7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ensures that BOH staff receives a share of tips. Tip Pooling by FOH & BOH. Sharing tips with kitchen employees effectively bridge the wage gap between FOH and BOH workers. These establishments may or may not have a BOH; a cafe may just have a crew of baristas that make coffee, heat up pastries, and do dishes themselves.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Chef and Co-Owner Neil Kleinberg narrates the BOH action. The team at Bon Appétit placed 11 cameras inside NYC's Clinton Street Baking Company & Restaurant to highlight a typical morning rush at the popular eatery.

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Wasserstrom

AUGUST 31, 2023

This pressure may lead to setting unrealistic expectations for their front-of-house (FoH) and back-of-house (BoH) employees to stay ahead of the competition. Management and owners are under pressure to keep their restaurants profitable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2022

With this expected influx on the horizon, it’s important that your restaurant takes stock of proper cleaning and hygiene measures for key front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) areas. BOH Processes Gain Visibility in FOH Areas. However, increasingly restaurants are bringing the BOH to the forefront.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

BOH Resources. Restaurant Lingo: FOH, BOH & General Terms : The restaurant industry is loaded with slang. Restaurant Lingo: FOH, BOH & General Terms : The restaurant industry is loaded with slang. From clopen to FOH to BD and BOH, read on for meanings to the most common restaurant lingo. Stuff you should know.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 10, 2022

However, BOH technology has long been at the bottom of the list for many operators. Front of house tools will take a backseat in ghost kitchens while BOH will continue to manage inventory, purchasing, scheduling, recipe costing, and more. Here are six things you can expect to see in back-of-house tech in 2022. Expanding the Tech Stack.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

The back-of-house (BOH) at a restaurant is the behind-the-scenes area of the restaurant — it works like an engine and keeps the restaurant going. A restaurant can improve the BOH operations to increase efficiency and overall performance. A restaurant can improve the BOH operations to increase efficiency and overall performance.

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Wasserstrom

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Strong BOH processes will help mitigate this risk, however, studies have shown that inconsistent back-of-house leafy green handling practices tend to be commonplace. Leafy greens are a staple ingredient in most commercial kitchens and restaurants.

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Crunchtime

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Ghost kitchens (also known as dark kitchens or virtual kitchens) have grown at an accelerated pace this year. COVID-19 has fueled this growth, but the rise of ghost kitchens purpose-built for delivery only, was already making its way to an app near you.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

In the past, kitchens worked by a paper ticket system, which was handwritten by the waitstaff and passed to the back-of-house (BOH) staff. A KDS is a digital screen that relays information to your BOH, minimizing pain points by digitizing tickets. Order Views – This is how your BOH staff actually sees the information.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Your back-of-house (BOH) team should also have some basic customer service training. While interacting with customers isn't the BOH team's primary role, every employee should be able to exhibit the restaurant’s culture through customer service. Health and safety are even more pertinent during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

If you’re relying more heavily on takeout & delivery, and those channels stay strong even after reopen, then you’ll need more BOH staff to keep up with order demand. Get ahead of your reopen by ordering the right supplies now—especially considering demand is at an all-time high.

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7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

Create (or update) your cleaning task list for both FOH and BOH staff to double down on sanitization in your restaurant. Your cleaning checklist should cover the entire restaurant—from FOH to BOH. Create task items for each high-traffic surface (doors, chairs, etc.), Cover all your bases ??? Guest and employee restrooms.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2020

BOH Ask potential chefs, cooks , dishwashers, and bussers these questions in job interviews. Why it’s important to ask: If a BOH candidate can’t handle the heat , they should stay out of your kitchen! If they seem annoyed that they had to meet special requests, they’re probably not right for the job. How did you handle the pressure?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2022

Additionally, they are rejiggering the flow and layout of the BOH to serve more drive thru orders, as well as reducing some dining area to add dedicated space where customers or delivery drivers can pick up orders. And robots are being seen in more places, both for delivery and in the BOH, while kiosks augment FOH.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Many have POS integrations and can automate tickets for the back-of-house (BOH) team. As you figure out the perfect balance of FOH, BOH, and delivery staff to serve both on-site and off-site diners, use 7shifts’ scheduling, communication, and labor budgeting tools to keep your labor costs under control and your team in sync.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Take care of your BOH. Destination Unknown Restaurants makes an effort to pay the BOH as much as they can, and they're in the process of figuring out how to get the entirety of their team on salary. Since Michigan allows tip sharing (excluding salaried managers), Miss Kim starts both FOH and BOH staff at the same wage.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 14, 2021

Before the pandemic, shifts in FOH, BOH, and others (managers, drivers,) were split fairly evenly. Hybrid roles outside of the traditional BOH and FOH now make up half of all shifts scheduled.

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Crunchtime

JANUARY 29, 2020

A quality BOH food operations platform will have a "Suggested Order" feature that can help you keep your inventory levels balanced. Having to tell customers "sorry, we're out of that," especially during a busy period, can hurt your brand's reputation. Here's how.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Yes, the back of house (BOH) is where food is prepped, cooked, and plated, but it’s also where chaos can quickly ensue if roles, responsibilities, and tasks aren’t communicated well. According to equipment provider Restaurant Technologies , cuts, slips and falls, burns, and sprains are the most common BOH injuries.

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Cheetah

JUNE 14, 2021

Increasing wages, gradually introducing automatic gratuity, sharing the tip pool with back-of-the-house (BOH) employees, improving the working conditions, investing in cross-training, and reducing staff are all good solutions. There are two ways: Sharing the tip pool with BOH Auto gratuity Before you blow a gasket, consider the following.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

But the bad news is they are having trouble hiring and filling positions across the board for cooks, servers, FOH and BOH positions. In the past, hiring managers have been too rigid wanting a candidate to have a certain number of years of experience in FOH or BOH or in the kitchen.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

HVAC Tips Maintain your BOH and FOH With your back of the house refrigeration maintenance scheduled, it is time to take a look at the front of the house preparation. Are the thermometers calibrated and the refrigeration levels adequate? It is also important to keep in mind that DIY repairs can risk your units’ warranties.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

FOH can relay customer requests fast and in real time, giving the BOH time to adjust. . The FOH team, especially, is different from the BOH in that they enjoy interpersonal communications. In lieu of the previous point, maintaining professionalism is the key to managing relations between the BOH and FOH. Productivity increases.

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Lavu

JUNE 4, 2019

A kitchen display screen shows the pending orders that are being prepared and streamlines communication between the front-of-the-house (FOH) and back-of-the-house (BOH) sections of a restaurant. A kitchen display system makes it easy for staff members in the FOH to communicate with staff in the BOH, and vice versa. Efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2021

In the past, kitchens worked by a paper ticket system, which was handwritten by the waitstaff and passed to the back-of-house (BOH) staff. A KDS is a digital screen that relays information to your BOH, minimizing pain points by digitizing tickets. Order Views – This is how your BOH staff actually sees the information.

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Benchmarque

DECEMBER 15, 2019

As a restaurant manager or business owner, you play a significant role in employee satisfaction, retention and productivity. According to performance management company Gallup , managers account for up to 70% of the variance in employee engagement. Want to boost performance at your restaurant?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2020

Alternatively, you can have separate competitions for front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) staff to make the competition more equitable. For example, FOH staff can compete on revenue generated while BOH staff can compete on ticket speed. How can you afford bonuses?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Most of the same applies to the health of BOH as well. Assure them you have done absolutely everything to ensure a safe environment and that their health is your priority. Paying for their healthcare (or at least most of it) would be a really nice perk in today's environment. Even though they have ?less

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Crunchtime

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Your restaurant's long-term success relies on its ability to scale. Do you have the tools to ensure your scalability? When your restaurant scales, it's adding to its workload. It's increasing restaurant locations, employees, vendors, equipment -- everything!

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Crunchtime

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Professional trainers will tell you that to achieve consistent results you must take a consistent approach.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

BOH to FOH: How to Make the Data Work for Your Restaurant Unless you work for a major chain – which might have a team of data scientists to comb through these insights for marketing – managing and sorting through all that customer data is an extremely daunting task. And as of May 2023, OpenTable is now connecting more than 1.5

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

During the COVID-19 situation, evaluate how many BOH staff you need to keep up with delivery and takeout demand. Under this new paradigm you would not need FOH staff and may only need a few BOH staff. If you can cut back on kitchen hands or reduce your delivery hours to the busiest times, these steps can help lower your labor costs.

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Transact

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Read on to learn three ways upgrading your BOH technology can benefit your foodservice operation. . based quick-serve concept that instituted a comprehensive BOH automation system reduced average inventory time from four hours to less than one. Elevate Food Safety Measures. For example, one major U.S.-based

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Chef's Resources

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

How to Run a Restaurant Pre Shift Meeting Every restaurant should have a daily pre-shift meeting before each service and ideally you would have one for the kitchen and a separate one for the front of the house, because the BOH and FOH teams have different challenges and priorities. A good pre shift meeting communicates […].

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Here are 9 tips for writing job descriptions that will attract the best employees for your restaurant business, plus a pack of seven FOH and BOH job description templates to get you started. Start with this pack of seven FOH and BOH job description templates. Give candidates reasons to want to work at your restaurant. Conclusion.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

BOH help them sweep and mop. Trust among your team and stronger communication makes your restaurant work better, too. “.I've I've seen a turn with staff staying longer when we worked as a full team. People were willing to help each other in odd situations. Servers helping in the dish pit or running their own load. Shared responsibilities.

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