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How a Restaurant Closing Checklist Benefits Your Business

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When the door closes and the lights come back up in the dining area and bar, there are still tasks to complete before the night is truly done. Tasks for Back-of-House Staff: Cleaning and sanitizing food prep areas and work surfaces. Updating food labels. Polishing glassware and rolling silverware for the next day.

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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. Many workers are not returning due to personal safety concerns, and many have left the industry altogether. The traditional front of the house to the back of the house divide has closed.

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NCR Reveals 2022 Hospitality Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience.

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How to Deal with Legal Regulations Affecting Your New Restaurant

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The information provided in this article does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal or financial advice; instead, all content is for general informational purposes only. Information in this article is presented “as-is” and may not constitute the most up-to-date information.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics July 2023 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary , the number of job openings in the food services and drinking places industry was 1.9 This means that there were 600,000 more job openings than hires in the food services and drinking places industry in July 2023.

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Promoting Employee Well-being in the Restaurant Industry: Mitigating Work Risks & Boosting Morale

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By Indiana Lee, Contributor Restaurant employee well-being is key to kitchen productivity and front-of-house service. Motivated staff with great morale are far more likely to provide an exceptional dining experience than folks who are burnt out and overworked.

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2021: A Year of Strategic Questions for Restaurants 

Modern Restaurant Management

But restaurants, now that they are also bringing people back inside, are going to have do the harder work of making it a permanent solution—whether that's a pickup window adjacent to their door or reworking their kitchen in such a way that its food is flowing to the front of house in a more efficient manner.

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