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Our Wage Models are Broken

7 Shifts

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. It’s no secret that with a workforce mass exodus and rising minimum wages, the restaurant industry is long overdue for an overhaul of its business structure and compensation model.

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Need a Change? Tips for Relocating Your Hospitality Career

Gecko Hospitality

The world of hospitality is an exciting one for several reasons. One is that once you get your feet wet working in hospitality, you tend to get the “bug.” Another reason is that there are so many avenues you can take in your hospitality career. Find out what hospitality businesses are there. How much is housing?

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A 2021 Guide to Kitchen Staffing During the Back of House Labor Shortage

Touch Bistro

The challenge is, the restaurant industry has been struggling with a shortage of chefs and other back of house staff for several years now. Back in 2019, TouchBistro’s Annual Industry Report found that seven in 10 restaurants in the U.S. were experiencing a labor shortage. million jobs – or 12% – short of pre-pandemic levels.

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How to hire the best staff for your restaurant

Open for Business

Finding staff for a restaurant can be a big challenge in the hospitality industry. Here’s how to hire great employees, with tips for recruiting and retaining staff for a restaurant. Consider the different restaurant roles needed to cover the different aspects of hospitality work at your restaurant.

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NCR Reveals 2022 Hospitality Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. In August, the restaurant industry lost more than 40,000 jobs. Chick-fil-A even reported disabling curbside ordering in some locations to reduce strain on their workers.

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

7 Shifts

Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech. Cooks and back-of-house employees tend to work with inventory management software and kitchen display technology. Cooks and back-of-house employees tend to work with inventory management software and kitchen display technology. Table of Contents. Cross-contamination.

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To Mitigate ‘The Great Resignation’ Refocus on the Employee Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Even with this good news for restaurant operators, many challenges still remain – particularly around staffing in both the front and back of the house. A recent survey of restaurant operators by the University of South Florida School of Hospitality found that hiring and turnover was their number one challenge.