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Four Ways to Build More Effective Restaurant Leadership

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern restaurants need strong leadership right now to guide them through these changes and challenges. Understaffing can turn customers away when they’re frustrated by long wait times or poor service, and over staffing will instantly eat into your profitability. Here are four ways to lead your restaurant more effectively.

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WHAT RESTAURANT OWNERS GET WRONG

Culinary Cues

Even when the owner is present – he or she must depend on the consistent interactions between customers and the restaurant’s employees. We should never underestimate the importance of customer perceptions, expectations, and new ideas. Communication with customers and with employees is an essential part of leadership and management.

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What Are Standard Operating Procedures in Restaurants?

Crunchtime

Standard restaurant operating procedures help staff and leadership do their jobs better and ultimately, make customers happier. Pre-rush readiness check: many operators have found that getting certain work done just before a rush of customers can set up the store to be more successful and maximize their time and sales.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Under Barb’s leadership, TSFR’s Del Taco restaurants consistently broke system wide sales records and TSFR was named franchisee of the year two years in a row. Restaurant and Chef and Leadership award categories will continue to have no fees for entry. Barb also served on the Operations Advisory Committee for Del Taco.

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The Truth About Reality TV and Bar Ownership

Bar and Restaurant Coach

customer service excellence. Most operators are just not interested in someone coming into their venues busting bottles, yelling at staff and running off customers. The way we approach our clients is with kindness, humility, and a genuine intent to best serve the needs of our clients using all our tools and experience.

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How I Got My Job: Launching Vertical Farming Innovations After a Career in Packaged Snack Foods

EATER

Photo by David Cortes Stephanie Jack always knew she wanted to work in food, and her journey took her from Frito-Lay to the “smart produce” business Stephanie Jack’s parents met while working at Heinz — specifically, when her mother was auditing her father’s department. What would surprise people about your job? What was your first job?

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Guest Blog: Tax Strategies as You Reopen Your Restaurant

Restaurant365

In response, many restaurants adapted to shutdowns across the country by offering drive-through or curbside pick-up, allowing them to remain partially open and serve customers who were sheltering in place. She also had a stint in public accounting at PwC in both audit and international SEC practices.

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