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Our Wage Models are Broken

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It’s no secret that with a workforce mass exodus and rising minimum wages, the restaurant industry is long overdue for an overhaul of its business structure and compensation model. Our coalition of restaurant owners across the country come together to share best practices about wages and benefits. Rethinking Wages: Where to Start?

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Despite Improved 2024 Outlook, Labor, and Other Risks May Drag Restaurants Down

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restaurant industry will continue to shake off the aftereffects of the pandemic in 2024, but that doesn’t mean the challenges that remain are easily dispelled. Another growing risk: nuclear verdicts over dram shop law violations, driving up the costs of liquor liability insurance. Here’s an overview.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

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Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

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Keeping Up with the Holiday Hiring Rush

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However, the harsh reality is that the current labor shortage is making it a challenge for many restaurants to handle the workload. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association found that 65 percent of operators do not have enough employees to support customer demand. There’s an art to interviewing hourly workers.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

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Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

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What can we learn from "Waitmares"?

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Restaurant servers understand work-induced dreams all too well. Restaurant servers understand work-induced dreams all too well. Waitmare” is a portmanteau that combines the words “waiter” and “nightmare” to describe the bad dreams that servers have about working in a restaurant. What’s behind these sleep-disturbing dreams?

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you.

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