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Back of House Restaurant Guide: Integrating FOH and BOH for Seamless Operations 

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The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience. In this article, we explore the key differences between the front and back of the house in a restaurant and discuss the best ways to integrate FOH and BOH operations.

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

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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.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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What documentation to give out and collect during onboarding. Give them an overview of what they will learn and do during onboarding, and how long the process will take. Admin: Filling out employment paperwork and receiving access to tools like the employee timekeeping portal, employee email, POS, and security system.

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Restaurant Tip Outs Guide: Methods, Tip Splitting, Pooling, and More

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There's a lot of confusion surrounding the process, structure, and laws regarding restaurant tip outs. For that to happen, it's necessary to understand the rules of tipping out, choose a structure that works for your staff, and communicate that structure to employees clearly. What is a Tip Out? Tip Out Methods.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

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While every restaurant should properly plan out its work schedule during the holidays (and year-round, for that matter), not every restaurant needs to drastically overhaul its schedule when December rolls around. Hire Additional Staff in Time. Handling Time Off Requests. Implementing a Holiday Work Schedule. Holiday Referral Sprints.

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Restaurant Cyber Security: How To Prevent Data Breaches

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Given the nature of how restaurants operate —with complex systems in the FOH and BOH —ensuring that receive orders, collect payment, and pay teams—here are numerous areas of the business that could be breached. To start, check out this guide from the National Restaurant Association on cybersecurity preparedness. Employee Data.

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

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Following are some of the major restaurant trends to watch out for in 2022. Restaurant staples such as plastic straws, plastic cups, lids, or take-home bags have people asking why those things are necessary. A ghost kitchen is a restaurant that only operates out of a kitchen with no dining space. Simplified Menus.

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