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Employ Marketing Tactics to Attract Workers

Modern Restaurant Management

Put your marketing skills to work to recruit new talent and fill open job positions at your quick-service restaurant. While government assistance programs and widening the talent pool are one way to conquer the issue, restaurant operators can implement new strategies to help ease the labor shortage by using marketing tactics.

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Staffing Issues Every Restaurant Owner Should Focus on Post-Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

The hospitality industry is the third largest employer in the United States (behind healthcare and government.) As business owners begin the process of hiring (or, in some cases, re-hiring) employees for their restaurants, bars, hotels, resorts and food services companies, here are five things to focus on: All Hands on Deck.

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A Look Back at 2022’s Restaurant Industry

The Restaurant Group

The health crisis resulted in labor shortages and unstable revenues that made it difficult to hire and retain food service workers. Government policies and an increase in the supply of money can cause inflation. The Effects of Inflation on the Food Industry. Inflation is an increase in the prices of goods and services.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

Lavu

million, while the number of hires was 1.3 This means that there were 600,000 more job openings than hires in the food services and drinking places industry in July 2023. Some owners have had to take on multiple roles themselves or hire unqualified staff, affecting the quality of service and customer experience.

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Restaurant Management Masterclass

Speaker: Harlan Scott, Founder of Harlan Scott Hospitality and Industry Restaurant

Due first to necessary staffing cuts, extreme safety protocols, and now the need to rehire against outsized government stimulus, unemployment benefits and wage requirements, managing and staffing have become the most urgent conversation in restaurants today. Do your staff think they’re working for the real deal?

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How to Create a Restaurant Staff Training Manual

7 Shifts

As you ramp up hiring again, there’ll be a huge influx of applications, so it’s essential you get your post-COVID recruitment right. The more staff you have to replace, the more money you have to spend on recruitment, and the more time you have to spend interviewing and training.

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How to Streamline Human Resources and Payroll in the Restaurant Industry

Restaurant365

Tailor your hiring and recruiting practices. The first step in reducing high turnover is to examine your hiring and recruiting practices. How are you communicating with your potential new hires? There are many moving parts to hiring and recruiting. Do they understand the expectations for the role?