Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 13, 2025

But in the workplace these differences don’t always play out so nicely. Instead, it’s full of frustrated managers venting about Gen Z workers: “They don’t take extra shifts or pick up responsibilities.” ” “They don’t take feedback well, but always want to give their opinion.”

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Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2024

This is a disease that lies dormant in many people just waiting to take over their every being if those in positions of leadership allow it to. It is apparent in the classroom, the local grocery store, your doctor’s office, the gym where you work out, car dealerships, airports, subways, hotels, and yes – restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The importance of (and need for) managers’ frontline leadership spans both back-of-house and front-of-house, extending from the kitchen when cooks need help to the dining room handling guests’ needs. For managers, empathy and soft skills are key to helping problem-solve solutions to whatever situation arises.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

Some of us know that winning takes loads of hard work, conditioning, and focus, while others hope they can win without the effort. Reaching for that carrot may be enough to keep you going, reaching that carrot will help to fulfill you, and pushing the carrot even further out will either inspire or frustrate you. That NEVER works!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2023

Many restaurateurs dream of growing into multiple locations, but it takes a lot of capital investment to get there. At my restaurant development and investment firm Full Course, we work with emerging brands to develop leadership, optimize business practices and ultimately provide financial investment for expansion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

To further emphasize creativity in the kitchen, Ocean Prime encouraged its associates to compose a seasonal pairing menu through an immersive leadership development program. ” To market the menu, managers put together a written piece and video of what they got out of it.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 3, 2024

So, here are the 21 rules that, from my experience as a chef, should apply: [] LISTEN MORE, TALK LESS The first key to great leadership is to listen to others first. Take a step back and give them their due; you are part of a team. [] BE THE EXAMPLE How do you want your employees to act, represent, perform, and connect?

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Embrace the Suck

MARCH 11, 2019

I was very honored to be interviewed by Tony Chapman at the recent Restaurants Canada Leadership Conference in Toronto. Tony: With me is Donald Burns, The Restaurant Coach™, named one of The Top 50 Restaurant Experts to Follow and one of 23 Inspiring Hospitality Experts to Follow on Twitter. Where you stand out in the market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2021

What does it take to be a successful franchisee? Greenberg started his career as a professional speaker and leadership coach. Looking for a second stream of income and a “lab” to try out concepts, he ventured into the franchise world. For the next 10 years, he ran Edible Arrangements stores.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Pointing out what an employee does incorrectly can be positive if it is reinforced with training to correct the problem. Employees are typically not opposed to being measured – they simply want to know what is expected and how that measurement will take place. The chef must also seek out those “teaching moments” whenever they arise.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

You were either part of this or feeling left out because you weren’t. Can you tough it out? We even boast an informal initiation period where new employees are given conflicting directions, inaccurate details on the work to be done, or even sent on wild goose-chases just to embarrass them and see if they can take it.

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Goliath Consulting

JULY 28, 2020

Social distancing has radically changed the way restaurants work, causing a spike in delivery and take-out orders, and employees are taking on different responsibilities to fit these new roles in the workplace (2). Situational Leadership. A flexible leadership style is crucial in this current environment.

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 13, 2021

Coming out in late February 2021. You’ve heard it said to you by every consultant out there.You need to work ON your restaurant and not IN your restaurant. Yet, here you are still slugging it out every single day doing battle on the front line. I have seen the promised land for myself when I owned two restaurants.

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Embrace the Suck

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

I keep detailed coaching notes from every client I have had over the past 11 years as The Restaurant Coach™ Some of those stories make it into my books, speaking gigs, podcasts, or just as a solid warning to new clients about what not to do! I know the labor pool is shrinking and it’s hard to find people out there.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

” At 3,900-square-feet, the build out of AQUAlounge is projected at $5 million, and construction is scheduled to begin in February of 2020. In addition, the proceeds from the evening benefited Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger.As

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 18, 2021

Working on the right things, in the right order, what to focus on now, and what to hold off until later, can mean the difference between success and burn out. 60% of restaurants don’t make it past their first year and 80% go out of business within five years. THE HARSH REALITY. The statistics aren’t pretty. Chaos in action.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

We are taking other precautions and provide a sanitary training session for our tenants and clear communication with our tenants via our digital property management system (PMS). ” Among the actions the brand is taking: Clear, concise communication with f&b tenants. We are trying to be responsible and calm.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2024

Greenberg is an internationally recognized speaker, author and coach with franchise clients that include McDonalds, Great Clips, GNC, RE/MAX, Smoothie King, Global Franchise Group and many more. What do you hope readers take away from the book? What do you hope readers take away from the book? To feel/look important?

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

It's time to dust off your note-taking skills because we're diving into a four-step game plan to draw the crème de la crème to your restaurant, starting immediately. Now, let's discuss our current predicament and find a way out. Instead, we should be on the offense, taking our recruitment strategy to the talent pool.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

. “While we know there is a pent-up demand for a return to dining in restaurants, we anticipate that our delivery and takeout business is here to stay as consumer needs continue to shift and they seek out different ways to experience IHOP favorites. Wienerschnitzel Signs New Deals.

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EATER

MAY 24, 2021

Joey Pham, who is now a baker and spiritual coach at their own business Flavor Supreme , started working at Fat Rice in 2014 as a line cook and says they were eventually driven away by Conlon’s bullying. “I But in June, Pham began speaking out against Fat Rice on social media. “I It felt like a cop-out,” Botticelli said.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 11, 2021

Words that are well thought out, from our memory and filtered through the heart can bridge any gap that might exist between people. Let’s work together to figure out how to make it better.” I remember many examples in my own past as a cook where things just seemed to get out of hand.

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EATER

MAY 25, 2023

It might surprise people that part of my job takes place in the farm. We are taking a list of sensory attributes and evaluating products against it; we think about aroma, texture, nasal pungency, and more. What was the biggest challenge you faced when you were starting out in the industry? It’s a very fun part of my job.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

When life presents unexpected expenses, such as urgent car or home repairs, an emergency fund can help keep families afloat, and prevent them from taking on debt or missing payments. In addition to a bold brand and innovative menu with unique takes on Indian Street Food, Curry Up Now offers franchisees industry-leading unit economics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

In partnership with Matt Ailey, Founder of GenRock Capital Management, Matt Slaine, CEO of Quality Restaurant Group and Chris Grooms, Vice President of Quality Fresca, the restaurant group plans to roll out the updated brand design for the restaurants in the next 12-18 months. Pizza Inn Incentive Program. ” Pi Pizzeria Looks to Grow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

For those who may not want to be in a manager role, the brand is introducing "Makers," a program for restaurant team members who want to elevate their passion for the brand and want leadership experience. Paris Baquette's Leadership Changes. and PepsiCo, Inc.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 29, 2023

He started out at Darden Restaurants and has worked in executive leadership roles at Del Frisco's, Michael Mina and Birdcall before joining bartaco in 2021. As those changes were taking place and as the restaurant industry shifted, Valletta found himself drawn to what the team at bartaco was doing. I think that's the challenge.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 18, 2022

There are also some that thrive (15%) and the elite few that drive their market (5%)… these top two categories came out of the pandemic stronger because they focused on the right things. Many of my clients when they first start my coaching program do a big sales number. I should cost out my menu. I must cost out my menu.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 3, 2024

If every member of the team isn’t firing on all cylinders and seamlessly working together, orders are delayed, customer satisfaction drops, and the restaurant’s reputation can take a hit. Leadership Keeping foodborne illness out of your restaurant is a team effort; one that requires everyone to do their part.

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Bar and Restaurant Coach

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Most of the time, people in leadership believe their teams have a keen understanding about the mission, about directives, goals…about everything. As we talked about in an earlier post, for most teams, there’s often a huge disconnect between what leadership wants —and how the team understands those wants. Coach in the moment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

"Hiring these two industry veterans helps us close out 2019 strong, and prepare for our growth plans beginning in 2020. They love to shout out the Subway Guy,” Hicks said. “I look forward to working alongside the company’s incredible leadership team as we work to amplify the brand and grow its footprint.”

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Embrace the Suck

JULY 15, 2019

Then figure out how you might emulate this success in your own business. I tell you, It was the best thing next to getting a business coach back in 2008 that I have done to grow not only myself but my business as well. ????. It takes real discipline to succeed in any endeavor. 14) Expand Your Leadership Skills.

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360Training

JULY 23, 2020

Good managers tend to take employees with them when they go. In the absence of leadership, morale tanks throughout the restaurant and turnover increase there, as well. Better yet, they need a mentor to coach them through their decisions. Why You Should Cultivate Leadership Skills Early. Plus, it’s a gamble.

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Bar and Restaurant Coach

MARCH 2, 2020

At a minimum, it takes between $4,000 – $7,500 and 42 days to fill a position. Society for Human Resource Management: It takes about 42 days to fill a vacant position, at an average cost of $4,129. It takes up to 60% of an employee’s annual salary to find their replacement. 2) coach them out the door.

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 25, 2021

Now hiring banners are getting dug out of the outdoor shed—buried under flyers from three years ago. And suddenly, out of the dark recesses of a bygone era, comes the whispered and anxious question… Do we still have an employment brand ? It’s time to face the new reality and take a serious look at who really makes up the talent pool.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Rather than assigning people to prep stations or at checkout, Ono takes advantage of automation to free people up to do what they do best; customer service/engagement and education. 55 out of the top 100 U.S. Gathering of visual content to identify potential coaching and training opportunities. Foodable Labs). Foodable Labs).

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The event, which will combine a world-class conference, with an international exhibition, high-level networking and tasting opportunities, will take place October 16 and 17, 2020 at London's Business Design Centre. " menu that takes inspiration from classic Canadian dishes and local ingredients. The "Toronto by CHLOE."

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