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Five Common Seasonal Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Modern Restaurant Management

Despite a slowed holiday hiring season, there is still a demand to hire restaurant employees to keep up with the inevitable influx of folks who eat out more frequently around the holidays—in fact, 17 percent of restaurant leaders are still looking to hire workers. Mistake #1: Neglecting a season-specific hiring strategy. How to avoid.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

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This may make sense in terms of distributor strategy, but BrewLogix is raising a cautionary flag for 2024 as it relates to the on-premise product mix. As it relates to technology, there’s no question more and more tap rooms, bars and restaurants are embracing technology. That may not be true.

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Hungry for Growth: The Restaurant Industry in 2022

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Several other pandemic-related trends will continue into 2022 and beyond, and new trends will also emerge. While this has created many new jobs, restaurants and bars are struggling to find the talent to fill these positions. Here's a summary of what to expect and what restaurants can do to stay ahead. Staffing Shortages Continue.

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

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Kelly McCutcheon, VP of People at Hopdoddy Burger Bar , knows what it's like to be underestimated. Hopdoddy Burger Bar defined its values by identifying common traits of star team members. Everyone wins when employees are comfortable bringing up issues before they get worse. “I Make the Restaurant Workplace Better For Women.

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The Fourth Awakens

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As a show of the way we stood by our customers throughout the pandemic, we asked our employees to eat local and support their favorite eateries however safely possible. Related Posts. At Fourth, we took it a step further, dedicating the day to showing solidarity with the restaurants and servers vital to our communities.

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Why Brasa Peruvian Kitchen Believes in Higher Wages and Pay Transparency

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Michel Falcon has an extensive career as an entrepreneur and expertise in company culture, customer experience, and employee performance. Our employee turnover last year was only 17% - one seven - in an industry that has 100 to 200% year-over-year turnover. As for how he entered the restaurant business? So, think of the mission, right?

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7 Ways to Deal With the Labor Shortage in 2021

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are trying everything and the kitchen sink to recruit and retain employees in the face of a labor shortage the likes of which this industry hasn’t seen in decades. million food service employees lost their jobs in 2020. Despite most restaurants having reopened after COVID-19 closures, the restaurant industry was still 1.5

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