Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The chef will likely be the most experienced culinarian with responsibility for the financial operation of the kitchen, menu planning, ordering and inventory control, training, and quality control. It is, however, the chef who is responsible to train those cooks how to prepare the dishes that the restaurant puts its signature on.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 21, 2020

For food service and hospitality in particular, an essential part of the guest experience is the interaction with employees. In addition, in the age of social media, your labor practices and HR policies are under closer scrutiny than ever by both your employees and the public. Design an employee onboarding process.

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Restaurant365

MAY 17, 2022

Food inventory management goes way beyond counting the items on the shelves. The most important part of inventory management is understanding how the amount of product relates to your profit margin. Why a POS system is not suitable for inventory management. Best practices for effective food inventory management.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2020

When you think of your restaurant finances, do you think of your inventory? Your restaurant inventory management is an oft-forgotten component of your finances, but the amount of product you have on hand represents a large part of your budget. What is Restaurant Inventory Management? Sitting Inventory.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Okay, so there are certainly employers out there who probably don’t deserve good employees, and, in those situations, I can understand some level of discontent, but not to the extreme of stating that being a cook is a dead end. The only time when pay is strictly related to the job title is when you only give back what is expected.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2020

When you think of your restaurant finances, do you think of your inventory? Your restaurant inventory management is an oft-forgotten component of your finances, but the amount of product you have on hand represents a large part of your budget. What is Restaurant Inventory Management? Sitting Inventory.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 4, 2020

You invest a large amount of your budget in inventory. When that inventory is wasted, stolen or spoiled before it’s sold, it must be written off as an expense in the books. Integrating inventory management with accounting facilitates better inventory control. What is restaurant inventory management?

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Restaurant365

MAY 26, 2020

To calculate your CoGS totaled during a given period, you can use the following formula: Beginning Inventory + Additional Purchases Made During the Period — Ending Inventory = CoGS. As you reopen your dining room, it is more important than ever to stay on top of your inventory management. Dial in your Cost of Goods Sold.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

The minute the restaurant becomes a vehicle for a chef’s self-expression is the minute that begins to stress the system and drive the train in the wrong direction. Train your people well enough so that you could leave, but never assume that it will be the same without you. If it stretches beyond that – walk away!

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

Consider things like merchandise sales, inventory sales, or private cooking lessons. Can you give dine-in related employees other tasks to do that will benefit your business and ensure that they don’t lose their income? A blog post explaining why you are closed when you expect to reopen is also a good idea.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Similarly, analyzing your operations data and making critical business decisions regarding labor and inventory can improve operational efficiency. Accurate restaurant inventory management is the key to reducing food waste, and inventory is informed by your restaurant data. Reduce Food Loss. Improve Margins on Menu Items.

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Embrace the Suck

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Read books and blogs. It all starts with more training, explaining the “why”, and making the systems a non-negotiable. Always hire for personality and then train the skills. You can train pretty much anyone if they are coachable and trainable. Mistake #11: They don’t train enough. How sad is that?

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 15, 2021

With the help of actionable data and reporting, store managers can help control labor costs, without negatively impacting the customer experience or employee retention rates. Here are a few helpful labor cost terms, along with how they are related to your total labor cost. Hourly Employees. Salaried Employees.

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Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Leaders are adapting to the new safety expectations with a combination of technology, training, equipment, and materials purchases. Leaders are adapting to the new safety expectations with a combination of technology, training, equipment, and materials purchases. Related Posts. b3lineicon|b3icon-tag|?|Tag. User Switch.

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Hot Schedules

APRIL 1, 2020

Learn how to adjust privacy settings, stay in touch with inactive employees and use preloads in Above Store Console. Stay tuned for more timely and relevant training sessions that will help your managers stay on task, connected and focused on the objectives. Related Posts. Managing Inventory in the Days of COVID-19.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 11, 2022

With an automated manager log, you can view your restaurant’s performance metrics, tasks, logs, accounting transactions, and scheduled employees — all in one report. Optimize employee productivity using a manager log. Track the status of staff tasks and view flagged entries to optimize employee productivity.

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Restaurant365

MAY 3, 2022

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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BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This blog post will go over the typical restaurant overhead costs and expenses, including rent, utilities, labor wages for employees, licenses and permits, food cost percentages, and more. Operating expenses, which are not related to production, are overhead costs. What Are Overhead Costs And Expenses? . Salaries .

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It touches everything that is critical to the restaurant running smoothly, from how you schedule your staff to properly managing your inventory. Daily issues with your inventory control can lead to food waste levels that skew your monthly margins. Manage Restaurant Food Inventory. Reduce Your Food Cost.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 11, 2022

With an automated manager log, you can view your restaurant’s performance metrics, tasks, logs, accounting transactions, and scheduled employees — all in one report. Optimize employee productivity using a manager log. Track the status of staff tasks and view flagged entries to optimize employee productivity.

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Focus POS

JUNE 27, 2019

Make sure you clearly define your standards for both, and communicate them to your employees. The right solution can provide better order accuracy, improve employee communication, and increase speed of service. Watch inventory. It’s important to monitory both inventory and usage. Sales, labor, inventory data reports.

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Hot Schedules

MARCH 2, 2020

For your employees, who have to use many apps, programs, and systems to get their work done, this is more than an inconvenience. Single Sign-On (SSO) enables each employee to use one username and password to gain access to the suite of programs they use. This saves time, money, and needless frustrations for you and your employees.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

Hiring restaurant employees and retaining them is no longer just an issue for the HR team. As CFO, you can play a key role in the corporate direction for hiring restaurant employees, retention and staffing investments. Why hiring restaurant employees is now a CFO concern. The high cost of employee turnover.

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Sling

JANUARY 19, 2020

Sure, your team isn’t related by blood, but it benefits from many of the traits that make families strong: camaraderie, cooperation, and strong bonds. Increasing employee engagement will help you build those traits and attract and retain the best talent. Employee Engagement Defined. Effective Employee Engagement Ideas.

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Hot Schedules

MAY 25, 2021

Favourite part of working with Fourth: As a newly hired employee, what motivated me to join and still keeps me excited is: Working on one of the biggest and most complex products within Fourth’s portfolio. Honest: I see honesty as a key value of the company culture as it builds loyalty and trust with employees and customers.

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Hot Schedules

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Reducing Employee Turnover. Yet, the costs of doing nothing to address employee turnover are catastrophic. Between lost productivity, rehiring costs, onboarding, and training requirements, employee turnover quickly eats into margins. Making Employees Advocates. As mentioned, higher pay boosts employee morale.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Automating this process with a restaurant-specific inventory management system can help you quickly identify vendor pricing errors. Then, tracking the usage and yield of each item on the master inventory list, you can calculate the cost of your recipes and menu items. Focus on attracting, hiring and retaining the right employees.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 19, 2020

For food service and hospitality in particular, an essential part of the guest experience is the interaction with employees. In addition, in the age of social media, your labor practices and HR policies are under closer scrutiny than ever by both your employees and the public. Design an employee onboarding process.

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360Training

JANUARY 14, 2020

Here’s everything you need to know: age restrictions, qualifications, the kind of training that might be required in your area, and potential future career paths. Highbrow establishments expect experience from most employees. ” What Kind of Training Do Restaurant Servers Get? Looking to pick up work in food service?

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

By regularly tracking his inventory and procurement metrics, Fabio was able to reduce his kitchens’ food costs by 18%. This blog provides an organised overview of the key metrics multi-site restaurant brands should track. Get a 360-view of your sales & inventory data Adopt restaurant analytics software.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 20, 2022

Make sure all restaurant staff is properly trained. You should take the time to make sure that employees are properly trained, and that you clarify your expectations on customer engagement, cleanliness, and ticket times. However, less obvious factors should not be overlooked. Or the food took unusually long to come out.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Food-related operational reports. Taken together, this food-related operational reporting can have a major impact on your CoGS. Taken together, this food-related operational reporting can have a major impact on your CoGS. As your restaurant consistently cycles through inventory, you are generating a ton of useful data.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 19, 2022

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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Sling

JANUARY 19, 2020

Sure, your team isn’t related by blood, but it benefits from many of the traits that make families strong: camaraderie, cooperation, and strong bonds. Increasing employee engagement will help you build those traits and attract and retain the best talent. Employee Engagement Defined. Effective Employee Engagement Ideas.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Your individual hiring decisions define your company culture over the long term, impacting both the customer experience and employee retention. Despite the challenges, you need to hire and retain amazing restaurant employees, right now and in the future. Staffing your restaurant with a great team is critical to success.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Recurring restaurant costs would include costs like lease or mortgage payments, employee salaries, food and beverage costs, utilities, insurance and permits. However, the biggest factor in controlling food costs is improving your inventory management. These recurring costs can be broken down further by category.

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Margin Edge

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This blog discusses how to calculate waste, an industry hack to make it easier using key items, and how doing this can positively impact your business’ bottom line. And even better, calculating using this hack means you really only need to take inventory of those five items for it to work. Calculating with an RMS.

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