Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

Across the United States, businesses are suffering from unprecedented staffing shortages in the aftermath of COVID. Nowhere is this more clear than in restaurants; many wonder if parts of the workforce left the industry for good and how they will fill that gap.

With a critically shrunken talent pool, restaurants are racing to fill positions in every part of the business — front of house, back of house, and corporate teams. Technology innovations offer the potential to bridge the gap between the need to keep their business running and deliver quality products and experiences to their guests. But while some may predict a future with burger-flipping robots, it’s hard to imagine tech taking the place of a skilled line cook, experienced server, or seasoned marketer. More realistically, technology advancements can eliminate superfluous tasks and automate components of complex ones. Here are a few examples of tech-centered solutions to ease the ongoing labor crisis in restaurants by…