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2022 Trends: Meeting Challenges and Industry Evolution

Modern Restaurant Management

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. At the same time, competition for labor has risen, making it more difficult than ever to recruit, train and retain employees.

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8 Tips to Optimize Restaurant Labor Costs Despite Higher Minimum Wages

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Consumers are ready to return to restaurants, and companies are innovating with new business models and new locations. Applying tools like smart employee scheduling based on SPLH percentage goals to your management, FOH, and BOH teams individually helps you optimize each part of your labor cost. Familiarize Yourself with Labor Laws.

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Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

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Technology innovations offer the potential to bridge the gap between the need to keep their business running and deliver quality products and experiences to their guests. The labor crisis has not been limited to just FOH or BOH operations staff.

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Restaurant Operations Overview: What You Need to Know

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For example, during the 3-5 pm time frame, cleanup might include a thorough cleaning of kitchen areas by the BOH team and a floor sweeping and sanitization of tables in the front of the house. Recruiting, hiring, onboarding, scheduling, engaging, paying, and losing employees all surface up into restaurant HR management.

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[Guide] Restaurant Management Tips & Tactics: 2019 Field Guide

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Innovating: Identify issues in your restaurant—whether inventory or systems-related— and be willing to create solutions and processes to improve efficiency. A high turnover means you now have to recruit, select, and train new candidates, which takes time and costs money. Remaining educated: Managing a restaurant involves constant work.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

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Some of these innovations include digital menus, contactless payments, marketing solutions, and cloud-based POS. Matt Eisenacher, VP of Brand Strategy and Innovation, First Watch. Now, more than ever, innovation will be key for restaurant operators to succeed. Jerry Abiog, Co-Founder/CMO Standard Insights.

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85+ Restaurant Industry Statistics That Every F&B Operator & Manager Needs to Know in 2023

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A large percentage of these investments are driven by food service industry startups that help businesses streamline BoH operations to reduce food waste. From kitchen displays and online ordering systems to full-fledged BoH management software integrations, operators have invested heavily in curbing labour shortages and cutting costs.

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