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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. Run the numbers.

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Lessening Employee Anxiety as Restaurant Doors Open

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For FOH: Assure front of house staff that you are complying with or exceeding all regulatory local, state and federal rules and regulations. That includes social distancing, sanitation, masks, partitions and contactless payment and menus (or throwaways). less interaction with guests, they do have plenty of interaction with FOH staff.

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Five Benefits of Outsourcing Your Restaurant’s Digital Marketing Efforts

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Day-to-day demands – coupled with all of the FOH and BOH duties – can be simply too overwhelming for many small restaurant owners. Establishing, monitoring, posting, and maintaining social media accounts such as Instagram and Facebook. Paid social media advertising that directly targets your local audience.

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Four Ways to Streamline Reopening Procedures for Restaurants

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Common sanitation precautions being taken include lowered occupancy limits, mask requirements, and in-house social distancing. Update existing policies to accommodate: Social distancing. Customers should know exactly what to expect within each zone via engaging with social media updates, signage, and greeting team members.

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

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While some restaurants don’t speak out about their restaurant’s cleaning procedures, others have detailed their exact sanitization requirements on social media to help customers feel safe. Create (or update) your cleaning task list for both FOH and BOH staff to double down on sanitization in your restaurant.

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Best Practices for Outdoor Dining All Year Long

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Restaurant staff and employees wearing masks and disposable gloves, including FOH (servers, bartenders, cashiers, etc.) Make it look great, take great photos and push it hard on social media! Marked spaces to eat or drink. Tables separated further apart (this will vary based on federal, state and local guidelines).

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4 Ways to Pivot Your Restaurant’s Business Model During COVID-19

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Delivery: employ FOH staff to deliver the meal kits to your diners Frequency: will you offer a one-time meal kit designed to last a few meals? Conclusion No matter what way you decide to take your business, remember to keep customers informed through your social media channels. Taco meal kits! ?? A weekly meal kit subscription?

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