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How to Improve Team Communication with Restaurant Staff and Management

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You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Communication is the key to facilitating productive relationships between managers and employees. At times, it's a civil war between your front-of-house and back-of-house teams. Table of Contents.

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10 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. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory. SkiptheDishes.

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Who has the worst staff turnover? Restaurant Employee Turnover by City and State + Retention Playbook

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Back-of-House and Front-of-House. What about managers? Track and manage employee workload. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. 7shifts data shows no large discrepancy between turnover rates in the front- and back-of-house. Back of House Positions 43% turnover rate.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Increasing Role of AI in Restaurants

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You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. Let’s Start With the Why.

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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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The past year has turned servers into expert delivery packers, challenge chefs' creativity, and flipped the role of a restaurant manager on its head. The traditional front of the house to the back of the house divide has closed. Some restaurant workers have found new careers outside of the industry.

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Positioning Your Restaurant for Sale

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Often the most difficult part of the sale comes with managing your emotions as the owner and approaching the sale objectively. These earnings are the pretax and pre-interest profits before non-cash expenses, one-time investments and any non-related income expenses. Selling a restaurant can be a challenging and time-consuming process.

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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

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What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? Table turnover rate measures of how often a table is occupied by a new group of guests during a specific period of time. It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. The ideal turnover rate changes based on type of restaurant.

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