7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2023

Jason Hammel opened Lula Cafe in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood back in 1999. More than 20 years later, the award-winning farm-to-table institution is one of the city's most celebrated restaurants. For an industry with a high rate of first-year closures, Lula Cafe's longevity is a testament to what Hammel calls a youthful mindset.

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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? March 2023 What Is a Human Resource Management System (HRMS)?

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Sales: If the employee works a front-of-house role, review their upselling efforts in your POS. Perhaps you loved that job because you were good at it, because you clicked with your coworkers, or maybe because your supervisors made you feel appreciated. Did you know that highly-engaged restaurant employees generate almost 1.5x

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 27, 2022

A restaurant manager must promote successful business tactics and oversee all back of house and front of house operations. Here is the list of some of the top skills that you should look for in a restaurant manager before hiring them for your restaurant. What Does A Restaurant Manager Do? Strong Leadership.

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Future Food

JANUARY 30, 2020

Hiring people aged 20 and younger – a legal strategy, but one that generally suffers from inexperienced/inefficient staff potentially providing mediocre service. Customer Service at Mcdonalds (Image via Bustle). Great Service in an Era of Labour Costs & Technology. That’s just something which, happily, comes with the territory.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Particularly when it comes to restaurant management which requires knowledge of both front of house and back of house needs. In its most fundamental definition, a POS framework is a mix of POS equipment and POS programming to make a POS machine for preparing an exchange and installment. POS stands for point of sale.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 27, 2021

In early careers as a chef, Christian trained under Michelin-accredited restaurants in Europe, ultimately earning honors as Marriott’s 2000 “Chef of the Year” at JW Marriott Hong Kong. He specializes in the creative design and concept development of restaurants, bars, and public spaces for hotel products of the future.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

From managing the inventory to training the staff to be competent in the kitchen and with the customers, the restaurateur needs to take care of it all. By leveraging the latest best practices, you can implement advanced technology solutions, optimize your budget, hire and retain competent staff, and benefit from real-time data analytics. .

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Apicbase

MARCH 31, 2023

Aspiring franchisees will find different types of locations for all settings: food stalls and mobile food trucks for areas with high foot traffic, and mini counters and larger bars for train stations, supermarkets, and petrol stations. Eventually he remains with nothing, but he’s happier than ever. Nordsee is one of them.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

There are films that become representative of a generation and sometimes of a life lesson – occasionally both. We remember a line or two that is always there to remind us, to give us pause, or inspire us to reconnect with something or someone. You want more! The fact of the matter is: “Wax On, Wax Off” is great advice.

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Open for Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

Knowing how to hire employees can make or break your restaurant. Whether you’re staffing a new restaurant, looking for seasonal employees , or streamlining your interview process, you always want to know the best way to hire restaurant employees. Finding staff for a restaurant can be a big challenge in the hospitality industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

“Wages across the country are definitely up for the industry, in virtually every location. 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. Two-thirds of new hires signing up for DailyPay.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The overwhelmingly white image of beer culture erases a much longer, far-reaching narrative of Black brewing. In a 1995 article in the Journal of Black Studies , Kenneth Christmon describes an interaction between the French ethnographer Marcel Griaule and a Dogon elder and priest named Ogotemmeli. It made people take notice.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

The brand is also on track to raise a quarter of a million dollars in funds for front line heroes by the end of September after ringing-in nearly $50,000 in contributions from their charitable Big Yellow Cup in just two weeks. All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

No matter how many innovations come about, the need for staff still remains, both at the front end and the back end. Therefore, the importance of training and a comprehensive restaurant staff training manual cannot be understated. A staff training manual is not just a written set of do’s and don’ts for your employees.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 29, 2023

He joined us on the Pre-Shift podcast to chat about bartaco's embrace of tech, their unique approach to training and career development, radical wage structure, and how all of those practices have them poised for growth in 2023. And now we're starting to get a little bit more of the purpose-driven, of 'what do you stand for?

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EATER

MAY 10, 2023

Under the classic model, management (the chef and front-of-house general manager) works 80 hours a week, doing the labor of what should be three people. Using a limited-service model, diners order at the front counter. I could make this dish at home for $5,” goes the refrain. It didn’t make sense to Bornemann.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Holiday Traffic Not Enough. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

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Apicbase

JUNE 20, 2022

Before we talk about franchisees’ hiring and retention process, here’s a definition and a brief introduction to the role that franchisees play in your restaurant business. The first step to finding and hiring great franchisees is to define what makes them ideal candidates for your restaurant business. John van Kooten.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

” “Many of our TEAM Members stay a long time with TSFR – a testament to our accountable culture, family atmosphere and commitment to training and development,” said Bill Angott, President and Chief Executive Officer at TSFR. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Amanda Kludt: I don’t think we talk enough about parenthood on this show or in general, when it comes to restaurants, and we definitely don’t talk at all about pregnancy both in terms of what it means to be pregnant in such a physical role, but also discrimination people face where they’re working in front of house or back of house while pregnant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

Our hiring rate and wage increases are outpacing the overall private sector, and this year our industry will contribute nearly $1 trillion to the economy," said Michelle Korsmo, president & CEO of the National Restaurant Association. "The million by the end of 2023.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

They will definitely return if they like what they experience. Happy hours are among the most effective marketing strategies for boosting sales in bars and restaurants. A report found that one-third of all sales of alcoholic beverages occur during happy hour and late-night drink specials. So, what are you waiting for? What Is A Happy Hour?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash.

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EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. This version was dyed with squid ink.)

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Food Halls – the numbers for current and future growth are substantial.

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EATER

AUGUST 21, 2020

Peter Meehan’s transgressive vision helped redefine food media with the groundbreaking Lucky Peach , and later transformed the LA Times ’s food coverage. But that vision came with a toxic management style characterized by intimidation, a barrage of sexualized commentary, and explosive anger, according to two dozen current and former staffers.

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EATER

JULY 6, 2022

For 15 years , Stone Barns had been as much an education center as a farm, devoted to turning schoolkids into engaged “ food citizens ” and training young farmers. Now, its mission is linked more than ever to fine dining destination Blue Hill at Stone Barns and a famous chef’s vision for trickle-down change. Some came out crying.

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