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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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It usually involves an orientation, paperwork collection, and training. Day Two Training: Learning how to do your job with a training manual, in-person classes, online learning, and shadowing. Reviewing health and safety protocol. Day Three Role-specific training. Customer service training.

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Restaurant Recruiting During and After COVID-19

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It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. Will any of the hiring or training be conducted remotely? If job candidates think your safety measures are too strict, their values don’t match yours and they won’t be good long term fits for the team anyway.

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

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Chefs pride themselves on their sparkling kitchens, and during COVID-19, customers need more than ever to be reassured of the cleanliness and safety of ordering from your restaurant. Create (or update) your cleaning task list for both FOH and BOH staff to double down on sanitization in your restaurant.

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Managing Your Restaurant’s Maintenance & Sanitization During COVID-19

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Many restaurants have reset their health and wellness policies to include a wide range of COVID-19 preventative measures to ensure new operating protocols are being implemented effectively including staff reopening orientation and training sessions. Small problems can be identified before they become big problems.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Creating a Culture of Cleanliness 

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It requires businesses to overhaul cleaning procedures, conduct thorough training and implement new employee-centric policies. For food contact surfaces, you can instruct employees to use a disinfectant cleaner for added assurance, but they must rinse the surface afterwards and then apply a no-rinse sanitizer. Cleaning the Right Way.

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7 Kitchen Management Tips to Guarantee Back of House Serenity

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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. Recommended Reading: How to Reduce Turnover Through Restaurant Staff Training What Makes a Good Work Environment?

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5 Reasons You need Platform Restaurant Management Software (Sponsored)

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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.