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Front Of House (FOH) Vs. Back Of House (BOH): What’s The Difference?

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For a restaurant to run smoothly and efficiently, you should divide activities into two parts: front of house (FOH)/back of house (BOH). What Is Front Of House (FOH)? The difference between FOH (front of house)/BOH (back of house) is one of appearance and presentability. Floor plan. Motivation.

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How Restaurants are Evolving Labor with Third-Party Delivery in 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic left dining rooms empty and accelerated the industry’s shift to third-party delivery services as a major revenue driver. From their real-world experiences and honest feedback, we can supply you with actionable insights and statistics for one of the industry’s biggest elephants: third-party delivery. of revenue.

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Food Delivery Ideas: How to Deliver Food While Maximizing Your Restaurant’s

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It’s seen in the data how quickly restaurants are flocking to takeout and delivery options to rebuild their revenue, with 43% more delivery-related roles being scheduled since the pandemic began. Delivery and takeout will continue to be important revenue streams for restaurants. How do you market food delivery and takeout?

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How NYC Restaurants Can Thrive Through the Winter

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The traditional division of labor between the front of the house and back of the house is no more, and restaurant employees have taken up responsibilities this year that they never imagined. With indoor dining closed as per Governor Cuomo until further notice, outdoor dining has become a staple of dining out in New York City.

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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

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Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry. Breweries and Taprooms were close to pre-pandemic levels by the end of summer—dude to to-go cans and outdoor seating. A year ago this month, our industry was rocked to its core. Foot traffic disappeared overnight. And people really love pizza.

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How The Snug Took Control of Labor and Evolved Their Restaurant

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Outdoor dining One way they evolved their operations was by taking advantage of San Francisco’s new shared spaces program to extend their dining outdoors in order to keep revenue up. Delivery & takeout Initially, The Snug followed what many restaurants were doing by implementing their own takeout and delivery service.

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[Data] How Have The Shifts Changed For Those Working in The Restaurant Industry

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Notable increases in shifts schedules for Back of House Manager (125%) , Dish/Prep (117%), Cook (111%) and notably, Driver (85%) are indicative of the shift towards off-premise dining brought upon by the pandemic. We've seen a 77% increase in patio roles , likely due to the extension of patio season and prevalence of outdoor dining.