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How to Improve Restaurant Operations: 9 Proven Strategies

7 Shifts

Improving your restaurant operations to succeed in this highly competitive industry means serving quality food and providing excellent customer service while minimizing waste, reducing costs, and keeping your employees engaged. This is important, especially if you're training and hiring new employees.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

7 Shifts

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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A COOK FULFILLED

Culinary Cues

Every person has needs that go beyond food, shelter, and clothing. Remember the feeling of belonging you experienced when you wore a clean, pressed, white uniform and apron? We (the food industry) need to point to a well-known quote from Anthony Bourdain: “When someone cooks for you – they are saying something.

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Texas restaurant labor laws: Understanding employee rights, compliance, and more

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Department of Labor (USDOL) discovered they weren’t paying proper overtime rates— and charging employees for uniforms. This means keeping a clean workspace, using proper safety protocols, and providing necessary safety equipment. Additionally, Texas employers must also ensure that the workplace is free of harassment.

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Optimize Staff and Resources with Pre-Made Food Products

Modern Restaurant Management

Learn how the foodservice industry can stay competitive and fresh amid widespread food and labor shortages. As consumers watch food prices continue to rise, the demand for cost-effective meal solutions are prompting c-stores, full-service, and quick-service restaurants to increase their offerings.

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January/February 2021 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The officials stated: “Our confidence in the safety of the U.S. food supply remains steadfast. food supply remains steadfast.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

Questions in the Minds of Chefs or Cooks Applying for a Job What is the restaurant’s culinary or food philosophy? What are the safety and hygiene standards in the kitchen? Potential hires will be interested in knowing about shift patterns, peak service times, and how shifts are allocated among staff.