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Practical Tips for Hiring and Retaining Seasonal Restaurant Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

Start Early, Hire Smart The best seasonal teams are built long before the season starts. Begin recruitment at least six to eight weeks in advance, and tap into multiple channels such as local colleges, culinary schools, job fairs, employee referrals, and past seasonal hires.

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Best Practices for Holiday Security in Restaurants and Bars

Goliath Consulting

Implementing a proactive holiday security plan ensures the safety of your staff, customers, and business. Train employees to identify phishing attempts and maintain PCI compliance to safeguard customer data and ensure secure payment processing. Schedule additional staff to manage the flow of patrons and address issues promptly.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant owners are being forced to find a way to make it through winter with vastly reduced revenue, and many operators are scrambling to reallocate budgets and manage staffing to survive COVID-19. With slow seasons also comes the need to navigate seasonal layoffs and the task of hiring all the best people back the next season.

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Food Delivery Exposure Best Practices: Tips for Hired and Non-Owned Auto Exposure Controls

Modern Restaurant Management

As more states implement restrictions and seating bans on restaurants to curb the spread of COVID-19, many restaurants are offering delivery for the first time and are now more vulnerable to challenges arising from delivery services. It may also reduce the restaurant’s employees exposure to the virus through customer contact.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

The customer's needs always come first, even though my prices continue to rise. That led to an employee shortage, especially for high-quality and experienced management positions. Technology has redefined service models, but great hospitality remains irreplaceable. At the same time, guest expectations have shifted.

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How Is Inflation Affecting Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine quizzed expert Kathryn Petralia, co-founder of Kabbage, an American Express Company, for her analysis on what restaurants owners need to understand about inflation. What are best practices for restaurant owners and operators to manage costs right now? How is inflation affecting food prices?

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How Interpersonal Engagement Fuels Modern Restaurant Success

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant operators have long grappled with the question, "Should I hire for soft or hard skills?" In an industry where technical precision is essential, seamless service depends on more than just executing tasks. Being skilled at running a grill or cash register is certainly needed to get the crew over the hump.

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