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2023 Restaurant Technology Trends: Consolidation, Experience, and Fees

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Here are six things I see coming in 2023: Labor pressure is easing, but operators are still looking for labor management. Labor will remain competitive, but the relentless recruiting cycle and wage pressure has begun slowing down. A likely recession in 2023 is already leading consumers to cut back on restaurant spending.

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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

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By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. In 2023, the average cost of a hospitality-related breach surged 14 percent to $3.36 Additionally, labor shortages remain a critical pain point, driving up wages across the industry.

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Hire and Retain Better Restaurant Workers in 2023

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And in 2023, that’s the problem most hiring managers in the restaurant industry are facing. When deciding where to recruit restaurant workers online, many job platforms promise to plaster your jobs across the Web for a fixed price. We all know that for restaurants – reputation is everything. It all comes down to your staff.

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Why Restaurants Should Embrace Technology in 2023

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Front-of-house staff can be hard to recruit, are less tenured, and have high turnover. Between supply chain issues, staffing challenges and increasing operation costs, restaurants have had to re-examine roles and responsibilities for employees and lean into technology to increase operational efficiency. Automating the Front of House.

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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. Below, we review five common mistakes recruiters make when hiring seasonal workers and how to prevent them in order to reach your yearly goals. How to avoid. Mistake #5: Not investing in longevity.

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2022: A Year of Transition for Restaurants

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Key figures on the restaurant workforce include: Roughly 50 percent of restaurant operators in the fullservice, quickservice, and fast-casual segments expect recruiting and retaining employees to be their top challenge in 2022. Seventy-five percent of operators said they plan to devote more resources to recruiting and retaining employees.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

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Restaurant leaders expect waves in the year ahead, with 32 percent pinning recruitment and retention as their top challenge, 27 percent most concerned about rising food costs, and 21 percent flagging sales volume as the main hurdle. percent) coming in well above the national total for e-commerce sales compared to 2023. percent YOY.

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