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MRM EXCLUSIVE: New Research Reveals Restaurant Managers Are Key Ingredient in the Recipe for Staff Retention

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Fueled by this backdrop, Toast's Market Insights team sought to better understand restaurant employees' perspectives—from bright spots to challenges faced—by conducting a survey in February and March 2023 of more than 1,000 US restaurant workers. So, what did we find?

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Strategic Ways for Restaurateurs to Grow Their Brands

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At my restaurant development and investment firm Full Course, we work with emerging brands to develop leadership, optimize business practices and ultimately provide financial investment for expansion. Supporters might be able to volunteer their time, provide coaching or give referrals for potential investors.

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What Are Standard Operating Procedures in Restaurants?

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In fact, only 12% of Operations leaders report that it is "very easy" to roll out and ensure adherence to new initiatives, according to findings from our 2023 Restaurant Operations Report. Standard restaurant operating procedures help staff and leadership do their jobs better and ultimately, make customers happier.

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How bartaco approaches pay equity at their restaurants

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He started out at Darden Restaurants and has worked in executive leadership roles at Del Frisco's, Michael Mina and Birdcall before joining bartaco in 2021. We invested in a platform called GiANT and created something called bartaco Leadership Academy. So yes, we saw the need in really developing people, not bartaco managers.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

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Similarly, incentives are also offered to candidates who pull through on existing deals in 2022 that were initially positioned for 2023 and later. At Jason’s Deli, she coached, trained, and developed 32 managing partners to grow sales and profits. Previous restaurant group experience also includes BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

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Here Are the 2024 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

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The stated goal in the 2021 audit was also to have at least 50 percent of committee members and judges be people of color by the 2023 awards. The voting body has also expanded beyond traditional food media. Najmieh Batmanglij and Christopher Morgan, Joon, Vienna, VA • Amy Brandwein, Centrolina, Washington, D.C.

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MRM Franchise Feed: flip’d and the Juicey Awards

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Three Knoxville locations are slated to open in Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. “Byron’s proven track record of leadership in restaurant development will further fuel our pipeline and strengthen our presence in new and existing markets.” military prior to his leadership role with the company.

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