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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

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In this guide, we'll go through everything you need to open a new coffee shop, from market research to buying coffee to hiring the best team. Design the Floor Plan Layout. Staffing: Find, Hire, and Schedule. Certificate of Occupancy. Design the Floor Plan Layout. Staffing: Find, Hire, and Schedule.

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How to Buy a Restaurant: An Ultimate Guide

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The easiest way to go through this is to hire an experienced restaurant attorney to guide you through. What staff will remain and who needs to be hired? What is the new name and design of the restaurant? Is the liquor license included in the sale? Will the branding remain, or will there be updated logos, signage, etc.

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How to Deal with Legal Regulations Affecting Your New Restaurant

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The experts that you’ve hired to help you — specifically your designer, architect, and contractor — will help you get through everything, but you’ll need to be an active part of the process and take on responsibility as well.

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How NYC Restaurants Can Thrive Through the Winter

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Alter and Create New Roles like extra cleaning, packing takeout orders, and facilitating delivery/pickup Hire new delivery drivers if you need them, or see if existing staff are up to the task Check-In with seasonal employees such as returning college students. Make sure this new reality is reflected in your scheduling.

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants should leverage a digital software program that can track employee hire dates, active employment dates, regulatory compliance certifications, in-house training certificates, and expiration dates and keep copies of the certificates on file.

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How to Streamline Human Resources and Payroll in the Restaurant Industry

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Tailor your hiring and recruiting practices. The first step in reducing high turnover is to examine your hiring and recruiting practices. How are you communicating with your potential new hires? There are many moving parts to hiring and recruiting. Design an employee onboarding process. ServSafe Certifications.

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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

Modern Restaurant Management

All workers must be trained in food safety, not just upon hiring, but throughout their tenure. Use software solutions to manage supplier certifications. Designate an allergy-friendly prep area where foods can be prepared without the risk of contamination from allergens, such as peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, egg, sesame, wheat, etc.