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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? Everything from decreasing food waste to exploring how automation can increase revenue for small business restaurants is related to BOH procedures. Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

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What Does 86 Mean? Definition, History and More

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At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. Whatever the reason for an item needing to be 86'ed, this restaurant term works really well as a quick way to communicate the need to take an item off the menu. How is eighty-six used?

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9 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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Digital systems also give employees more autonomy and better tools for communicating their availability, which tends to increase engagement. Better team communication: Say goodbye to endless text threads, email chains, and whatever other inefficient methods your team uses to negotiate schedules.

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ESOPs and Sustainable Restaurant Culture

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To date, he has opened six restaurants and venues, turning a former mortuary, gas station and brothel all into restaurants with globally inspired locally sourced menus. We figured out that an ESOP committee was a strong engine of communication, and we created one that had three members from each of our five restaurants.

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Your 7-Step Guide to Reopening Your Restaurant

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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. Market your grand reopening!

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Four Ways to Streamline Reopening Procedures for Restaurants

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” Restaurant managers who develop clearly-documented policies, operational checklists, and clear communication systems can simplify the process for everyone. Investigating recommended guidelines from various sources may seem overwhelming, but you will quickly notice significant overlap. Improve Team Communication.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. Source More Smartly by Linking FOH to the BOH. Don’t Confuse Customer Communications with Customer Loyalty.