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Transforming Restaurant Operations: Uniting Teams and Closing Communication Gaps

Modern Restaurant Management

A “ communication silo ” is the name for what happens when groups, teams, or departments of employees within an organization isolate themselves and tend to only communicate within their group. When this happens in restaurants, it can harm the feeling of collaboration necessary to achieve peak operational efficiency.

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7 Tips for Hospitality Marketing During COVID-19

Social Hospitality

However, no one understands the consequences more than the travel and hospitality industries. Then, watch market trends related to your industry and your destination. Consider Your Employees. With so many employees out of work, now would be the perfect time to reward their loyalty. Putting it All Together.

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Leveraging Vendor Data to Improve Your Brand’s Operations and Align Locations

Modern Restaurant Management

But these days, between labor shortages and challenges in the shipping industry, staff is scrambling just to keep day-to-day operations running smooth. These teams want to focus on customer relations and hospitality, but are instead navigating how to get the supplies they need.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

Metrics and sheets you'll need to track include cost of goods sold, labor costs, new operating income, profit, and (see below) inventory costs. Chances are, it's balancing the scheduling requests of dozens of employees each week. Operations This is the catch-all of all restaurant manager responsibilities. Check inventory levels.

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TO ALL IN THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS: BE A PROBLEM SOLVER – SUPPORT A PROBLEM SOLVER

Culinary Cues

The bar was fully set, there were two employees on duty, the ice was in the bin, and the cocktail napkins were fanned on the bar top. It’s a virus that shows no mercy, doesn’t attack just one type of people, is not related to any particular industry; cares little about age, size, ethnicity, or socio-economic background.

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The Topic Is Tipping

Modern Restaurant Management

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. The data suggests guests are willing to tip more for great service when digital tools are available to ease the payment process.

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Amid Influx of New Employees, Restaurants Must Build and Reinforce Brand Excellence

Modern Restaurant Management

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. will create more job seekers in the restaurant/hospitality industry. This influx of new employees means that restaurant brands will need to build (and reinforce) cultures of excellence. Reduce employee turnover.