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Being Short Staffed Is No Excuse for Poor Customer Service

Modern Restaurant Management

And now, as the pandemic subsides, and customers return to restaurants in growing numbers, owners and managers are dealing with another crisis: being short staffed. But being short staffed, even though it’s a legitimate excuse, is not justification for poor customer service. Your customers do not want to hear it.

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Avoid Digital Pitfalls When a Restaurant Changes Hands

Modern Restaurant Management

Beyond the brick and mortar, there are many digital assets to manage during the transition phase. If the restaurant uses a third-party hosting service for its website, be sure to get record of the login information and contact information of the service provider.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

7 Shifts

Get to know your future customers, before they even step foot in your door. You may discover that your target customers enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up and are sensitive to price. See why 500,000+ restaurant pros choose 7shifts for scheduling and team management. You'll want to learn everything about their coffee preferences.

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How to Deal with Legal Regulations Affecting Your New Restaurant

Open for Business

Here, we’ll discuss 10 best practices to help you obtain everything you need to open your restaurant legally from the get-go, and then we’ll map out a case study to show you the licenses, permits, certificates, and inspections needed to open a (fictitious) new restaurant in New York City.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

Lavu

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics July 2023 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary , the number of job openings in the food services and drinking places industry was 1.9 This means that there were 600,000 more job openings than hires in the food services and drinking places industry in July 2023.

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Prepare Now for a More Profitable Christmas

Ken Burgin

Finalise the Festive Menus – it may be months away, but customers want menu and price certainty. Think about how to deliver a great experience with fewer staff – that might mean more self-service and product outsourcing. Think ‘Revenue Management’, just like hotels. Do you have a Gift Certificate Order Form on your website?

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The Future of Restaurant Technology

Goliath Consulting

For example, Denny’s customers can order through Amazon Echo (Alexa) (1); Dunkin’ and Domino’s Pizza have also deployed bot and voice-enabled ordering by Alexa, Siri or Google Home, and Chipotle Mexican Grill rolled out voice AI to power their mobile orders in 1,800 of their locations (2). producer of such self-order kiosks (6).