Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

Anyone who has been hired as a new employee knows the feeling of being on the outside of groupism. There are plenty of examples of real teams in sports, business, music, the military, law enforcement, medicine, and those kitchens where success is a given. PICTURE: The well led kitchen team of the Balsams Resort in its heyday.

Leadership 368

Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 368

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 16, 2023

You wouldn’t go to three different grocery stores to make a sandwich, so why do 68% of restaurant operators currently work with at least three different tech vendors to manage their team? From posting the help wanted ad to their last paycheck, you never have to leave 7shifts to manage that team member’s journey working at your restaurant.

Tip Distribution 222

Tip Distribution Document Hiring Training 222

Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

If you’re like the majority of restaurants and bars in your market, you’ve been struggling to find staff. The new hires stay for a few weeks but end up leaving, and the cycle of anxiety begins again. Like 90 percent of the bar, restaurant, and nightclub problems, you are your own worst enemy. Are they breathing?

Recruiting 377

Recruiting Coaching Hiring Take-out 377

7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

We don't have to tell you that the restaurant industry has a turnover problem. As of 2019, hospitality had a national average turnover rate of 75% , and that's only grown since the pandemic. Restaurants are a transitional industry for many—but many of the reasons that workers quit are entirely preventable.

Tip Distribution 398

Tip Distribution Email Marketing Communication Coaching 398

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Your restaurant is open and customers are back. Workers’ compensation data shows an uptick in the number of new employees injured on the job, especially in the hospitality and food service industries. There are several reasons why new employees may be incurring more injuries: Poor hiring choices. Inadequate training.

Management 195

Management Management Food Safety Hiring 195

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The internet holds countless stories of inappropriate behavior that female restaurant workers have endured. Women-owned restaurants often have their accomplishments overlooked. Women fill more than half of restaurant positions in the U.S. Make the Restaurant Workplace Better For Women. She promptly quit. Set core values.

Leadership 195

Leadership FOH BOH Website Management 195

7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

Some of us know that we should - but in between dealing with maintenance issues and hiring new employees, it can be hard enough to take care of yourself, let alone your staff. We invited 4 restaurant operators to discuss how they put their team first. We invited 4 restaurant operators to discuss how they put their team first.

Hiring 195

Hiring Front of House Back of House Document 195