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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Proper staff training keeps your team knowledgeable, confident, and able to provide the kind of customer service that keeps guests coming back. Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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Many restaurant owners had believed they would be covered in the event of something like the pandemic, and found themselves without a safety net. Overall, the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities, margin issues, and lack of safety net to restaurants in a way the industry is still recovering from. – Pooja S.

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Lessening Employee Anxiety as Restaurant Doors Open

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For FOH: Assure front of house staff that you are complying with or exceeding all regulatory local, state and federal rules and regulations. less interaction with guests, they do have plenty of interaction with FOH staff. So, if someone from FOH gets sick, they too are vulnerable. They are for your own safety too.

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Can AI Address Labor and Food Safety Challenges?

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Ofer Zinger, co-founder of Kitchen Robotics, thinks so. It also self-cleans, helping ensure food safety. That’s where companies like Kitchen Robotics come in – the company stands out as one of the few companies to have successfully commercialized a product. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) learned more from Zinger.

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

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There’s nothing better than a tidy workstation and clean range hood before service hour; and the post-shift scrub down of the kitchen can be a form of meditation for stressed out chefs. Create (or update) your cleaning task list for both FOH and BOH staff to double down on sanitization in your restaurant.

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20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job (Updated)

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Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.