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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

Lavu

The 2021 COVID-19 pandemic caused many people to leave the hospitality industry, and many have not returned. million, while the number of hires was 1.3 million, while the number of hires was 1.3 This means that there were 600,000 more job openings than hires in the food services and drinking places industry in July 2023.

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NCR Reveals 2022 Hospitality Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

Tackle the Labor Shortage with Hiring Incentives. According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Here are some trends NCR is watching as move into 2022.

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The Keys to Restaurant Longevity with Lula Cafe’s Jason Hammel

7 Shifts

Jason Hammel opened Lula Cafe in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood back in 1999. More than 20 years later, the award-winning farm-to-table institution is one of the city's most celebrated restaurants. For an industry with a high rate of first-year closures, Lula Cafe's longevity is a testament to what Hammel calls a youthful mindset.

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

EATER

At the weekly staff meeting, they came up with an ad hoc plan: One group of staff members developed their first COVID safety protocols, ordering hand sanitizer, scheduling hand-washing breaks, and putting lines of blue painter’s tape across the floor of the restaurant to show people how to stay six feet apart. The year had started off strong.

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Experts Weigh In: What Are Key Challenges Restaurants Will Face in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring. Managers lack the tools to properly schedule employees and plan for shifting consumer demands, and as a result, businesses are paying for redundant overworked labor, or having to manage with inadequate labor due to hiring challenges. This issue will carry into 2022 and beyond.

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Everything You Need to Know About Ghost Kitchens (aka. Cloud Kitchens)

The Food Corridor

Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. These commissary kitchens are sometimes also known as ghost kitchens, shared kitchens , or virtual kitchens with the delivery-only food brands operating within them called virtual restaurants.

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Technology That Will Build The Future Of Restaurants

The Restaurant Times

Hence, technology-first business models such as cloud kitchens are only expected to become more prevalent in the coming years. From preparing beverages to serving burgers, these robots eliminate the need to hire human staff. The cafe is entirely run by German robots and does not require any human intervention. Artificial Intelligence.