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What is Back-of-House at a Restaurant – Everything You Need To Know

The Restaurant Times

The back-of-house (BOH) at a restaurant is the behind-the-scenes area of the restaurant — it works like an engine and keeps the restaurant going. While it is not visible to the customers, the restaurant’s services get hampered without back-of-house. Why is Back of House Important?

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Our Wage Models are Broken

7 Shifts

The practice has proven to increase instances of sexual harassment , reliance on food stamps , and continues to uphold the financial instability of so many employees in our industry. We operate as a tip pool restaurant with equal parts shared between the back and front of the house, weighted by position and number of hours worked.

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2022: A Year of Transition for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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Leveraging POS Systems to Future-Proof Your Restaurant and Maximize Profits

Modern Restaurant Management

A fragmented supply chain is also increasing ingredient costs, leading restaurants to balance staff churn with a changing menu to keep revenue consistent. Monitoring Supply Can Curb Waste and Loss. To set your business apart when it comes to recruiting and retaining staff, look to payroll and benefits technology.

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How Delivery Services Are  Impacting Restaurant Supply Chains 

Modern Restaurant Management

While food delivery is nothing new, breakout services like Uber Eats and DoorDash have capitalized on what customers want most: convenience. Dark kitchens also known as delivery-only restaurants, ghost or virtual kitchens describes an industrial kitchen space dedicated solely to preparing food for delivery.

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2023 Restaurant Technology Trends: Consolidation, Experience, and Fees

Modern Restaurant Management

Closures, supply chain problems, labor shortages, technology, and inflation are just a few of the challenges operators have faced in recent years. Labor will remain competitive, but the relentless recruiting cycle and wage pressure has begun slowing down. Operators will continue incentivizing in-house delivery and in-app purchases.

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Turning Restaurant Staffing Challenges Into Opportunities

Modern Restaurant Management

As Americans reach for a potential post-pandemic world, the restaurant industry continues to reel from two years of economic, staffing and supply chain chaos. Of these, one of the biggest challenges facing independent, franchised and fast-casual restaurants is staffing. A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent