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How Large Restaurants, Hotels and Clubs Can Recruit the Best Staff

Ken Burgin

Large hospitality groups have big advantages when it comes to purchasing food and beverages. So why do so many of these operators ‘think small’ when it comes to recruitment, pay and conditions? Offer security with flexibility – most small operators stick to casual or hourly employment, with little security.

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Despite Improved 2024 Outlook, Labor, and Other Risks May Drag Restaurants Down

Modern Restaurant Management

Quick service, fast casual and bars and taverns have exceeded where they were in February 2020. Nearly 75 percent of the industry executives surveyed in the HUB International 2024 Outlook Executive Survey said it has affected their business’ vitality, leading over half to sharpen their employee recruiting practices. No surprises.

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NCR Reveals 2022 Hospitality Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. Here are some trends NCR is watching as move into 2022. Tackle the Labor Shortage with Hiring Incentives. In August, the restaurant industry lost more than 40,000 jobs.

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How to become ‘Employer of Choice’ for local Hospitality Teachers (and help solve your staff shortage)

Ken Burgin

Hospitality is a very popular subject in secondary schools, and there are many students looking for opportunities. Here’s how to make the right connections: Get to know the careers counsellor and the hospitality teachers. Offer to be a guest speaker for hospitality students. Short of young staff?

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How to become ‘Employer of Choice’ for local Hospitality Teachers (and help solve your staff shortage)

Ken Burgin

Hospitality is a very popular subject in secondary schools, and there are many students looking for opportunities. Here’s how to make the right connections: Get to know the careers counsellor and the hospitality teachers. Offer to be a guest speaker for hospitality students. Short of young staff?

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2022: A Year of Transition for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Key figures on the restaurant workforce include: Roughly 50 percent of restaurant operators in the fullservice, quickservice, and fast-casual segments expect recruiting and retaining employees to be their top challenge in 2022.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

Healthier Hospitals. It wouldn’t be an unusual tally of meals consumed by a patient admitted to a hospital for heart disease or stroke. It’s clearly not health food, yet it’s the type of sustenance offered at hospitals every day nationwide. Council introduced the Healthy Hospitals Amendment Act of 2019.