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Practical Tips for Hiring and Retaining Seasonal Restaurant Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

Use checklists, digital training modules, or a “welcome packet” that covers everything from uniform policy to safety protocols. Make sure your managers know that seasonal team members deserve the same support and recognition as full-time staff.

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Training at Scale: How to Grow Restaurant Teams Without Losing Brand Soul

Modern Restaurant Management

Whether scaling a single concept across new locations or managing multiple brands under one roof, the ability to deliver training that scales without becoming generic is mission critical. Use tools like your point-of-sale (POS) or learning management system (LMS) to connect the dots between learning and results.

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Managing Multiple Locations: How Technology Simplifies Restaurant Chain Operations

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By Jose Chavez, Contributor Managing multiple locations is tough in the restaurant business. Restaurant businesses need to adopt technology that enables collaboration among remote teams and simplifies management if they want to succeed. This means a uniform organizational structure and better decision-making.

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Restaurant Giants Declare War on Digital Chaos

Modern Restaurant Management

Dynamic QR codes exemplify this approach, serving as a standardized solution that can instantly connect diners with menus for easier ordering, customer receipts for faster checkout, and loyalty rewards for return visits — all while maintaining consistent experiences across every location through centralized management.

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From Kitchen to Counter: Outfitting Your Team for Comfort, Style, and Brand Visibility

Modern Restaurant Management

The uniforms worn by staff, from kitchen to counter, represent your brand in every customer interaction, making apparel a strategic business decision rather than merely an operational requirement. Strategic use of color should inform uniform design decisions.

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‘A Core Tenet of the Hospitality Space Is that You Focus on People Over Profits’

Modern Restaurant Management

” Guests are not really avoiding eggs due to bird flu concerns, Ed Powers, Director of Operations at Broken Yolk Cafe, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Other things to do: manage food waste and examine your P&L. "It's

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Ready To Sell? Maybe You Should Be

Modern Restaurant Management

Focus on areas like uniforms, necessary repairs, and maintaining cleanliness. This valuation also assumes you have a single location without the infrastructure to manage or scale multiple units. That will open up SBA financing for the buyer and make your business more attractive to sell.