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From Kitchen to Counter: Outfitting Your Team for Comfort, Style, and Brand Visibility

Modern Restaurant Management

The uniforms worn by staff, from kitchen to counter, represent your brand in every customer interaction, making apparel a strategic business decision rather than merely an operational requirement. Strategic use of color should inform uniform design decisions.

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IN THE KITCHEN – ORGANIZATION IS EVERYTHING

Culinary Cues

From first-in, first-out in the walk-in cooler to how you fold side towels and where your knives are placed – it is organization that allows a kitchen to run efficiently and keeps the mood and pace of the restaurant in sync. To some, it may seem less significant, but to seasoned professionals – this is the truth of the kitchen.

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TWENTY COMMON MISTAKES INDEPENDENT RESTAURATEURS MAKE

Culinary Cues

Plain and simple – social media IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT PLATFORM FOR COMMUNICATION. Ads in your local newspaper are more about showing that you support that paper rather than a tremendously effective way of communicating with the public. One of the most tempting forays into entrepreneurship is the restaurant business.

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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.

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THE MOMENT WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ZONE – PART I

Culinary Cues

There is a level of non-verbal communication that defies explanation – communication that keeps everyone in sync, seemingly knowing what every person in the team is doing or is about to do so that work flowed with precision and grace. Tom quickly washed his hands, tied on an apron, adjusted his uniform and set-up his workstation.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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Here’s an example of an onboarding overview: Day One Orientation: Learning about the restaurant’s culture and history, meeting coworkers, and receiving a uniform. What to include in your restaurant onboarding process. What documentation to give out and collect during onboarding. What is employee onboarding?

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Takeout For Good and Menus Go Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

With thousands of restaurants forced to close their dining rooms, and millions of Americans facing sudden unemployment, GroupRaise saw an opportunity to mobilize its 10,000+ restaurant partners along with their communities to offer those who are able a chance to support both local business and food distribution to at-risk families.