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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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As we start to welcome back workers, doing things as they were before isn't going to work—especially in hiring. That all begins at the hiring level. The past year has turned servers into expert delivery packers, challenge chefs' creativity, and flipped the role of a restaurant manager on its head. Writing a good job description.

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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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Restaurant Budgeting: How to Create A Restaurant Budget

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Managing a restaurant is not for the faint-hearted. A restaurant budget allows restaurant owners and managers to see directly if they are meeting their income and expense benchmarks. Promotes proactive decision-making Restaurant owners and managers must adapt quickly to be successful and retain their competitive advantage.

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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 to Write a Restaurant Business Plan [with Sample]

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The management team. This unique approach puts our employees first because we believe that attracting, hiring, and nurturing the right people is what sets our businesses apart. Management team. Detail your plans for using social media, local advertising, promotions, and how you're going to reach your target audience.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

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Many restaurants are still working around hiring and staff retention struggles, meaning they may be unable to fully capitalize on the demand of the holidays. Hire Additional Staff in Time. Hire Additional Staff in Time. The bad news for restaurants is that food service businesses are facing ongoing difficulty hiring.

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WHAT RESTAURANT OWNERS GET WRONG

Culinary Cues

The following provides some “food for thought”, maybe even a “look in the mirror” checklist for those who are drifting away from those initial goals. [] THINKING THEY CAN MANAGE THROUGH OTHERS. Ignore them and they will find someone else to pay attention. [] CONFUSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT.