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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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There was a time when 70% of F&B employees didn’t receive training for customer service. Without the right training, even the best menu or ambiance can fall short due to poor service, leading to dissatisfied customers and lost revenue. A well-structured restaurant training program will let you turn this around.

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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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Can you provide an example of how you’ve improved employee performance through training? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills. This question also gauges a potential manager’s leadership and communication skills.

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Boosting Guest Satisfaction Through Faster Staff Responses

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In other words, when leadership prioritizes speed and clarity, staff performance tends to follow suit. ” Addressing Barriers to Staff Alignment Communication often breaks down when deeper issues go unchecked, like high turnover, inconsistent training, or misaligned priorities between front and back of house.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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This was now a race to place any person with a pulse into a role, hoping that you could train them up quickly while you capitalized on the pent up demand from diners to enjoy their favorite restaurants again. For hiring platforms like foh&boh, the name of the game was volume, volume, volume.

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MRM Research Roundup: Diner Resiliency, Automation Technology, and Egg Prices

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Turnover Costs : The expense of replacing staff can be as much as $1,056 per FOH position and $1,491 per BOH position. Labor Cost Management : Instead of cutting staff, 68 percent of restaurants have embraced cross-training as the top labor cost management strategy.

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Kitchen Manager Interview Questions to Ensure Smooth Back-of-House Operations

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Hiring a great kitchen manager can transform your BOH operations with outstanding culinary and leadership skills. Let’s dive into our list of essential questions to ask kitchen manager candidates so you can find the best person who’ll make your BOH more productive and efficient. But how do you find the right person?

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Preventing Burnout Culture: The Role of Effective Restaurant Managers

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Food industry managers should maintain regular check-ins with their FOH and BOH team members, providing constructive feedback and actively listening to employees' concerns. This sets a positive example for the FOH and BOH alike. Train, Teach, Mentor A great restaurant manager is also a great teacher and mentor.