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What is a Restaurant’s Front Of House (FOH) – Everything You Need To Know

The Restaurant Times

Front-of-house (FOH) refers to all activities and settings a patron will experience while dining at a restaurant, including the lobby and dining area. The FOH staff greets and receives customers and relays their requests. The FOH manager supervises all front-of-house staff and reports to the GM. The answer to the FOH manager.

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The Guide to Equitable Restaurant Tip Payout Methods & Systems

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Servers, sometimes other FOH staff. Servers, other FOH staff. All servers or cashiers, other FOH staff. It could also incentivize other FOH employees like bartenders and bussers to work faster and alongside highly-tipped servers to earn a portion of their gratuities. Tip Pooling by FOH & BOH. Comparison table.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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In order for new hires to perform well and stay happy in their roles, hiring managers need to pay more attention to the restaurant onboarding process. The purpose of the onboarding process is to teach new hires how to do their jobs successfully, and to catch them up on the company's culture and procedures.

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Sweet Lou’s Simplifies Hiring, Increases Qualified Job Candidates with Restaurant365 HIRE

Restaurant365

In Ponderay, guests enjoy home-style comfort food, made with high-quality ingredients served in generous portions, a full bar featuring specialty drinks and 16 beers on tap in a convivial atmosphere surrounded by twenty 4K televisions for great game viewing. Mr. Foust explained the hiring challenge that is nearly universal for restaurateurs.

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Employee Engagement Best Practices for Restaurants

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The people you hire to run your restaurant can make or break the business. By using values-based hiring to find team members who are a good fit for your restaurant’s culture. Don’t fret if you’ve made hiring decisions based on other criteria; you can still keep your employees engaged, but it’s going to take some work.

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Consumers Welcome Some Restaurant Automation, Reject Others

Modern Restaurant Management

Whereas most global consumers think it’s acceptable for QSRs to automate ordering, checkout, serving, and even sanitation tasks, the majority do not find this acceptable for table service. Particularly at QSRs, there is indication that customers may welcome entirely AI-driven FOH experiences. Why retain the middleman?

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9 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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Square : Online ordering for pickup, curbside, local delivery, or self-serve ordering; ideal for restaurants already using Square. TouchBistro: Comprehensive POS and restaurant management system supporting FOH, BOH, and guest engagement. Supports multiple menus (ghost kitchens and virtual brands) and group ordering. Owned by Doordash.