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How to Turn Your FOH Staff into Delivery Drivers

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Aside from all these cons, one of the biggest cons of self-delivery is needing labor to manage and run this new part of your business to set up the next section Converting your staff to in-house delivery drivers One solution to contain the cost of self-delivery is to convert your FOH to your restaurant’s delivery drivers.

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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? As a restaurant manager, how do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes?

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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

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1 Set goals for the event ?? Having a specific goal will help you plan out your budget, labor needs, marketing strategy, messaging, and organization before the event. Plan your menu To maximize the exclusivity of the event, plan a limited-time, reduced menu to showcase new dishes in your restaurant. Mel Bensky, @tastethesix.

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Providing The Best Restaurant Customer Experience in 2024

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Staff Your restaurant staff, especially those assigned to the FOH, play a critical role in keeping your customers happy as they eat in your establishment. In case you have big events, you can send a group announcement to your staff using 7shifts.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

By customizing menus based on a local sporting event, time of day and even the weather, digital screens can suggest items to add to orders or promote high-margin combo meals just when consumers are hungriest. Source More Smartly by Linking FOH to the BOH. AI and digital technology aren’t just for the front of house.

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7 key restaurant revenue streams to prioritize in 2024

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Offering additional services, like delivery and takeout, meal kits and subscription boxes, and even catering and hosting special events can unlock new growth opportunities. Another approach is to integrate an online ordering feature or plugin into your website and leverage your FOH as delivery drivers.

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Essential FOH Restaurant KPIs That Increase Profitability, Part 1

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You can use data to improve restaurant operations, both in your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH). Tracking key FOH metrics can help provide a path to healthy revenue levels. Optimizing your BOH and FOH metrics boosts the efficiency of your labor and food spending. So, what data should you be tracking around your FOH?

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