The Restaurant Times

APRIL 12, 2023

As a CEO of Wow Bao, Geoff has take n the brand from three brick-and-mortar locations to over 600+ virtual kitchens across the U.S. Don’t miss out on reading his tips on growth, effective management, and cultivating a nurturing work environment. and Canada. Kermit the Frog green.” Kermit the Frog green.”

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

The cost of restaurant and service industry labor in 2021 is accelerating rapidly. As of May 2021, limited-service crew wages increased 7.5% Check out Black Box Workforce Intelligence for access to robust restaurant employee data covering 2.4 One way to stand out is with your social content. Labor Costs FAQs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2022

Coming out of some trying times, we’ve been able to open two new locations in the past year, taking us to seven total as we celebrate 10 years in business. My leadership and communication style has evolved over the years as I’ve learned how to adapt to changes and obstacles that are often out of my control.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

The cost of restaurant and service industry labor in 2021 is accelerating rapidly. As of May 2021, limited-service crew wages increased 7.5% Check out Black Box Workforce Intelligence for access to robust restaurant employee data covering 2.4 One way to stand out is with your social content. Labor Costs FAQs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2022

Coming out of some trying times, we’ve been able to open two new locations in the past year, taking us to seven total as we celebrate 10 years in business. My leadership and communication style has evolved over the years as I’ve learned how to adapt to changes and obstacles that are often out of my control.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

89% of operators cited employee retention as a top concern in 2021, up from 69 percent in 2017. Restaurant operators could define a structured talent development program that guides high potential employees through a progressive blended learning program, laying out a logical career path and fueling their growth.

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7 Shifts

MAY 28, 2021

To make the schedule there, she would “make it up on my iPad with my Apple pencil and kind of fill it out that way every day,” says Megges. The team also takes advantage of the shift swaps feature in 7shifts, swapping about a shift every day. Turns out, you can teach an old dog some new tricks. I have a hundred employees.

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Sling

AUGUST 9, 2023

Hourly Pay: The Complete Manager’s Guide August 2022 How To Create A Weekly Schedule Template August 2022 Employee Timekeeping: What It Is and Why It Matters August 2022 How to Easily and Accurately Track Employee Hours August 2022 Team Collaboration: What It Is and How to Improve It August 2022 29 Areas That Employees Can Improve On July 2022 10 Effects (..)

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

There’s a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. It does take time, and unless you’re a larger restaurant group, it may be unrealistic to have full-time team members oversee your social platforms. If your lowboy refrigerator goes out while you’re out, you can know about it.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The State of Restaurant Employee Satisfaction in 2021. Here's what 3700 dedicated restaurant industry workers had to say: The State of Restaurant Employee Satisfaction in 2021. The pandemic has made me appreciate (even more) how special dining and going out with your loved ones can be. People will always go out to eat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 20, 2022

During the Great Resignation of late 2021, staggering numbers of employees left their jobs in search of new opportunities. Consider investing in online courses, mentoring, or letting employees take on new responsibilities. For example, maybe an employee wants to test out delivery driving or move into managing technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the recent stay-at-home orders and kids out of school soon, more and more people will be home consuming content. PR efforts are an excellent way to take advantage of the increase in online sales. Establishing yourself as a recognized brand takes time. It’s no surprise that more people are choosing to buy this way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

To fully recover, restaurants will need to figure out how they can win the talent war and meet their staffing needs from this limited pool. One year after the pandemic started, restaurants find themselves in a familiar position: competing for talent in a scarce pool of applicants.

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7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2023

Something that caught my eye when reading them while prepping for my chat with Jason, was that they were revised on June 8th, 2021. I do have people who can take vacations now, paid vacations." It took us time to really figure things out. It's different for every restaurant, every leadership team, every business.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

There are 101 ways to dole out restaurant tips - from percentages to points to whether kitchen staff gets a share. I was against it philosophically, but when I talked to staff, they were all for it if it allowed them to take a few more dollars home. Of course, if your business is in its infancy, it might take some time to grasp that.

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Perfect Daily Grind

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Partners of Kenya’s flagship coffee event, which will take place at Whispers Park, include Yara and Fairtrade Africa. Coffee Technician’s Guild announces candidates for its 2022 Leadership Council. Next year’s event will take place from 17 to 19 August, coinciding with the annual Melbourne Coffee Week.

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Foodable

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

There are opportunities in the industry to welcome women in leadership and lean on female perspectives. To keep listening to The Barron Report, check out the podcast on iTunes Now ! Women tend to lack the necessary mentorship that men in high-ranking positions have. The restaurant industry isn't just the business of food.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 15, 2023

In December 2021, a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York voted to become the company’s first-ever unionised store in the US. “In Unfortunately Starbucks, under Mr. Schultz’s leadership, has done everything possible to prevent that from happening.” Then read our article on looking out for barista wellbeing after Covid-19. Enjoyed this?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

” Using modular construction for restaurant development saves 10-15 percent overall, and allows for consistency and efficiency with the building process taking approximately five weeks to complete. Dave’s Hot Chicken is spicing up its 2021 franchise development strategy. All five restaurants are slated to open in 2021.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 13, 2022

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report , it will take around 132 years to achieve full global gender parity if we continue at the current rate. When we look at coffee production in particular, it is estimated that up to 70% of the labour is carried out by women. Read on to find out more.

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EATER

AUGUST 20, 2020

And no chef and restaurant awards will be handed out in 2021, either There will be no James Beard Awards handed out to outstanding chefs and restaurants this year. In another huge announcement, the Foundation will also forgo its 2021 awards, which would have recognized the work of restaurants and chefs in 2020.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Operations for 7shifts, I have been based in the New York technology and hospitality space for years (including a leadership role at Yelp for nearly a decade). Now, the City Council of New York City has voted to extend local law 1932-A until March 31st, 2021. As the Head of U.S.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Specialty Coffee Expo 2023 to take place in Portland, OR from 21 to 23 April. Reports suggest that Starbucks is willing to comply with workers’ demands “in good faith” following alleged concerns about black mould and bed bug infestations – which culminated in a staff walk-out on 25 October 2022.

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Sling

MARCH 26, 2022

12) Improve Your Leadership Skills. It’s imperative, then, to work on improving your leadership skills just as much as you work on improving your employees’ skills. And it means taking the lead to solve problems for the benefit of your business as a whole. Retaining employees starts with you, the manager or business owner.

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Restaurant365

JULY 29, 2021

The restaurant industry saw new trends like: Increased sales for take-out and delivery. The restaurant industry in 2021 looks significantly different from the pre-pandemic restaurant industry. Whatever opportunities you pursue, business in 2021 and beyond should look significantly different than it did in 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Apple American Group LLC (AAG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group LP (FRG), was named the 2021 Abe Gustin Franchisee of the Year by Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar. The award was presented during the 2021 Applebee’s Business Meeting, which was held in Scottsdale on November 16, top photo.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

When life presents unexpected expenses, such as urgent car or home repairs, an emergency fund can help keep families afloat, and prevent them from taking on debt or missing payments. In fall 2016 he signed a baseball contract with the New York Mets before returning to the NFL in 2021.

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ExactHire - Restaurants

JUNE 14, 2022

According to The Work Institute’s 2021 Retention Report, the average quit rate among new hires during their first year is about 34 percent. An email of introduction and welcome from the new hire’s supervisor and others on the leadership team. Have new hires fill out digitized paperwork. Basics of a New Employee’s First Day.

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EATER

AUGUST 24, 2022

What really stood out to Ruby Luna about Amy’s Kitchen was the message. Luna started on the enchilada line at Amy’s San Jose plant in December 2021, and then became a machine operator in the pizza department after four months. Luna also told NBC she was given a “point” for taking time off to recover from an injury sustained on the job.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Instead, the September 25 live Twitter broadcast was held to honor the nominees and previous award winners in categories like Leadership, Lifetime Achievement, and America’s Classics. Erick Williams of Virtue and Maya-Camille Broussard of Justice of the Pies urged the restaurant community to allow people of color to take up space.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

Others were tasked with figuring out how the interns could take the skills they had learned in the restaurant and use them to make meals for food-insecure students, since schools had shut down. The leadership team redid the staffing model to allow people to work from home as needed. By January 2021, it had made around 2.1

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2022

Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Putting it into a longer historical perspective, this is the weakest growth posted by the industry since February 2021 – the last month in which the industry lapped over a pre-pandemic month. Understanding the Out of the Box Insights.

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EATER

JUNE 25, 2021

But the bottle was a concrete, tangible reminder that there was broad — or broad enough — acceptance of gay culture that when I did eventually come out, I could have the kind of life I dreamed about. Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) March 13, 2021. That little symbol mattered to me.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), 4thMVMT, and PepsiCo announced a formal collaboration to provide leadership development and increase business ownership opportunities for Black people in the restaurant industry. The program will begin accepting applications in the first quarter of 2021.

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EATER

AUGUST 21, 2020

As the restaurant industry continues to suffer the combined effects of a pandemic and an economic crisis, the organization has canceled the Chef and Restaurant Awards ceremony for both 2020 and 2021. The many restaurants and chefs named as finalists for the 2020 awards won’t find out whether they might have received the coveted recognition.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

JULY 14, 2022

The only way to work your way out of inflation is innovation. It is an impossibility to simply price your way out of inflationary pressures. 21% closed deals in 2021 (including two divestitures). Innovating the Way Out of Restaurant Inflation. And restaurants’ labor cost increases are not going away either (in the U.S.,

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Aaron Allen & Associates

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Your customers, crews, stakeholders, and shareholders all put their faith in your judgment and leadership. The battlefield after the war is clearing out, but there’s so much shock from what just happened that many haven’t fully planned out what to do next. But who has the playbook for this sort of thing? We all did. Now Inspire.

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