7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Find the full guide to restaurant tip outs here. Tip Out Methods and Systems. Possibility of an uneven tip out and wage gaps. Ensures that BOH staff receives a share of tips. Takes away a considerable portion of server's share requiring higher hourly wages. Percentage-based tips outs. Comparison table.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 14, 2025

Why High-Volume Restaurants Are Turning to KDS for Faster, Smarter Service Take a high-volume restaurant in New York, Paris or London—what happens when they hit peak dinner rush? Season four of "The Bear" promises to bring new challenges, new faces, and new fires to put out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2020

There are several considerations that owners and managers must take when establishing new cleaning procedures, including: Frequency – Enhanced cleaning and disinfection, in both front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) areas, will reduce the spread of potentially harmful germs throughout the restaurant.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. The most common reason for an item to be 86'd is simply when the ingredients for a menu item run out. For instance, BOH staff may use it to communicate in any interaction they have.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Rick Camac, dean of restaurant and hospitality management, at Institute of Culinary Education, for his expert advice. Many sidewalks slant out toward the street. Allow employees to take water breaks. and BOH (including cooks, chefs, etc.). Set seating times.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But while some may predict a future with burger-flipping robots, it’s hard to imagine tech taking the place of a skilled line cook, experienced server, or seasoned marketer. Integrating loyalty program or CRM so guests are incentivized to seek out and use these channels. Marketing Automation to Maximize Team Bandwidth.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

It’s time to break out the patio furniture and put the heaters away in storage. HVAC Tips Maintain your BOH and FOH With your back of the house refrigeration maintenance scheduled, it is time to take a look at the front of the house preparation. Summer is just around the corner.

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

Now, after weeks of relying solely on takeout, delivery, and other business models to bring in revenue, restaurants are seeing some relief as regulations ease and business reopening plans rolling out across the country. This could include taking their temperature and assessing them for different symptoms.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2022

Not everyone wants to dine out on Mother’s Day, likely because of the long wait times. With holidays like Mother’s Day, Easter, and Valentine’s Day, employees often leave feeling like all life has been drained out of them completely. Be Prepared to Put Out Fires. Accept Orders in Advance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2024

To learn more about the pros and cons of putting an ESOP into place, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Cucci. Initially there were only two routes to take. One was to sell the restaurant group to a private buyer/buyers or investors, and pretty much take the money and run.

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7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

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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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Use the 7shifts scheduling and labor budgeting tools to ensure that you carry out and delivery team is working efficiently. Take advantage of discounts for bulk orders from your vendors. Choose how you’ll take orders: over the phone, through your website, and/or through third party ordering apps. and are cost efficient.

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Delivery Food Email Marketing Front of House 341

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

That is what we are going to answer in this blog—providing you with steps you can take right now to reduce your costs and boost your revenue to keep your restaurant profitable during COVID-19. During the COVID-19 situation, evaluate how many BOH staff you need to keep up with delivery and takeout demand.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What documentation to give out and collect during onboarding. Give them an overview of what they will learn and do during onboarding, and how long the process will take. Admin: Filling out employment paperwork and receiving access to tools like the employee timekeeping portal, employee email, POS, and security system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Source More Smartly by Linking FOH to the BOH. While customer menus have shrunk, the menu of actions that restauranteurs must take to stay competitive has expanded. Robotic machines can take bulk ingredients and turn out precisely cut slices, saving on food costs and waste, for example.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2022

On our first day, we had a line out the door of guests and ran out of oysters to sell. For example, a sous vide chicken breast takes a total of four to six minutes to cook and serve on a hot plate whereas cooking it raw takes no less than 18 minutes. Chef Patel. Chef Solis. “Are you ready for a life like no other?”

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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. Recognize good work by calling it out at staff meetings, or by promoting internally on a regular basis.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2020

Check out 7shifts’ Employee Health Check & Symptoms Screening tool FOH Pose these questions to candidates for server, bartender, barista, and host roles. Tell me about a time when you went out of your way to delight a guest. BOH Ask potential chefs, cooks , dishwashers, and bussers these questions in job interviews.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2020

Don’t fret if you’ve made hiring decisions based on other criteria; you can still keep your employees engaged, but it’s going to take some work. If you don’t have 7shifts yet, you can alternatively create a simple Google Form survey or a paper survey for employees to fill out after each shift. Second, track employee attendance.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2021

After tracking sales, calculating inventory, and just trying to keep your head above water, restaurant scheduling can take up a chunk out of your week. Problems often arise in your schedule, from your head chef calling out sick to the unexpected influx of customers on a Tuesday afternoon. Balance Out Your Staff.

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Front of House Restaurant Law Employee Relations Point of Sale 370

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

Some tools that help out in this area include restaurant accounting software, as well as processes that restrict profit loss like portion control and employee scheduling software that promotes time clocking integrity. If so, the server takes it and sends it to the kitchen ASAP by entering it into the POS. Operations Management.

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7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

Consider specialty sanitization services In addition to hourly sanitization of all high-contact surfaces (FOH and BOH), ensuring you have access to professional specialty sanitization will provide more confidence and peace of mind to your staff and guests.

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Management Management Kitchen Safety Equipment 370

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

During the pandemic, many service workers either left or were forced out of the industry and never returned. They’ll take pride in the shout-out and you can showcase the faces of your restaurant. Your team can write their shout outs on stickers or post-it notes for everyone to see. BOH help them sweep and mop.

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Sling

DECEMBER 6, 2019

For a restaurant to run smoothly and efficiently, you should divide activities into two parts: front of house (FOH)/back of house (BOH). What’s the difference between FOH and BOH, and how can controlling the two help your business improve? What Is Back Of House (BOH)? We’re not suggesting that your BOH be chaotic and messy.

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

Your bartender forgetting to make a drink for one of your tables or your server bringing a plate to the wrong table is all it takes to throw off the rhythm of your staff. It's time to bust out that clipboard and write a checklist. At times, it's a civil war between your front-of-house and back-of-house teams. Pre-Shift Meetings.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Check us out on social media. 20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job : If you're not sure how to list working at a restaurant on your resume, check out the 20 most sought-after restaurant skills. BOH Resources. Restaurant Lingo: FOH, BOH & General Terms : The restaurant industry is loaded with slang.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And take time clocking data from your POS and send it right to your payroll provider for easier processing. TouchBistro: Comprehensive POS and restaurant management system supporting FOH, BOH, and guest engagement. There's a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. All of this (and more!)

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Technology Mobile Ordering Social Media Online Ordering 312

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

There’s always something else to get done, a new fire to put out, and broken things to fix. With time-clocking software, employees clock in and out with the touch of a button. This helps prevent stockouts, which are frustrating for customers and BOH and can hurt your restaurant’s bottom line.

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Lavu

JUNE 20, 2025

How Virtual Reality Is Shaping New Restaurant Technology for Staff Onboarding Training a new hire takes time and patience, whether it’s to be a server, a cashier or cook. Their software allows new hires to take a 360-degree tour of the facility, follow other employees on the floor, and test new skills in simulated scenarios.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Given the nature of how restaurants operate —with complex systems in the FOH and BOH —ensuring that receive orders, collect payment, and pay teams—here are numerous areas of the business that could be breached. To start, check out this guide from the National Restaurant Association on cybersecurity preparedness. Employee Data.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Making Your Resume Stand Out. For example, at Branch Line in Watertown, Massachusetts, employees not only partake in relevant industry classes - they take turns hosting them. check out of a $20 bill yields one ten, three ones, two dimes, and two pennies before someone without restaurant experience even finished reading this sentence.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Problem 2: Compliance Issues Scheduling to balance overtime, time off, and availability is hard enough—but when you throw labor laws into the mix, many managers can fail to comply due to not fully understanding the laws or simply not having the time to figure them out. Let's not forget that you also have to cope with a loss in productivity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurants will adopt mobile-first hardware architectures and API-connected software platforms that can be unified at every digital touchpoint, from order taking at POS or self-service, to food prep in smart kitchens, to service in-house, and finally delivery to in-restaurant tables or the customer’s front door.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The shame of going out to eat during the pandemic is enough to scare people off posting their meals on Instagram, but not enough to keep them out of restaurants Last weekend I accidentally ate out for the first time since March. I know, as the pandemic trudges on, that dining out is risky, not just to myself, but to others, too.

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Social Media Back of House Outdoor Dine-in 313

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

There are 101 ways to dole out restaurant tips - from percentages to points to whether kitchen staff gets a share. I was against it philosophically, but when I talked to staff, they were all for it if it allowed them to take a few more dollars home. Of course, if your business is in its infancy, it might take some time to grasp that.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 2, 2019

But with this new opportunity comes a new set of challenges, not the least of which is figuring out how to manage restaurant staff. We reached out to a restaurant manager in an internationally-known restaurant to get her advice on managing a restaurant staff, and provided a few insights of our own. It looks like chaos.

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EATER

JUNE 26, 2020

While the city of Miami has allowed restaurants to operate their dining rooms at half capacity since May 27, this particular spot is remaining closed for dine-in service until its owners can offer their customers a more “on-brand” dining experience — meaning fun and easygoing — rather than a modified, cautious night out.

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