7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

In the restaurant industry, it can be difficult to maintain front- and back-of-house staff, as many will eventually move on to pursue new ventures such as school, travel, or alternate employment. Worse yet, some may leave simply because they do not feel valued or that there is no meaning attached to the work they do.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. Restaurants juggle multiple operations simultaneously on any given day, from tracking sales to planning logistics and maximizing the customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

While staffing has always topped the list of restaurant owner/manager pain points, it now seems to be at crisis proportions. March restaurant sale surged 36 percent year-over-year and nearly reached 2019 levels. And the situation isn’t likely to improve soon as more competition in the battle for talent is anticipated.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 19, 2022

Your total restaurant labor cost includes all expenses related to labor, from salaries and hourly wages to payroll taxes, bonuses, overtime, worker’s compensation, and benefits such as health insurance. On average, most restaurant businesses target a labor cost percentage between 25-35% of sales. What is a good labor cost percentage?

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EATER

APRIL 27, 2021

Jayamaran, who is the president of One Fair Wage , a group fighting to abolish the tipped minimum wage, says front of house employees, who often rely on tips but have to enforce at times controversial mask mandates, are especially fed up. One factor is simply the onslaught of new positions.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You receive time in your Point of Sale (POS) system. Your fully burdened labor cost represents the labor costs of both your hourly and salaried employees, as well as related expenses such as payroll taxes, employee insurance, and employee benefits. However, tracking your labor cost is a bit more complicated.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

I don’t understand why it’s up to me as a small-business owner to search my conscience every month to decide whether or not to support my employees,” she said at one point. It’s a matter of extinction,” the chef and restaurateur Pim Techamuanvivit said when we first spoke in August. Where is the conscience of the country?”.

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EATER

MARCH 30, 2021

James Mark, the owner of both restaurants and the chef at Big King, says he made about $353,000 in sales in January and February alone. At that point the outbreak had been limited to a few K-12 schools and had not yet become widespread. On March 15, Big King and North made about $10,000 in sales, about double the nightly average.

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Open for Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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EATER

MARCH 30, 2021

James Mark, the owner of both restaurants and the chef at Big King, says he made about $353,000 in sales in January and February alone. At that point the outbreak had been limited to a few K-12 schools and had not yet become widespread. On March 15, Big King and North made about $10,000 in sales, about double the nightly average.

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EATER

AUGUST 16, 2023

After launching and then closing Proteau just three years after it hit the market, John deBary has come to realize that sales aren’t the only way to measure success Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about failure. In 2017 I was at an inflection point in my career. And it was exhilarating.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

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EATER

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In the late aughts, Rivera ran his own mortgage insurance and financial services business when the Great Recession hit. There’s this game-of-life kind of thing — you’re raised to believe that you need the nice house with the picket fence, the car. He was forced to shift primarily to insurance. Checkmark, checkmark, checkmark.

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Open for Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

You don’t have to retain a lawyer up front, but you at least need to have a consultation with an attorney to understand your options in terms of incorporation, as well as the laundry list of other things that you’ll need to consider. “You Most restaurants need funding, especially during the initial stages when they’re setting up.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

When your business is located in an affected region, the federal minimum wage takes a back seat to the state or city rate. hour for employers grossing <$110,000 in annual sales and not covered by FLSA). if the company provides health insurance). hour (for businesses grossing >$319,000 per in annual sales).

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

Whether you’re looking to improve customer satisfaction, increase sales, or reduce costs, tracking these metrics will bring clarity to your restaurants’ performance and help you achieve your goals. So grab a coffee, sit back, and let’s dive in and explore the world of restaurant metrics. Why Are Metrics Important?

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Lavu

JANUARY 21, 2020

Someone who understands specific restaurant accounting features like a chart of accounts, COGS, prime costs, daily sales, and more. . Preparing good meals and serving customers is always an exciting part of running a restaurant. When it comes to numbers, however, most restaurant owners do not know what is expected of them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Review mentions of “Back-owned” (and related terms) also skyrocketed, up 426 percent, as people look to support and surface these businesses to the community. In early June, we've seen diners seated come back substantially – now down 57 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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OpenTable

JULY 8, 2022

How investors get paid back. Then, when you get to the point when you’re ready to retain an attorney, you already have someone that’s familiar with you and your concept.”. Getting an attorney involved is the best way to help sort through the pros and cons of each structure, as there is no one way that works best. Partnerships.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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EATER

JULY 22, 2021

We’re never going back to normal,” Jackson predicted shortly after the pandemic reached New York City in March of last year. Chef Russell Jackson opened the fine dining restaurant Reverence in Harlem just months before the pandemic began. Chef Russell Jackson was tired. Honestly,” he said, “I’m broken.”.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In the back of the house, dishwashers, bussers, and cooks are often paid the minimum wage, while in the front of the house, in most U.S. Building an equitable restaurant — where all workers are paid fairly, have benefits, and work without discrimination — will require undoing the way most restaurants are run.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

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EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. This version was dyed with squid ink.)

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EATER

MAY 29, 2020

Nick Kokonas explains his businesses’ pivots on Eater’s Digest As restaurants around the country furlough or lay off their workers or permanently close, Chicago’s high-end tasting menu destination Alinea is bringing in record revenue and has brought back its staff. Nick Kokonas is an owner of both operations. Nick Kokonas: Great to be here.

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