article thumbnail

A COOK FULFILLED

Culinary Cues

It is also this potential that allows teachers to change the direction of a young student’s life, a garden expert to beautifully landscape a home, a plumber to turn copper into a work of art, an electrician to properly wire a house, or a cook to prepare a perfect restaurant meal. Each person has something to offer and a need to do so.

Uniforms 413
article thumbnail

Turning Restaurant Staffing Challenges Into Opportunities

Modern Restaurant Management

Communicate Better. Facing multiple headwinds, restaurant owners and management must employ the most effective tool available: effective communication. In chaotic times, clear and consistent communication can make all the difference. In chaotic times, clear and consistent communication can make all the difference.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Put Employees First, From 4 Restaurateurs

7 Shifts

Table of Contents It starts with hiring Invest in developing your people There’s no one-size-fits-all way to pay Create a culture of transparency and communication Use tech to save time It starts with hiring When you’re short-staffed, it can be tempting to hire the first person who walks in the door. “Take better care of your staff.”

Hiring 195
article thumbnail

Making the Shift: Transitioning from Restaurants to 7shifts

7 Shifts

7shifts’ 150+ employees come from various backgrounds and have worked in numerous industries—from video game design to healthcare. As we serve the restaurant industry, it's important to us that we prioritize candidates with previous industry experience. It's only fitting that some of our employees have hands-on experience in the industry.

article thumbnail

How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

7 Shifts

What to include in your restaurant onboarding process. What documentation to give out and collect during onboarding. What is employee onboarding? Employee onboarding is the process of welcoming a new employee to your team. It usually involves an orientation, paperwork collection, and training. Then, explain how you display these values at work.

FOH 307
article thumbnail

Risks Lurk Behind the Door Marked ‘Employees Only’

Modern Restaurant Management

From digital menus to contactless payment options, restaurants today are flocking to front-of-house touchless technologies to keep customers safe and coming back. The best part is, if you’re leveraging BYOD for other back-of-house operations, you can also use it to easily implement a flexible self-scheduling application.

article thumbnail

Good Business: How The Salad House is Making a Difference During the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

Joey Coiffi, top photo, CEO of The Salad House , a growing New Jersey-based fast casual franchise, discusses how their restaurants were able to quickly ramp up to help out, the impact of social media sharing as well as restaurant technology's role in giving back. How did you get the idea to contribute your food to hospitals?