7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2021

Employee scheduling for your restaurant can be the most stressful part of your job. Cross-Train Your Employees. To avoid a backlog like this, have your food runners, servers, or even front-of-house managers familiar and comfortable with bussing. Plus, that schedule almost rarely ends up going as planned.

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Front of House Restaurant Law Employee Relations Point of Sale 370

Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

I love using ChatGPT to develop training activities and materials for restaurant and cafe employees. I’ve used it here to brainstorm ideas for training modules for waiters, managers, cooks, head chefs, and baristas. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

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Training Kitchen Safety Dietary Restrictions Food Safety 68

Ken Burgin

JULY 25, 2023

Use these enjoyable and instructive games to engage your front-of-house and kitchen staff – they’re designed to prepare and run quickly. 15 Training Games for Front of House Restaurant and Cafe Staff Menu Mastery: Divide staff into teams and have them take turns describing a dish on the menu as enticingly as possible in 30 seconds.

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Training Kitchen Safety Front of House Dietary Restrictions 60

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To account for a large increase in permanent, pandemic-related closures, we only analyzed restaurants that have remained open from 2019 through 2021. Even as dining rooms have reopened, the habit of pick-up and delivery has stuck, and restaurants have to adapt by staffing up on back of house roles. The Impact of the Labor Shortage.

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Front of House Back of House 2019 Employee Relations 195

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

With work being one of the biggest contributors to stress, it’s not surprising that four in five people have had work-related dreams at some point in their lives. However, when stress so deeply affects employees that it leads to sleep-disturbing nightmares, it can take a toll on workplace satisfaction and engagement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 8, 2023

From a front-of-house perspective, the restaurant industry is an early adopter of A.I. While front-of-house A.I. in back-of-house restaurant operations as well. training, scheduling), and Demand predictions What are the new cybersecurity challenges that result from the adoption of A.I.? How is A.I.

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Front of House Back of House Employee Relations Supplies 117

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The chef will likely be the most experienced culinarian with responsibility for the financial operation of the kitchen, menu planning, ordering and inventory control, training, and quality control. It is this dichotomy of experiences that draws people into a career behind the range and keeps them there for decades.

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Seasonal Menu Back of House Customer Service Front of House 517

7 Shifts

MAY 27, 2021

This practice of planned changes to employee schedules is known as rotating scheduling – and about 5% of hospitality employees work this way. Restaurants that engage in rotating scheduling will regularly schedule employees in different shifts depending on the week, month, or season. Table of Contents. What is a Rotating Shift?

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Front of House Employee Relations Back of House Take-out 370

Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

These words can relate to our personal, political, economic, career centric, or spiritual lives – thus the reason they are so compelling and poignant. We can easily apply Dickens profound human summary to the state of the restaurant industry today. Yep, it certainly seems like the worst of times even in the face of business optimism.

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Guest Recovery Front of House Employee Relations Food Truck 444

7 Shifts

AUGUST 25, 2021

While line cooks and cooks seem to be in the most demand when lumped together, servers are notably the most sought after employee for restaurants. 7shifts internal data also highlights the most sought after jobs by potential candidates and employees including: 32% of applications are for barbacks. A view into restaurant job postings.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

There is a way—and it’s through creating employee contests. Engaged employees are also less likely to turnover. 47% of restaurants were negatively affected by employee turnover in 2019, with less than a third of restaurateurs reporting that turnover had no impact on their business. for some of their favorites.

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Front of House Social Media Employee Relations Back of House 370

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

There is certainly nothing wrong with this approach except that the result is typically an operation that lacks inspiration, lacks soul, and attracts employees who are less interested in passion and far more content to align with the operation that provides a dependable paycheck. YES – the menu is that important!

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Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Café 388

7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2020

Much like profit and loss, employee engagement is a metric that every restaurateur should be tracking regularly. We’re giving you the scoop on why you should care about employee engagement and how you can track it, and sharing tips for how to use this data to gamify staff performance and boost engagement.

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Employee Relations FOH BOH Certification 349

Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2023

I felt it was time to refresh, modify, and re-emphasize the rules and make them relatable to the current climate we all work in. Maybe, they are even worthy of a place in your employee manual or at least as a talking point during new employee orientation. Anyway – use as you see fit.

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Kitchen Safety Back of House Front of House Food Safety 324

Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Are there opportunities for further training, or to attend workshops and events? If the managers or owners doing an interview raise and answer these job applicant questions, they will have a better rapport with applicants. Questions in the Minds of Chefs or Cooks Applying for a Job What is the restaurant’s culinary or food philosophy?

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Front of House Tip Distribution Kitchen Safety Customer Service 78

Lavu

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Related: Customization is King: Using POS Systems with Open APIs 2. Running a Bar: 7 Key Features You Need to Become The Best Bar POS System in 2024 In the bustling world of hospitality, the backbone of a bar’s success lies in its operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. What are your profit margins?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The best restaurants are those that keep back-of-house processes running smoothly to ensure a great front-of-house experience for guests. Change squeeze tubes and empty chemical containers – Employees should replace squeeze tubes every three to six months and frequently refill empty chemical containers.

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Kitchen Safety Front of House Food Safety Equipment 203

Hot Schedules

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Employee Turnover is at an All-Time High: 5 Emerging Benefits Trends You Need to Know. The past year has seen employee turnover reach an all-time high , and you’ve likely experienced it at your own business. Employee turnover greatly hampers throughput and cuts into available revenues. b3lineicon|b3icon-24hours|? |24

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Employee Relations Front of House Waste Hotels 147

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

To tackle this pressing issue effectively, businesses must invest in staff training and development, vital for retaining and upskilling their existing workforce. Prioritising employee well-being, mental health, and job satisfaction is also essential in curbing turnover and cultivating a content and dedicated workforce.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

Should the customer and employee experience not be altered to fit that lifestyle? Should the customer and employee experience not be altered to fit that lifestyle? Joining Mood in 2018, he currently oversees the QSR team, focused on North America Account Management efforts. How is QSR ownership changing? Every minute! Great question.

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Employee Relations Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 189

Culinary Cues

JULY 12, 2020

It is an uneasy feeling that was pronounced as those cooks who were already at work – looked cautiously at their teammate, nodded, and turned their heads back to the work in front of them. The kitchen lights are back on, deliveries arrive, the battery of ranges is fired up, and cooks (some of us) are welcomed back.

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Front of House Back of House Dine-in Food Truck 403

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This past year has been excruciatingly brutal on restaurants that simply haven’t been able to weather this relentless storm of pandemic related restrictions and consumer concerns. Every year, a significant number of new restaurants open and almost as many close their doors for good.

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Fine Dining Employee Relations Front of House Small Business 433

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.

Training 52

Training Front of House Employee Relations Back of House 52

7 Shifts

MAY 27, 2021

This practice of planned changes to employee schedules is known as rotating scheduling – and about 5% of hospitality employees work this way. Restaurants that engage in rotating scheduling will regularly schedule employees in different shifts depending on the week, month, or season. Table of Contents. What is a Rotating Shift?

Front of House 195

Front of House Employee Relations Back of House Take-out 195

Restaurant365

OCTOBER 15, 2021

With the help of actionable data and reporting, store managers can help control labor costs, without negatively impacting the customer experience or employee retention rates. Here are a few helpful labor cost terms, along with how they are related to your total labor cost. Hourly Employees. Salaried Employees.

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Management Management Point of Sale Employee Relations 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

Common sanitation precautions being taken include lowered occupancy limits, mask requirements, and in-house social distancing. Employee well-being. All of these policies should be clearly documented, and all employees should be required to read and sign-off on them. Though a handful of U.S. Customer well-being.

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FOH BOH Front of House Employee Relations 202

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Alison Edginton is the Manager of Training & New Can Openings at Smalls Sliders , an American burger QSR in Louisiana. 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.

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Leadership FOH BOH Website Management 195

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

However, restaurant owners and leaders can take clear, actionable steps towards understanding and managing their labor cost percentage without taking a toll on employee productivity, customer satisfaction, or their bottom lines. Benefits (Health Care, Employee Discounts, etc.). What is Restaurant Labor Cost Percentage? Payroll Taxes.

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Management Management Employee Relations Restaurant Law 253

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Here are the things you should consider: Things to Consider When Choosing an Online Ordering Platform Does it integrate with my Point of Sale (POS) Will I need to add another tablet to my front of house setup? If you weren’t thinking that much about online ordering before, you definitely are now.

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Online Ordering Ordering Customer Service Food Order 341

Goliath Consulting

JULY 28, 2020

Social distancing has radically changed the way restaurants work, causing a spike in delivery and take-out orders, and employees are taking on different responsibilities to fit these new roles in the workplace (2). Conflict Resolution (Guest Relations). COVID-19 is redefining jobs (1). Worksheets can come in handy.

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Leadership Employee Relations Front of House Communication 139

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? Why is Back of House Important?

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Back of House BOH Front of House FOH 52

Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

Additionally, in order for restaurant leaders to operate as a certified safe food handler , such as managers and chefs, they must pass assessments related to food safety and risks like foodborne illnesses. An estimated 3,000 people in the U.S. die each year due to foodborne illness.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Food Supply 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We will continue to evaluate tech solutions and find what best enhances the Fogo experience for both our guests and employees. In 2023, we can anticipate businesses really focusing in on value and doing what they can to attract and retain both employees and guests. For part one, click here.

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2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 197

Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

Hiring restaurant employees and retaining them is no longer just an issue for the HR team. As CFO, you can play a key role in the corporate direction for hiring restaurant employees, retention and staffing investments. Why hiring restaurant employees is now a CFO concern. The high cost of employee turnover.

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Hiring Employee Relations Front of House Back of House 78

Restaurant365

APRIL 19, 2022

How to manage labor cost is a challenge that all restaurant operators face daily as many restaurant businesses are forced to offer more competitive wages, benefits to hourly employees and other concessions to attract more employees from the shrinking applicant pool. What is a good labor cost percentage?

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Point of Sale FOH Front of House Back of House 78

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2021

More importantly, we are going to see a stronger first party connection between restaurants and their guests, one that is more personalized–and therefore more satisfactory, as well as better experiences for restaurant employees who have a real opportunity to redefine the role of service. But not in the way you might think.

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