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THE NEXT GENERATION OF COOKS & CHEFS

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This will become as important as compensation. [] EXPECTING NOT JUST FAIR COMPENSATION, BUT REASONABLE BENEFITS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, RETIREMENT, VACATION, SICK, AND PERSONAL TIME: The best cooks and chefs will require (and rightfully should) the same consideration that any other industry would of long-term employees.

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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.) Be creative when it comes to how to recruit, hire and retain employees. It’s a workforce of over 15 million people that all contribute to our country’s economy and culture in a major way.

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Restaurants Go Digital to Attract and Retain Talent

Modern Restaurant Management

To recruit new talent and alleviate strains on current staff, restaurant managers are looking for new ways to streamline their operations and enhance the employee experience. A mobile employee experience has now become table stakes in seamlessly recruiting, onboarding, training and managing staff. Embracing Digital Transformation.

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Turning Restaurant Staffing Challenges Into Opportunities

Modern Restaurant Management

And with inflation and wage growth driving a majority of the country’s economic discussions, this reality will add to the pressures on restaurant owners and managers to find ways to recruit and retain workers. But there is more to staff recruitment and retention than bottom line salary alone.

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Can Concierge Medical Services Work in the Restaurant Sector?  

Modern Restaurant Management

For several years we have been considering the viability of high touch healthcare concierge programs in the restaurant space. As restaurants continue to struggle with staffing recruitment and retention, enhancing benefit programs can be one piece of the response.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

Modern Restaurant Management

Meanwhile, SMBs are exploring AI for employee recruitment and retention, with 56 percent believing AI can help their business offset any pain points caused by reduced or frozen headcount and another 53 percent believing AI can help the business retain current staff. Another 25 percent are using AI to boost their cybersecurity efforts.

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Our Wage Models are Broken

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There are a variety of ways restaurants are re-thinking wages, including hospitality-included models, healthcare surcharges, and profit-sharing. This reduces turnover, lowers recruitment and training costs, and substantially improves the quality of the workforce and guest experience.