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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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Hiring Restaurant Staff, Part 2: Develop a Hiring Process

Restaurant365

If you’re currently hiring restaurant staff, you’re not alone. According to the National Restaurant Association, despite the steady gains in recent months, eating and drinking places remained 824,000 jobs – or 6.7% – below their February 2020 pre-pandemic employment peak. Apply restaurant industry processes to hiring restaurant staff.

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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

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This rise in digital interactions has made it critical for restaurants to have well-designed websites. After all, intuitive design and up-to-date information can turn a website visitor into a paying customer. In this ultimate restaurant website design guide for beginners, you’ll learn: How to prepare for a website makeover.

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How to Set Up Online Ordering for Restaurants

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These fees, when not managed, cut deep into razor-thin margins, and in some cases, can contribute to a restaurant closing for good. Without existing apps, this lives on your restaurant’s website. Does it integrate with my restaurant’s website? The first is hiring your own drivers. Should I hire my own drivers?

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5 Tips for Overcoming Restaurant Hiring Challenges

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However, the current moment is an unprecedented challenge for managers and operators. million down from February 2020.” While restaurant owners and operators are certainly relieved to be coming out on the other side of the pandemic, restaurant hiring has become a looming challenge. Hiring challenges. million jobs.

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Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? In 2020 the restaurant industry learned that offering delivery and running an efficient operation is necessary to stay alive.

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How NYC Restaurants Can Thrive Through the Winter

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2020 was a tough year, and you made a ton of sacrifices and difficult decisions already. Update your restaurant website with changed hours, menus, dining information, and online ordering links. "Winter is coming".said said every restaurateur in existence. But 2021 is the year to evolve your restaurant for whatever comes next.