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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. The same New York Times story found that 80 to 85 percent of Crafted Hospitality group's kitchen employees have moved out of New York City. That all begins at the hiring level.

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9 Restaurant Job Interview Questions to Ask in 2020

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While most people would say it’s choosing a concept or picking the perfect location, we argue that it’s hiring the right people. Who you hire to execute your vision can make or break your business. But how can you know if a new hire will be engaged in their role before you hire them?

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Order Up! Offer Financial-Based Incentives to Tackle Staffing Challenges 

Modern Restaurant Management

Kitchen and front-of-house employees are simply harder to find. Prioritize health and safety : At the height of the pandemic, most restaurants enacted measures to protect employees and customers, such as blocking off every other table, requiring masks and erecting plastic barriers between tables and at the bar.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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Restarting Your Restaurant? Here Is An 8 Point Restaurant Checklist To Make The Process Smoother

The Restaurant Times

Uncertainty in the restaurant industry increased after being hit by the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020. Hiring an apt number of people for the back-of-the-house and front-of-the-house operations is critical to optimize the restaurant’s labour cost. . managing each step efficiently can be challenging.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.

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How Nonprofits That Train People to Work in Restaurants Navigated COVID-19

EATER

For many organizations, the first step in dealing with pandemic shutdowns was just to help their participants and alumni get through the initial weeks On the evening of Saturday, March 14, 2020, the staff at Café Momentum served only seven diners. Café Momentum is more than just a restaurant, though. The year had started off strong.

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