7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

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Open for Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

A solid hiring strategy can help you hang onto great talent, keep branding consistent, and ensure a fantastic guest experience. Here’s how to hire great employees, with tips for recruiting and retaining staff for a restaurant. A quality candidate should have several years of experience in different front-of-house roles.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 21, 2021

With restrictions easing, customers are excitedly returning to their favorite restaurants. Yet, nine in ten operators predict issues with recruitment at a time which is essential for our industry's recovery. One staff member could be lost from the front of house for up to an hour taking phone calls for 20 takeaway orders.

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Mobile Ordering Ordering Front of House Guest Recovery 169

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

With this efficiency, staff knows exactly what to do and when to do it, and guests enjoy a delightful experience with your brand. 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. Table of Contents. What does it mean?

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Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Team culture and customer service also suffer. Time spent on hiring is also a productivity suck, as that's time that managers and employees could be spending on other things, like focusing on the business’ growth or the customer experience. The average restaurant employee, however, change jobs every 56 days ! Here’s how.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 8, 2020

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. From staff to customers to suppliers, I was able to foster so many relationships on a daily basis.” Rachel: “The people!

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Customer Experience Front of House Communication Back of House 326

Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Some owners have had to take on multiple roles themselves or hire unqualified staff, affecting the quality of service and customer experience. This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. This has left restaurants struggling to find and retain staff. million, while the number of hires was 1.3

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Loyalty Program Front of House Mobile Ordering Customer Service 166

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience. In August, the restaurant industry lost more than 40,000 jobs.

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2022 Hospitality Loyalty Program Point of Sale 186

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

With a critically shrunken talent pool, restaurants are racing to fill positions in every part of the business — front of house, back of house, and corporate teams. Across the United States, businesses are suffering from unprecedented staffing shortages in the aftermath of COVID. Enter digital tableside ordering.

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Technology Loyalty Program Fast Casual Email Marketing 224

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

Fast casual will continue to push out full-service brands because they can assemble food in front of you and get food to the customer more quickly. Customers are embracing it the same way they have embraced self-checkout in grocery and big box stores. Two-thirds of new hires signing up for DailyPay.

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Fast Casual Hiring Front of House Online Ordering 219

7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2022

They all prevent franchisors from seeing the day-to-day pains and successes that their franchisees experience. The result could be new programs, technology, or resources that directly reflect the needs and attitudes of franchisees, their staff, and their customers. Throw in dozens of locations to manage, and visibility becomes foggy.

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Franchise Franchising Communication Front of House 370

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 147

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, in the process of resuming and continuing restaurant operations, operators need to take steps to lower the risk of infection among employees and customers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Both of these technological advancements are instrumental in ensuring excellent customer service and reducing food waste.

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Technology Operations Food Safety Kitchen Safety 193

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you.

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Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 222

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

The back-of-house (BOH) at a restaurant is the behind-the-scenes area of the restaurant — it works like an engine and keeps the restaurant going. While it is not visible to the customers, the restaurant’s services get hampered without back-of-house. Why is Back of House Important? The aim is to avoid a collision.

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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. The best way to start is by developing the ideal profile for future business owners: what kind of knowledge and experience should they have to qualify as your franchise partner?

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Recruiting Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program 52

7 Shifts

MARCH 29, 2023

I think there's been a very big change in landscape of how we're recruiting and how purpose-driven restaurants need to be versus just selling an experience.” I think there's been a very big change in landscape of how we're recruiting and how purpose-driven restaurants need to be versus just selling an experience.”

Front of House 195

Front of House Back of House Tip Distribution Coaching 195

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Our company welcomes technology that will help our team members maximize time and efficiency and make their jobs more doable and enjoyable, creating a better experience for them and customers alike. The challenges our teams have faced over the last two years specifically has made us value our employees now more than ever.

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2022 Food Supply Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 186

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But today, restaurant tech plays a major role in improving the guest experience. Technology will never be able to replace the personal touch of a seasoned server or the empathy of a veteran bartender, but it can be a huge help in increasing guest satisfaction and delivering a great guest experience. What is the guest experience?

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Technology Online Ordering Website Management Mobile Ordering 78

Future Food

APRIL 20, 2022

Food, Hospitality & Wellness ‘Places’ Transcending the Resources & Mining Village Work-Life Experience. Source: Future Food. Health and safety are paramount in mining and resources sector but as with society in general, personnel ‘wellness’ has not always been at the forefront of consideration.

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Hospitality Food Safety Front of House BOH 78

Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Chef, server, and bartender barely scratch the surface of all the work that happens in front and back of house. But, on a positive note, that means there is now an unprecedented opportunity for people to break into business on the strength of a great job interview without needing years of restaurant experience.

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Fast Casual Cash Management Front of House Fine Dining 78

The Rail

APRIL 4, 2023

You’re sharing an edible experience. alone, part of the equation is knowing where your customers spend their time. By Torrey Tayenaka, Contributor Video marketing for restaurants is an essential type of marketing campaign to inspire patrons to visit or order. This is how you show them the colors and textures of your food.

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Social Media Front of House Advertising 2022 105

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

My managers also used code names based on menu items to “rate” female customers. When my friend was 22, she served at a steakhouse that mandated short dresses and heels. When she was 23, the manager asked her to put on makeup in one of her first shifts at a breakfast grill. She promptly quit. These accounts may not shock you. Remember me?I

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Leadership FOH BOH Website Management 195

The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Investing in labour-saving technologies and providing simple and fewer menu selections, for example, has allowed them to free up cash flow and recruit more people or raise compensation. Customers are more concerned about the environment, and they want the food and beverage industry to make significant adjustments to safeguard it.

2022 98

2022 Front of House Cash Management Online Ordering 98

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 212

Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2019

Britt Cloud, Goliath’s Consulting Chef, directs back of house operations and works with the current chef/kitchen manager to restructure inventory, food costing, menu, labor, and health policies. Front of House operations is a steady balance of guest needs, employee personalities, efficient strategies, and health and safety enforcement.

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Management Management Front of House Back of House 60

Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The shortage is especially acute for back-of-house employees, such as prep cooks, line cooks, and dishwashers. Whether you are short-staffed or not, hiring and retention should always be front of mind for your restaurant. “We We focus on retention as much, if not more than, recruiting,” added McCutcheon. It’s constant with us.”.

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Hiring Front of House Recruiting Back of House 78

Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

Stadium and other sport event venues have a front row seat to these plays – and to what happens when the right talent gets on the field and execute. The quick bursts of high traffic and heavy volume require maximum hours, manpower and attention to a great guest experience. Finding skilled talent isn’t easy. User Network. Social Media.

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Hiring Training Mobile Ordering Coaching 147

Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Sometimes called a virtual restaurant, virtual kitchen or cloud kitchen, a ghost kitchen is a food-service business that serves customers exclusively through online orders. For entrepreneurs, ghost kitchens offer the opportunity to experiment and launch their restaurant brands at minimal cost and less risk than opening a physical location.

Front of House 147

Front of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety Customer Service 147

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 14, 2022

So, you have to be selective because this recruitment decision can either make or break your restaurant business – a suitable person can lead to growth, while a wrong person can bring disaster. Typically, a restaurant’s operation can be categorized into two parts – front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH).

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Management Management FOH BOH 52

Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

Restaurant staffing shortages across the industry are impacting operating hours, the customer experience, and your bottom line. The hiring crunch is especially tough for back-of-house employees, such as line cooks and dishwashers, who historically have made lower wages than many front-of-house employees like servers.

Hiring 78

Hiring Employee Relations Front of House Back of House 78

Restaurant365

MAY 7, 2021

Employee retention and recruitment have long been a challenge in the restaurant industry. The labor shortage is particularly concentrated for back-of-house (BOH) employees, such as line cooks, prep cooks, and dishwashers. Recruitment has long been a challenge in the restaurant industry. Staffing challenges existed pre-pandemic.

Hiring 78

Hiring Recruiting Employee Relations Social Media 78

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

71% of restaurant customers prefer to order food delivery directly from the restaurant rather than using third-party apps. 85% of operators use POS data to engage with customers via text or email, while 60% use it for their loyalty programs. At first glance, some stats might seem to contradict each other. Let’s dig in.

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2024 Operations 2023 Loyalty Program 52

Restaurant365

JUNE 15, 2021

Leveraging your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH) data allows you to gain more insight into your operations. Restaurant KPIs impacting a profitable back of house. Your back of house is full of different data sets, so it should be data driven. Want to know more about FOH data? Read Part 1 here ).

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BOH FOH Point of Sale Back of House 78

The Rail

JULY 19, 2022

the pandemic ), and ever-changing customer demands, as well as the new trends in the hospitality industry. These technologies improve customer service and streamline restaurant processes making them more efficient. or front of the house (e.g. 1 - Technology. digital menus, digital signage , etc).

Online Ordering 52

Online Ordering Front of House Food Supply Back of House 52

Sling

MAY 3, 2023

How to improve your restaurant staffing 1) Look for passion over experience Yes, experience is very important. Remember, experience can be accumulated just by showing up. The ideal employee will have both passion and experience. And that doesn’t just apply to the server/customer relationship.

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Employee Relations Customer Experience Management Management 78

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This is customer service 101, and we all know that it can either make or break a business. To be successful in staffing, here are five simple yet crucial factors to enhance the candidate experience. Having the right hiring managers in the recruitment process is essential. The root of the problem is simple: poor planning.

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