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Restaurant Workers Can’t Be Replaced by Technology — But They Can Be Recruited

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Not surprising, as it has been reported on consistently, recruiting employees is the top concern for restaurants in fall of 2021, after Coronavirus shook up our economies and our definitions of success. Recruiting employees was the top concern in 2019 , before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the restaurant world. Surprising? Make It Easy.

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How Restaurants Can Attract and Retain Workers Tempted by Retail Holiday Job Offers

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Restaurants are still suffering from a labor shortage – according to the National Restaurant Association , as of September 2022 “eating and drinking places [were] still 560,000 jobs (or 4.5%) below their pre-pandemic staffing levels – tops among all U.S. industries.” Using technology to automate hiring.

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Hire and Retain Better Restaurant Workers in 2023

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” In a 2022 Toxic Work Environment Report , “CareerPlug found that 52 percent of employees in the restaurant and food services industry do not feel like their manager genuinely cares about them/their performance at work. The key here is in understanding the two types of advertising – traditional v.

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Five Common Seasonal Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Managers and owners must develop strategic hiring plans through the end of 2022 and into 2023 to protect staff from long hours and burnout. However, limited budgets and resources necessitate thoughtful hiring decisions in order to reduce wasted time and costs on advertising positions or training new hires. How to avoid.

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

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Highlights from this year’s study, which surveyed more than 1,100 consumers in November of 2023, included: Gift Card Spend Returning to Normal – Consumers said that gift card spending is bouncing back, with 69 percent of consumers purchasing the same amount of gift cards or more in 2023 compared to 2022.

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Restaurant Conferences to Attend in 2022

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Advertised as a place for “uninterrupted private meetings between decision-makers and solution providers,” BITAC allows for several in-depth conversations between attendees and suppliers of equipment , furnishings, and technology needed to scale and sustain a restaurant business. Food Marketing Conference. When: March.

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Crypto Impact on Restaurants - Fresh Mex Moves and McD Goes All-in on Podcasts

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Chipotle Chippy Chipotle has recruited a mechanical employee to take the weight off the hard-working humans. The new recruit is called Chippy and has been given the all-important task of making the Mexican food chain’s tortilla chips. In 2022, 51% of the population has listened to a podcast and roughly 78% are familiar with the medium.