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Preparing for the Unknown: Restaurant Crisis Management Made Easy

Modern Restaurant Management

restaurant employment reached pre-pandemic levels in September, marking a milestone after three-and-a-half years of post-pandemic recovery. As we transition beyond the pandemic, the outlook appears increasingly optimistic. This assessment will form the bedrock of your preparedness plan.

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The Delta Variant: How to Leverage Tech to Sustain Restaurant Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

With delta variant cases surging and a second pandemic winter looming, restaurants are desperately trying to sustain and fuel their recoveries. Restaurants need all the help they can get today to entice guests, make them feel safe and comfortable, create a memorable experience and earn their repeat business.

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The Changing Guest Service In Casual Dining | Restaurant Recovery Series

Foodable

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date on the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. Barron and McEnery explore the potential changes coming to the casual dining sector, and consider the manner in which guest service may evolve to meet those new needs.

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THE MISUNDERSTOOD CHEF

Culinary Cues

Most restaurant owners, managers, family members of cooks, friends of cooks and chefs, those in other professions, service staff, and restaurant patrons, don’t get it. When the menu is not their own then they are left with all the responsibility for the guest and employee experience and very little authority to set the stage for success.

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How Staffing and Recruitment Futureproofs F&B Growth

Modern Restaurant Management

But the expectations of guests and owners did not change. Most restaurants, however, are still trying to manage their operation based on their outdated business plans, SOPs, and vague key performance indicators (KPIs). Panicked at first, some restaurant and F&B operations managed to adjust. Even dress codes are more relaxed.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: CHEFS & OPERATORS – KEEPING YOUR TEAM TOGETHER

Culinary Cues

So whether you are an owner/operator, manager, chef, or hourly employee let’s look at this reality and how we might learn from it moving forward. [] SURVIVAL. As owners/operators, managers, and chefs – if we have served the role of leader well then our employees will think of us as part of that family. What we do IS IMPORTANT!

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Beating the Labor Crunch: Outsourced Strategies Are Key

Modern Restaurant Management

As restaurants and other hospitality venues re-open and see increased demand from customers and guests, one thing is clear: labor shortages could slow their recovery, hampering businesses trying to capitalize on the booming consumer demand.