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Despite Improved 2024 Outlook, Labor, and Other Risks May Drag Restaurants Down

Modern Restaurant Management

Quick service, fast casual and bars and taverns have exceeded where they were in February 2020. Nearly 75 percent of the industry executives surveyed in the HUB International 2024 Outlook Executive Survey said it has affected their business’ vitality, leading over half to sharpen their employee recruiting practices.

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Restaurant Hiring in Today’s Reality

Modern Restaurant Management

It is increasingly difficult to recruit, attract, hire, and retain employees, but there are some insights that can help you navigate a tough labor landscape. The shortage is especially acute for back-of-house employees, such as prep cooks, line cooks, and dishwashers. The Restaurant Labor Shortage.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

By proactively addressing these questions during the interview process or in job postings, you can create a more effective recruitment experience. If the managers or owners doing an interview raise and answer these job applicant questions, they will have a better rapport with applicants. What is the kitchen’s work culture like?

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How to hire the best staff for your restaurant

Open for Business

Here’s how to hire great employees, with tips for recruiting and retaining staff for a restaurant. A tiny spot with a dozen tables and no bar might be able to run smoothly with a dishwasher, a few cooks, a chef, and a single server. A quality candidate should have several years of experience in different front-of-house roles.

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Order Up! Offer Financial-Based Incentives to Tackle Staffing Challenges 

Modern Restaurant Management

Kitchen and front-of-house employees are simply harder to find. Prioritize health and safety : At the height of the pandemic, most restaurants enacted measures to protect employees and customers, such as blocking off every other table, requiring masks and erecting plastic barriers between tables and at the bar.

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Podcast 1: Restaurant Profit Improvement with Open Book Management

Ken Burgin

Particular challenges with OBM for the kitchen, the bar and the front of house? How can this help with current staff recruitment challenges? My guest in this podcast is James O’Connell of the Hospitality Company. Subscribe to Hospo Reset Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Hospo Reset Podcast on Apple Podcasts.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

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This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. The 2021 COVID-19 pandemic caused many people to leave the hospitality industry, and many have not returned. This has left restaurants struggling to find and retain staff. million, while the number of hires was 1.3 million, while the number of hires was 1.3