into crews of kitchen and expeditor staff only, employing sometimes 25-50 percent of their original staff. "It's a feeding frenzy on hiring right now. Roles shifted too. "Where are all the people? But this is slowly starting to change.

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Restaurant Staffing Crisis Solutions: Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the latest Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, there were more new businesses openings than at any other period over the last 12 months and business reopenings are at the highest level since the second quarter of 2020. Two-thirds of new hires signing up for DailyPay. People were in between jobs or suddenly out of work.

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Improve Your Restaurant’s Profit Margins by Cutting Your Kitchen Costs (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

To have a successful restaurant, the owner or manager must be skilled at managing both front-of-house and back-of-house functions. To help increase these profit margins, restaurant owners sometimes focus more on changes they can make to front-of-house, such as increasing their prices or boosting liquor sales.