Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In other words, staffing and recruitment is the primary challenge for restaurant and F&B operations today. There is a saying we often hear: “Staff training is key to creating consistency and having a successful business.” Not operators. Not local communities. And this has had an enormous impact on overall productivity.

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

With that mission in mind, below you’ll find the four-step recruiting plan you need to build a high-performance team and succeed in 2020. Step 2: Be Actively Recruiting. What’s the biggest difference between job ads and recruiting? I f your main recruiting strategy is hope, you’re totally screwed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2025

However, by spearheading innovative programs to retain some of the experienced workers retiring from the labor pool they can improve the training, recruitment, and retention of young workers. Some workers may want to keep a few shifts a week, and this can aid in training and retention while also improving morale.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

As you ramp up hiring again, there’ll be a huge influx of applications, so it’s essential you get your post-COVID recruitment right. The more staff you have to replace, the more money you have to spend on recruitment, and the more time you have to spend interviewing and training. Even your most seasoned staff can forget things.

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

Restaurant recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic can be advantageous for restaurants because so much restaurant talent is looking for work. It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. Will any of the hiring or training be conducted remotely? What PPE will you provide?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Here is one excerpt from his journal of observations: Service industry work develops the soft skills recruiters talk about on LinkedIn discipline, promptness, the ability to absorb criticism, and most important, how to read people like a book. You may have some areas of weakness just like everyone else.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For many, recruiting is a skill they’re not trained on and just one of a hundred tasks occupying their work day. Recruiting and hiring decisions are often made by managers at the store or restaurant level instead of by corporate recruiters. What do restaurant workers expect from their prospective employer?

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2025

Recruiting and Retaining Restaurant Staff for Growth Insights from Kura Sushis Strategy Hiring and keeping great employees is a major challenge for restaurants today. Here are the biggest takeaways from their recruiting and retaining staff process. This has placed a high emphasis on hiring and training employees quickly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2021

By outsourcing functions like the recruitment process, regular kitchen cleaning, and exterior and janitorial services, managers and staff alike can focus on their core expertise. First, the amount of time managers spend recruiting can have a distracting domino effect on food service operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, for restaurants dealing with high-volume recruitment needs, the challenge is even greater. Tight timelines : First, hiring teams often encounter tight timelines when managing high-volume recruitment. Maintaining company reputation : Maintaining a strong employer brand becomes crucial in high-volume recruiting.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 7, 2025

PLAN BETTER TRAIN HARDER Work Hard and be Kind Dick Cattani Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 900 articles about the business and people of food) CAF Talks Podcast [link] More than 90 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

From recruiting to retention, if the employee experience is positive and fulfilling, loyalty is fostered, and staff is more likely to stay put. Empowering Employees with the Right Tools and Training. Restaurant people are “people-people.”

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, productivity is more easily trained than managed. Staff productivity plays the largest role in restaurant revenue, which is why it’s so important to invest in your recruiting and hiring strategies, finding like-minded individuals to move your restaurant forward while minimizing time waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, limited budgets and resources necessitate thoughtful hiring decisions in order to reduce wasted time and costs on advertising positions or training new hires. Below, we review five common mistakes recruiters make when hiring seasonal workers and how to prevent them in order to reach your yearly goals. How to avoid.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Chefs and restaurateurs invested in recruiting students at regional culinary colleges for internship and permanent positions after graduation, but those schools are struggling to find students to enroll whats going on? Where theres a will there is a way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To thrive in this labor climate, it is essential that food service employers explore innovative ways to stand out among competitors to recruit and retain sharp, dedicated talent. While perpetual job openings may be encouraging for restaurant industry jobseekers, it can be a point of concerning instability for restaurant owners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2024

These expenses include money spent on recruiting, hiring, and training new staff, and lost productivity. Train Employees Training increases service speed and instills multitasking skills in employees, maximizing productivity without needing to hire additional staff. percent compared to other industries’ rate of 4.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It is increasingly difficult to recruit, attract, hire, and retain employees, but there are some insights that can help you navigate a tough labor landscape. ” These evergreen job openings can be listed on major job sites, niche career platforms, or even with recruiters (mostly used for salaried positions).

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In a job seekers market, if we don’t alter our approach to sourcing, recruiting, and hiring, we'll be left with open jobs and few applicants to fill them. Training new employees is expensive and takes a considerable amount of time. Tap into Former Employees. Plus, they will be ready to hit the ground running! Hang in there!

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

.” The $15 minimum wage is a myth – most restaurants are having to pay close to that now, Her longer-term predictions include: Operators are leaving “small” menus developed for delivery in place in order to cut down on the complexity of orders and training required. 200 online orders a month with one to two people.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2021

Don’t Be Choosy … Train! We are putting additional training and time into these three, and I have to say they are doing well. The moral of this particular story is that we filled three positions by taking the time to train, and these new employees are really enjoying working for us. Start Thinking Local.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

To learn what operators can do to recruit and retain, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Opal Wagnac, SVP of Market & Product Strategy at isolved, who works with QSR HR practitioners. On the other hand, maintaining robust recruitment and training are also key challenges as HR tries to combat employee churn.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2022

At the same time, competition for labor has risen, making it more difficult than ever to recruit, train and retain employees. The combination of better recruiting and automation allows operators to find new ways to manage their business and remain profitable. This has caused a dearth of institutional knowledge and experience.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This signifies a drop in younger recruits that compose a larger part of the restaurant workforce, not to mention how workers may be leaving the restaurant industry for good in search of more stable, reliable jobs (5). Speed is one of the most critical factors in recruiting, particularly in the restaurant industry. Easy Scheduling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Consequently, many people with little or no management experience are suddenly responsible for hiring, training, and managing employees without the involvement of their franchisor. Franchisors Will Have to Provide More Management Training It won’t be enough to teach franchisees the operation. That may be about to change.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Investing in teamwork, internal training, and career development—such as structured in-house wine education—creates a sense of belonging and shared growth. Leading brands like Cracker Barrel are already using on-demand interviews and AI-driven assessments to cut down on administrative tasks for recruiters.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The seemingly never-ending battle to attract workers to open jobs is being driven by an overall smaller industry labor pool stemming from limitations in how companies are competing for and ultimately recruiting workers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Use this time to invest in training, develop relationships with potential clients and referral sources, explore possible acquisitions or new markets, and upgrade outdated technology. Recruiting the right people and investing in them from day one can save you the hassle of finding new people every 6 months.

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

But these fresh recruits often stick around only briefly before setting off, triggering a repeating cycle of worry. Step 2: Proactive Recruitment Unearthing top-tier talent demands active recruitment. Instead, we should be on the offense, taking our recruitment strategy to the talent pool. It's astounding! Are they alive?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In the National Restaurant Association’s report, 75 percent of restaurant operators identified recruiting employees as their top challenge this summer, above all other difficulties experienced in the industry’s recovery. But not all hope is lost.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 16, 2025

By now you should have a way to compensate for this through in-service training of less qualified hires, bonuses for exceptional employees, profit sharing, non-traditional recruiting methods, or even the use of technology and automation. The supply chain is fragile and now with imposed tariffs this may become an even greater concern.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2024

Implement management training programs for young talent to help fill future skill gaps and ensure the continuity of leadership. Find Recruitment Partners : As the labor force shrinks globally due to aging populations, use recruiting firms as a valuable partner in identifying qualified talent that can fill the skill gaps of the future.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When deciding where to recruit restaurant workers online, many job platforms promise to plaster your jobs across the Web for a fixed price. Staff training is a powerful retention tool in the service industries. So, for positions that don’t require certifications, offer in-house training or sponsor higher education.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry Report , 50 percent of operators for both full-service and quick-service restaurants said that recruiting and retaining employees was their top challenge. With the right technology tools in place, their expectations can be met.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

The best-run restaurants dont leave things to chancethey rely on clear processes, well-trained teams, and smart decision-making to avoid costly mistakes. Effective labor management means hiring the right people, providing thorough training , creating efficient schedules, and building a culture that keeps employees engaged.

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Typsy

MAY 18, 2021

Many of those businesses are now faced with the difficulty of finding and recruiting staff due to a global hospitality skills shortage as they attempt to open again and resume operations. When recruiting, it is important to find people who have some instincts about how to serve guests.

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