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Elevate Your Food Safety Culture to Survive the COVID Crisis and Future Ones

Modern Restaurant Management

A good first step is to elevate your food safety culture. How Food Safety Culture Has Changed. Food safety used to mean “what you do when no one is watching.” Now, understandably, everyone is watching to ensure safety protocols are being followed. Treat Location Employees Like Assets.

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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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After all, it’s not just the quality of your food that can keep customers coming back — 73% of diners base their satisfaction on the quality of service they receive. How do you handle unexpected challenges, such as equipment failure or supply shortages? How do you ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations?

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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

Modern Restaurant Management

By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. Economic shifts including inflation-driven cost increases in food, utilities and supplies; regulatory changes and climate-related disruptions will continue to challenge restaurant operators.

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF COOKS & CHEFS

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PLAN BETTER TRAIN HARDER Work Hard and be Kind Dick Cattani Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 900 articles about the business and people of food) CAF Talks Podcast [link] More than 90 interviews with the most influential people in food

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How Restaurants Can Drive Profits and Growth During a Perfect Storm

Modern Restaurant Management

Soaring prices, continued supply chain disruptions, and ongoing staffing shortages are creating a perfect storm for restaurants. Food and labor costs are elevated and expected to remain high in 2022 , negatively impacting restaurants’ profit margins. To maximize your existing resources: Reduce food waste.

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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Through financial recessions, terrorist attacks, global pandemics, and just the typical challenges we face in the course of daily business, there are many leadership lessons to be learned. Outside of your four walls, it is imperative to work with your suppliers to keep supply chains and product substitution open.

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Coronavirus: Restaurants Respond

Modern Restaurant Management

The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Eat healthier.” Cash is dirty.