Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Those areas of your restaurant that aren’t typically seen by customers but directly impact your business. So, even if your customers are unaware of what’s going on behind the scenes, any operational inefficiencies will eventually surface – with potentially dire consequences for your business.

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Crunchtime

MARCH 1, 2023

In the fast-paced environment of quick-service restaurants, checklists help make sure that essential tasks get completed the right way, every time. From opening to closing, checklists help guide team members and managers through their shifts, ensuring that crucial tasks are completed when they need to be.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

In all 50 states, teens as young as 14 are allowed to work in restaurants. Restaurants hiring at 15 and even restaurants hiring at 14 has become a more common practice in recent years thanks in part to the ongoing labor crisis. This age group can’t join your full-time workforce, but they can be dedicated part-time employees who can help take the pressure off during a restaurant’s busiest shifts.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The burger chain is increasing its incentives to convince operators to open additional restaurants as it seeks to speed unit growth. But it is also walking back its deal with Reef Kitchens.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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Hiring

Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Employee referrals can be a restaurant’s most powerful tool any time there’s an open role. Most established restaurants have found new team members thanks to existing employees telling their friends why they like their job and when there’s an opportunity to join the team. You can help those referrals happen more consistently by putting an official employee referral process in place.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The restaurant labor shortage is still one of the industry’s biggest challenges even 3 years after the start of the pandemic. The labor market has shown signs of improvement, but most restaurant operators are still looking for restaurant staff. More than 87% say they’re likely to hire in 2023 if they can find qualified applicants, according to the National Restaurant Association.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Tools from ItsaCheckmate and Nextbite allow operators to see their third-party sales all in one place. The companies say it will save hours of wrestling with spreadsheets.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

In a survey of restaurant workers, 76% said that they’d leave a restaurant because of low wages and 78% said the most important thing a restaurant can do to encourage them to stay is paying a “full, stable, livable” wage. Rising wages reflect this pressure. Minimum wage increases have been happening around the country. The average hourly rate for US restaurant workers increased by 20% between 2020 and 2022 , rising from $16.65 to $18.71.

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Robert Ancill Restaurant Consulting

MARCH 1, 2023

Cost volatility and plant-based alternatives reshape restaurant The protein category has been, well, put through the meat grinder for the last three years. From fire sales of steak and seafood inventory at the start of the pandemic to soaring demand for chicken wings that fueled shortages and a surge in costs to the ups and … Read More The post Proteins ride the roller coaster appeared first on Robert Ancill Restaurant Consultant.

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Advertiser: Paycor

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

Hiring

Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Job interviews are nerve racking for everyone. There are many questions to consider, including what to wear to a restaurant interview. The restaurant industry is less buttoned up and conservative than many others, so it can make dressing for the interview confusing. There’s no real business casual standard for restaurants. Getting dressed is certainly an important part of the process, but it’s only one part of the preparations.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The "fresh eatery" launched this week in a food hall/ghost kitchen with no consumer-facing presence and little marketing, allowing the company to focus on the food. Will it take off?

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EATER

MARCH 1, 2023

The Double Down. | KFC KFC is bringing back its breadless fried chicken sandwich, and it’s 2010 all over again The Double Down was meant to sound like a prank. KFC first announced the sandwich, featuring bacon, cheese, and sauce held between two fried chicken filets, on April Fool’s Day in 2010. It was real and went on to become legendary in its absurdity and decadence.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

As more consumers show interest in non-alcohol beverages, operators are wise to offer an array of unique, upscale offerings.

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Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

Food

EATER

MARCH 1, 2023

Royal Albert Hall serves Welsh rarebit tarts, handmade pizza, British fish and chips, and more Royal Albert Hall is one of London’s most iconic music and events venues, with around 1.8 million people passing through its doors every year. Executive chef Scott Stokes is in charge of feeding all of them. In total, Stokes oversees a main catering kitchen, three restaurants, and eight other smaller kitchens within the hall.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The move precedes an Employee Appreciation Day for the fast-casual noodle chain's own 8,000 workers scheduled for March 3.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Restaurant jobs include many more than the obvious few that spring to mind. Chef, server, and bartender barely scratch the surface of all the work that happens in front and back of house. The restaurant industry is rich in career opportunities for all kinds of folks with different interests. People may have left the industry in recent years, contributing to the restaurant labor shortage.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The chain expected to return to net new unit growth this year. Instead it will close more restaurants than it opens again, citing high costs and underwhelming returns.

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Advertiser: Paycor

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

Management

Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 1, 2023

On 22 December 2022, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) published the Rules & Regulations for the 2023 World Barista Championship (WBC), which will take place in Athens later this year. As part of the updated rules for the WBC, the SCA announced that “the milk beverage course can now be prepared using plant-based or other animals’ milk[s] ”.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Jose Armario, CEO of the fast-food chicken chain, joins the podcast to talk about the brand’s performance and its future, including the direction of its menu. Also: Pizza, Corner Bakery's bankruptcy and M&A.

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EATER

MARCH 1, 2023

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The pro-labor senator says he's tired of being ignored by the Starbucks CEO and wants an accounting of the chain's response to a unionization drive.

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Advertiser: Paycor

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

Recruiting

The Salt

MARCH 1, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with chef Raghavan Iyer about his new book On the Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor that Seduced the World.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The effort will extend to beefing up enforcement staffs, increasing penalties and having federal agencies work up a national plan, the administration said.

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EATER

MARCH 1, 2023

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The fast-food chicken chain said it would bring back the infamous bunless sandwich for four weeks starting on March 6.

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Advertiser: Paycor

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

Recruiting