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Restaurant Industry’s Labor Shortages Made Worse By Demographic Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

As the industry began to get its feet back it immediately faced another unfortunate curve, the confluence of demographic trends. However, by spearheading innovative programs to retain some of the experienced workers retiring from the labor pool they can improve the training, recruitment, and retention of young workers.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

The past five years have reinforced the critical intersection of digital and hospitality in the restaurant industry. Digital not only powers seamless experiences but also unlocks guest data that can elevate hospitality across all touchpoints, both digital and in-person.

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How to Increase Employee Productivity

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Staff productivity plays the largest role in restaurant revenue, which is why it’s so important to invest in your recruiting and hiring strategies, finding like-minded individuals to move your restaurant forward while minimizing time waste. A busy staff means productive staff, which is good for business.

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Restaurant Operations Management: A Guide for Restaurant Owners

ChowNow

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Its tough, and cant be done passively. What is Restaurant Operations Management? Great restaurant operations dont happen by accident.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America. The report analyzed data from more than 30,000 QSR restaurants that generated a total of 4.5 billion transactions and $67 billion in sales in 2024. labor costs at 3 percent.

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Five Years After COVID, the Restaurant Labor Market Has Yet to Recover

EATER

Now, restaurant owners and chefs across the country say theyre still struggling to recruit and retain talent. Kriston Jae Bethel/Bloomberg via Getty Images The COVID pandemic accelerated a labor shortage in the industry. In the spring of 2021, restaurants across the country were scrambling to find staff.

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features trends in off-premise, coffee wars, the AI lifeline, the return of lunch, and how teens spend their dollars. More than 60 percent say they’re ordering off-premises more often than a year ago. Older adults still prefer in-person ordering.