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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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How do you handle unexpected challenges, such as equipment failure or supply shortages? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? How do you handle unexpected challenges, such as equipment failure or supply shortages? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff?

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Preventing Burnout Culture: The Role of Effective Restaurant Managers

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Food industry managers should maintain regular check-ins with their FOH and BOH team members, providing constructive feedback and actively listening to employees' concerns. This sets a positive example for the FOH and BOH alike. Communication Open and honest communication is essential in preventing burnout.

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Your 7-Step Guide to Reopening Your Restaurant

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Run through our guide to reopening your restaurant to plan your labor, inventory, marketing, and more so you can reopen with a bang. Social distancing and protective equipment ?? Plan your reopening timeline The first question to ask yourself (and your team) when planning a reopen is “when”?

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Flag on the Play! Four Penalties Your Bar Can Avoid During Super Bowl Weekend 

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Don’t let your FoH team get called for Delay of Game when customers need ordering assistance. Avoid the Illegal Procedure penalty (and lost profits) by having a rock-solid game plan for moving through your draft inventory. Here are coaching tips to get your team ready for a super weekend in your bar.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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Inventory stock changed significantly. These non-paper menus can be changed swiftly, allowing restaurants to remove items when inventory lags and promote items that have higher margin. Source More Smartly by Linking FOH to the BOH. In the best of circumstances, they should be linked to inventory and automated kitchens.

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How to Drastically Cut Expenses in Your Restaurant (and Stay Profitable During COVID-19)

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Here’s a quick refresher: Labor Food Utilities Equipment and supplies POS systems Restaurant cost breakdown These five categories typically make up nearly 100% of your operating costs, and are the cost “levers” you can pull or manipulate as a business in order to drastically reduce expenses. You might be thinking “what about my providers?”

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

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A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Consider, removing processed or pre-packaged ingredients from their inventory. Diners simply don’t want the low food quality that often comes with long menus. Focus on seasonal produce to ensure peak freshness.

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