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An Ethos Worth Investing In

Modern Restaurant Management

After graduating from the University of Washington and starting a career in headhunting in Los Angeles, we decided to act on our entrepreneurial spirit and start our own recruiting firm. Our employee compensation strategy is to spend less to recruit and hire people. In particular, the value of a happy and valued employee.

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MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Staff retention struggles However, recruitment issues aren’t the only factor contributing to staff shortages. To avoid hiring shortcomings, Expert Market recommends business owners focus on implementing effective recruitment strategies. Recruitment costs in food services rose by 13.10 The year-over-year increase of 21.64

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

Modern Restaurant Management

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

Only one in ten operators think recruiting and retaining employees will be easier in 2023 than it was in 2022. The food business is switching to products manufactured from paper or compostable substitutes for single-use plastic straws, lids, closures, caps, cups, and food trays. million by 2030.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

While paper and fiber packaging are an improvement, there is a lack of recycling and composting infrastructure to effectively reuse them – most end up in the landfill. If the last decade has been defined by digital disruption, surely the next decade will be known for analog disruption.

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Hospo Reset’s Product of the Week

Ken Burgin

Great Wrap – the cling wrap that’s completely compostable. JobAdder is recruitment software, to track applicants, manage resumes and handle communication. Recipe Software – all the options, from free to expensive. The Menu Company create stylish and robust menu covers for every type of business.