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How to Manage the Mother’s Day Rush at Your Restaurant

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Get Ready for Reservations (or Don’t). The first big decision you need to make for any major holiday is whether or not you’re going to accept reservations. For example, by accepting reservations you’ll allow a select few parties to skip the wait, ensuring that they’ll have a great spot and a great time.

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Five Benefits of Outsourcing Your Restaurant’s Digital Marketing Efforts

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Day-to-day demands – coupled with all of the FOH and BOH duties – can be simply too overwhelming for many small restaurant owners. Mobile-Friendly Options – online menus, reviews, ordering, reservation options, etc. Paid social media advertising that directly targets your local audience.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use. Tools used You’ll also have to consider the tools your staff needs to learn, from POS systems and online ordering platforms to reservation software and kitchen display systems.

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Best Practices for Outdoor Dining All Year Long

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and BOH (including cooks, chefs, etc.). This information should be communicated when the guest makes their reservation. Tables separated further apart (this will vary based on federal, state and local guidelines). Restaurant staff and employees wearing masks and disposable gloves, including FOH (servers, bartenders, cashiers, etc.)

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14 Restaurant Management Tools to Make your Business More Efficient

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This helps prevent stockouts, which are frustrating for customers and BOH and can hurt your restaurant’s bottom line. Reservation tracking If your restaurant accepts reservations, you’ll need a tracking tool to manage them. Reservation-tracking tools allow customers to make and edit reservations online.

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Your 7-Step Guide to Reopening Your Restaurant

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Restart your POS subscription Reactivate your 7shifts account Reactivate your payroll system Reactivate your guest management or reservation systems Reactivate your music system 4. Get ahead of your reopen by ordering the right supplies now—especially considering demand is at an all-time high.

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9 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. TouchBistro: Comprehensive POS and restaurant management system supporting FOH, BOH, and guest engagement. You need buy-in.