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Back of House Restaurant Guide: Integrating FOH and BOH for Seamless Operations 

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The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. This includes the food prep and kitchen areas, food storage rooms, walk-in fridges, pot wash stations, staff break rooms, and offices. Food safety.

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Cleanliness and Hygiene: The Perfect Pairing for Restaurants

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With this expected influx on the horizon, it’s important that your restaurant takes stock of proper cleaning and hygiene measures for key front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) areas. BOH Processes Gain Visibility in FOH Areas. Guests often don’t know what occurs in restaurant kitchens due to their closed-off designs.

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9 Restaurant Job Interview Questions to Ask in 2020

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Restaurateurs now also need to know how well new hires will uphold COVID-19 safety measures. If staff jeopardize the health and safety of guests or fellow team members, they can sink the business. Ask these questions in your interviews to find staff who will uphold COVID-19 safety measures and whose values match yours.

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

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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. Cover all your bases ???

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On World Food Safety Day, Here’s How Internet of Things Solutions Can Help

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In the food services industry, safety is paramount to protect customers, brand reputation, and, ultimately, profits. That’s why World Food Safety Day aims to promote food safety globally and celebrate the efforts being made to prevent foodborne illness. trillion U.S. With foodborne illness costing the US about $15.6

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Lessening Employee Anxiety as Restaurant Doors Open

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Most of the same applies to the health of BOH as well. Over and above these suggestions, if you have the size to spread out your kitchen you should do so. Kitchens must be sanitized, per recommended guidelines. They are for your own safety too. Even though they have ?less Food handlers must wear gloves, hats and masks.

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7 Kitchen Management Tips to Guarantee Back of House Serenity

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Anyone who’s worked (or even stepped foot) in a restaurant knows how important effective kitchen management is. 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.