Modern Restaurant Management
DECEMBER 26, 2024
By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. Personalized offerings and a focus on quality employee experiences will improve retention and lower recruitment costs.
Culinary Cues
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Chefs and restaurateurs invested in recruiting students at regional culinary colleges for internship and permanent positions after graduation, but those schools are struggling to find students to enroll whats going on? Whats going on, how do restaurants overcome this problem?
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Modern Restaurant Management
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Restaurant leaders expect waves in the year ahead, with 32 percent pinning recruitment and retention as their top challenge, 27 percent most concerned about rising food costs, and 21 percent flagging sales volume as the main hurdle. Chinese Restaurants : While many expect Chinese restaurants to be open, only 40 percent were last year.
Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 30, 2025
Meanwhile, SMBs are exploring AI for employee recruitment and retention, with 56 percent believing AI can help their business offset any pain points caused by reduced or frozen headcount and another 53 percent believing AI can help the business retain current staff. The most American jobs among beverage alcohol (41 percent).
EATER
MARCH 14, 2025
Now, restaurant owners and chefs across the country say theyre still struggling to recruit and retain talent. There was a huge exodus of mentors during the pandemic, says Andre Sykes, the beverage director at Detroit City Distillery. In the spring of 2021, restaurants across the country were scrambling to find staff.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 1, 2025
Whether it's an independent operator hiring a few dozen people per year, or a large national brand hiring several thousand, employee recruitment and retention is a hands-on and time-consuming process. To streamline the process further, 37 percent of restaurant operators plan to adopt automated labor management and recruitment systems.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 29, 2025
Dutch Bros came out on top in every category, including customer service, in-store experience, value, drinks, lattes, iced coffee, cold brew and frozen beverages. Dr. Pepper is the number one favorite beverage brand followed by Coca-Cola and Gatorade. percent for Starbucks, 4.3 percent for Dunkin’ and 2.6 percent for Dutch Bros.
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