Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, our industry still is an attractive space for well-suited technologies, improving efficiencies at every level of the restaurant from inventory to customer service. As we step into 2024, my prediction is that the spotlight will fall squarely on retaining top talent, focusing on recruitment, onboarding and ongoing training.

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Sling

APRIL 27, 2023

These essential activities include everything from scheduling your team , assigning tasks , and managing inventory to controlling labor costs , executing payroll , and complying with labor laws. But it’s about more than just ordering as much inventory as your storage spaces can hold and hoping for the best.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

For example, you can streamline kitchen processes, optimize inventory management , provide staff training, and implement scheduling systems by focusing on your BOH. Okay, not a complete language per se, but some code words that make communication easier. And, well, every world needs its own lingo.

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Cheetah

JUNE 25, 2021

Programs like Cheetah Just in Time (JIT) offer a ready-to-serve inventory of high-quality fresh-cut items, saving businesses hundreds of hours in prep time and labor costs. This helps restaurant operators save time scheduling, effectively manage their labor costs and streamline workforce communication. Cross train your existing staff.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For instance, offering new opportunities and training to employees can help set them up for success in future restaurant management roles. Maybe an employee can be responsible for completing scheduling or inventory or placing a chemical order or cheese order. It doesn’t have to be a large, mission-critical task.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Communicate with guests. OpenTable helps create customized floor plans and helps to sort flexible table inventory to serve more guests during any given shift. A digital scheduler can help you communicate clearly with employees about their shifts. Employee training software. These tools also ensure consistency in training.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, offering restaurant accounting and operations training to employees can help set them up for success in future restaurant management roles. The responsibilities can start off on the simpler end, like overseeing inventory counts or waste logs, and increase in complexity toward purchasing or budgeting.

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Sling

JUNE 5, 2020

Recruitment. 2) Inventory Current Human Resources. Inventory. Your action plan should take into account all the analysis that came before it — organizational strategies, current HR inventory, HR forecast, and gaps between present and future — to create a step-by-step system for taking your business from point A to point B.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

Turnover costs include the recruitment process, such as placing ads for job listings, as well as the hiring process, like a manager’s time to review applications, coordinate with candidates, and conduct interviews. For existing employees, they need to see it in practice and through your company communications and mentorship.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We must continue bridging that gap through research, communications, and marketing. 4 to 7 vendors in the restaurant space between recruiting and payroll are too many to be sustainable. There has historically been a disconnect between what an employer believes their employees need and what they actually need.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 15, 2021

You may have a hunch that you are doing fewer table turns on the weekend, or that your inventory has gotten wasteful recently. To calculate your CoGS totaled during a given period, you can use the following formula: CoGS = Beginning Inventory + Additional Purchases Made During the Period – Ending Inventory.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 19, 2020

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. Do they understand the expectations for the role? ServSafe Certifications.

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Sling

AUGUST 9, 2023

March 2023 13 Expert Tips for Effective Employee Communication March 2023 11 Types of Job Shifts Managers Should Know March 2023 What Is Incentive Pay and How Does it Work?

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Sling

MARCH 6, 2020

Human resource management (HRM) is the process and practice of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding the best employees for your business. It’s also essential to identify the team members who are interested in receiving training in new aspects of your business. Do the team members there have enough knowledge and training?

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Restaurant365

MARCH 15, 2022

Recruitment and retention strategies go hand in hand. A process-driven referral bonus communicates, “We value our employees. If you turn the program on and off depending on your need, you’re communicating to your employees that you can’t fill this job and need any help you can get. Communicate what the benefit entails.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 21, 2020

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. Do they understand the expectations for the role? ServSafe Certifications.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 27, 2022

Managing the bar inventory and restocking the bar. A barback interacts with clients because they are on the floor, whereas a bartender does not, enabling them to communicate critical information to security and the bartenders. Good Communication Skills. Training A Barback. Maintaining the bar during their shift.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Maintaining inventory of groceries and supplies, stocking ingredients, and equipment along with placing the order on your POS (point of sale) software. Training staff to prepare and cook all the menu items. They should be able to manage food wastage, quality of food, inventory management, and time. Source: Fine Dining Lovers.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 4, 2021

are trying everything and the kitchen sink to recruit and retain employees in the face of a labor shortage the likes of which this industry hasn’t seen in decades. Get Creative with Recruitment. Recruitment and retention are two of the restaurant industry’s biggest challenges, even on a good day. Restaurateurs across the U.S.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 17, 2019

However, the biggest factor in controlling food costs is improving your inventory management. An accurate inventory management system can not only help you track your restaurant food costs, but also highlight areas of food waste or inefficiencies that you can adjust for lower overall food costs. Rent and Building Fees.

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MBB Hospitality

APRIL 25, 2018

Strong Communication Skills. When dealing with customers and other staff, your communication skills of course have to be on pointe. Not only should any prospective hospitality employees be able to clearly communicate important messages, they need to not be afraid of diffusing difficult situations.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

For example, kitchen managers rely on software to let them know how much expected inventory they have in stock. Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. All tasks in a restaurant are interconnected.

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Restaurant365

MAY 30, 2022

Recruit Your Team to Recruit . Communication is The Key . Patrick Yearout, Director of Innovation at Ivar’s , emphasized the benefits of consistent, genuine communication on the overall business. “I Staff can only get the word out about open positions if they know the positions are available in the first place.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If you're new to the industry and are wondering what experience you'll acquire in a restaurant job, or if you're an industry vet looking to clearly communicate your abilities and skills on a restaurant resume, read on for 20 distinct skills learned while working in a restaurant. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

7 Core Restaurant Management Responsibilities Staffing : Hire, fire, train, and manage employees. Inventory management: Monitor and maintain food and beverage stock levels. Innovating: Identify issues in your restaurant—whether inventory or systems-related— and be willing to create solutions and processes to improve efficiency.

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Apicbase

JUNE 20, 2022

They run their restaurant’s day-to-day business operations, meet with customers and vendors, and hire and train their team – to name just a few responsibilities. A franchise support team typically includes an experienced franchise consultant, lawyer, account, and training specialist. Restaurant franchisees wear many hats.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Updated recruiting concepts for retention. Recruiting as a strategy is underused in the restaurant industry. Recruiting is different from hiring. Recruiting is proactively trying to find team members who are a good fit for your restaurant business. Here are the top-level concepts of recruiting to start considering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

To shine the spotlight on the immediate opportunities that exist for all Americans to find employment at franchised restaurants of an iconic brand that holds a unique place in people’s daily lives, Dunkin’ is launching its first-ever national advertising campaign aimed at recruitment.

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Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

On top of the manual, you’ll also need to dedicate time to training new franchisees for at least several weeks. Recipes should be simple to execute and dishes easy to assemble using your operations manual and training courses. Recommended Read : How To Recruit Great Franchisees For Your Restaurant Business (And Keep Them On Board).

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Hot Schedules

MARCH 26, 2019

Plus, managers spend valuable time vetting candidates and conducting interviews — not to mention training new hires. Referrals save your restaurant recruiting costs. Choose a Purchase-to-Pay and Inventory system that will allow your managers to work on the go via a mobile app. What does that mean for your bottom line?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

For example, to level-up the fan experience you can combine first-party transaction data with player stats, weather conditions, and inventory to better predict game-day sales. Brands are now realizing they can no longer rely on paid media and traditional methods of communicating with customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Fourth, the Internet and its many apps, online reviews, and socially viral communication speeds will continue to disrupt restaurant industry traffic, revenues, brands, and survivability even more over the next decade. In addition to improving the guest experience, technology also makes it easier for restaurants to manage their operations.

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Kounta

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

There are also problems that are really known to us that are at the core of every hospitality business’ operations, such as managing your inventory, supply chain, and production processes. We really try to keep up a constant stream of communication about how to get more and more value out of Kounta, in particular as we release new features.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Through these initiatives, Taco Bell aims to enhance restaurant performance, employee satisfaction and support recruitment and retention. Likewise, Marina’s most recent marketing and communications role with Yum! Increase education support for fans and team members to keep pursuing their passions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Menus need to diversify to keep patrons coming back for more, but more personalized options mean more training for staff. As such, a big focus in 2020 will be on how to find, recruit and keep team members. Recruiting Platforms. Dan O’Connell, CEO of Foodmix Marketing Communications.

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