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Our Wage Models are Broken

7 Shifts

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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How Small Businesses Can Navigate Surcharges, Service Fees, and Junk Fees Law

SpotOn

Restaurants and other small businesses operate on slim margins. Repairing equipment, credit card fees, hiring and training staff are all necessary expenses, but they're costly. Restaurants, with the gratuity system and fluctuating cost of goods, often rely on service fees or sometimes surcharge fees to stay in business.

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CIVILITY LOST

Culinary Cues

How many restaurants suffer from employees not showing up to work, failing to step in the kitchen ready to work, failing to respect the standards of excellence that a restaurant is basing its reputation on, or failing to do a job to the best of their ability? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Is this still the case? Be the example.

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How to Put Employees First, From 4 Restaurateurs

7 Shifts

We invited 4 restaurant operators to discuss how they put their team first. It's bad morale if you bring someone in who isn't very good, doesn't know what they're doing,” says Kelly Phillips, Founder of Destination Unknown Restaurants. Fork is one of five restaurants under HSHG. I think that's really a crucial part of it.”

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Predictive Scheduling Comes to the Windy City and City of Brotherly Love

Hot Schedules

Predictive Scheduling laws are now in place for six cities and one state, primarily impacting the restaurant and retail industries. Industry Retail, Hospitality, Food Service Restaurants, Retail, Hotels, Building services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Warehouse services. Philadelphia Chicago. Contact Us. Related Posts.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. The third annual Good Food Restaurant Scorecard ranks the top 100 restaurant chains in the U.S. This data covers U.S. to its menu.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Virtual BBQ and Pieology in China

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The virtual kitchen model allows restaurants to maximize delivery coverage without the upfront investment that a traditional brick-and-mortar location requires.

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