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Restaurant Labor Cost Control: 11 Reports to Optimize Labor

Restaurant365

How to manage labor cost is a challenge that all restaurant operators face daily as many restaurant businesses are forced to offer more competitive wages, benefits to hourly employees and other concessions to attract more employees from the shrinking applicant pool. Total Labor Cost. Labor Cost Percentage. This is your labor variance.

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Actionable Cost Controls to Save Your Bar and Restaurant

The Restaurant Group

When administrating cost controls for back-of-house (BOH) operations, pay specific attention to portion control. Whether a corporate bar & bistro, or a privately owned sports pub, the controls used to keep the bar and food costs in check is crucial for overall success. Without proper cost controls, any business is likely to fail.

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5 Tips for Overcoming Restaurant Hiring Challenges

Restaurant365

Employee retention and recruitment have long been a challenge in the restaurant industry. million—more than at any time during the pandemic, but still “about a million fewer employees, year-over-year, and 1.8 A few other lingering pandemic-related issues are also pressuring the industry’s workforce. million jobs.

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Meeting Off-Premise Demand While Rebuilding In-Restaurant Sales to Boost Profitability

Restaurant365

Many restaurants turned to takeout and delivery to remain in business during the pandemic and because of pandemic-related restrictions. If you are successful at attracting customers back to your dining room, you need to have the right FOH and BOH team to support increased sales levels. Is off-premise dining here to stay?

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What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates

Modern Restaurant Management

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has launched the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to support U.S. restaurant employees financially impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Clic here to d onate to the Foundation’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. This fund is designed to help those struggling employees.”

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Two Independent Restaurateurs Share Reopening Lessons Learned

Hot Schedules

Dan stated, “We have been in constant contact with all of our employees, checking in on them multiple times a week to see how their unemployment benefits are working out, if they have another job, and if they have the desire to come back. Related Posts. Reopening Lessons from Two Independent Restaurateurs. This is How You Gift a Plate.

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Balancing Restaurant Labor Cost with Employee Satisfaction

Restaurant365

According to the National Restaurant Association, hourly wages for restaurant employees grew by 12.1% Driven by the hiring crisis, many restaurant groups are trying to woo employees with higher wages and benefits for hourly employees – both mostly unheard of prior to the pandemic. Mix full-time & part-time employees.

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