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Critical BOH Restaurant KPIs That Optimize Labor Costs and CoGs, Part 2

Restaurant365

Leveraging your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH) data allows you to gain more insight into your operations. You may have a hunch that you are doing fewer table turns on the weekend, or that your inventory has gotten wasteful recently. What are the crucial areas of BOH data? Want to know more about FOH data?

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Six Trends to Expect from Back of House in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

However, BOH technology has long been at the bottom of the list for many operators. An app for things like scheduling, clocking, inventory, and checklists is becoming more popular and giving restaurants a competitive edge in a tight labor market. Here are six things you can expect to see in back-of-house tech in 2022. Addressing Labor.

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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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What is Back-of-House at a Restaurant – Everything You Need To Know

The Restaurant Times

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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How To Formulate A Restaurant Manager Job Description

The Restaurant Times

So, you have to be selective because this recruitment decision can either make or break your restaurant business – a suitable person can lead to growth, while a wrong person can bring disaster. Typically, a restaurant’s operation can be categorized into two parts – front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH). Managing Inventory.

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Restaurant Kitchen Design Hacks For An Efficient And Thriving Business

The Restaurant Times

With open configuration, all or part of the Back of House (BOH) is exposed to your visitors or customers. With a Kitchen Display System, your whole BOH team can view every ticket created, giving them all the information they need to validate order details quickly and correctly. ii) Open Configuration . Walk-in storage .

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8 Tips to Optimize Restaurant Labor Costs Despite Higher Minimum Wages

Restaurant365

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. This may cover everything from streamlining your menu so your BOH can be more efficient to changing the service well so servers can take care of tables faster.