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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

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Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Those areas of your restaurant that aren’t typically seen by customers but directly impact your business. So, which back of office trends should restaurant ownership and management be concerned with heading into 2023?

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

There’s nothing better than a tidy workstation and clean range hood before service hour; and the post-shift scrub down of the kitchen can be a form of meditation for stressed out chefs. Create (or update) your cleaning task list for both FOH and BOH staff to double down on sanitization in your restaurant. Who can blame them?

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

7 Shifts

In order for new hires to perform well and stay happy in their roles, hiring managers need to pay more attention to the restaurant onboarding process. Customer service training. Customize this overview to fit your restaurant’s onboarding timeline. The restaurant industry welcomes new staff at unprecedented rates.

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How to Drastically Cut Expenses in Your Restaurant (and Stay Profitable During COVID-19)

7 Shifts

Download all the data from your restaurant POS or back-office management platform to get a sense of how your restaurant is operating today. Oftentimes, restaurants make changes in how they operate but may not consider the long-term impact on customers until it shows up in an unflattering Yelp!

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How to Improve Team Communication with Restaurant Staff and Management

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You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Communication is the key to facilitating productive relationships between managers and employees. Poor restaurant communication equals poor service. Keeping your staff in the dark about upper management decisions.

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Restaurant Tip Outs Guide: Methods, Tip Splitting, Pooling, and More

7 Shifts

At full-service restaurants, even tip splitting is still an option. However, this option can backfire if not all team members hold themselves to the same standard of service. Tip Pooling by FOH & BOH. Sharing tips with kitchen employees is an effective way to bridge the wage gap between FOH and BOH workers.

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2 Simple Ways to Boost Productivity

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The type of diners you receive expect to wait for less, carry less cash, and demand faster service. If customers are waiting in line for a table, you can take their drink orders as they wait, and even transfer their tab to their table once seated. Checks can be cashed out or rung up right there at the table.

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