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After a Year of COVID-19, Restaurants Are Ready for a Reboot

Modern Restaurant Management

However, the post-pandemic industry will face new challenges even as recovery begins. Promoting Safety. Restaurants lucky enough to have access to outdoor dining space had to balance the needs of the business with the safety of customers and employees. Dining shifted outdoors, inside tents or into bubbles.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

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According to 7shifts’ Restaurant Data Hub , New York restaurant sales recovery has been slower than the overall United States (and Canadian) average. A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. The rise of outdoor dining ??

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Top Takeaways from Toast’s Staffing Models for Growth Webinar

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In a webinar as part of Toast’s Restaurant Recovery Series , co-sponsored by 7shifts and our trusted partners at XtraChef , we gathered restaurateurs from around the country to discuss new ways of managing staff, new service and compensation models, and how COVID-19 has impacted their business. When they reopened, it was with 75% less staff.

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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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Now as we enter a recovery stage, the biggest challenge that's emerged has become finding enough staff to fit the demand. The same New York Times story found that 80 to 85 percent of Crafted Hospitality group's kitchen employees have moved out of New York City. Safety and sanitation efforts also deserve a callout right now.

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As Your Restaurant Rolls with the Punches of COVID-19, Keep These Tips in Sight 

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Adapting Your Footprint for Outdoor Seating. In areas of the country, such as Miami-Dade County, Florida, where our firm is located, restaurants have been able to reopen – if they have outdoor seating that meets social distance requirements. However, this process is rarely cut-and-dry, even under the most normal of circumstances.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. 43 percent plan to add an outdoor on-site dining space. "What There was a subsequent recovery of +10 percent in the week to January 1 vs December 25.

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F&B Trends for 2021

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Hot Cocktails will make a comeback this year as many people will continue to gather and drink outdoors and as restaurants and bars have built up outdoor dining spaces. Added benefit: plant-based menu items often have lower food costs, allowing for increased profit margins or lower price points for your guests.

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