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Practical Tips for Hiring and Retaining Seasonal Restaurant Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

If possible, provide a letter of recommendation or a reference for their next opportunity – this goodwill can go a long way in employer branding. Let them know you’d love to have them back and provide a formal offer of early consideration for future openings. Seasonal staffing doesn’t have to be a revolving door of stress.

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How Will GLP-1s Change Restaurant Menus?

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" Operators can leverage in-store and online tools such as menu reference guides and symbols to provide consumers indicators on what menu items align with the recommended diet for GLP-1 users and other diets in addition to introducing alternatives for flexibility in portion size, Wyatt suggests.

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Ready To Sell? Maybe You Should Be

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Refer back to Rule #11, "Control Your Controllable Costs." A "claw back" is what we refer to as either non-recurring expenses or owner benefit expenses like paying for your family’s cell bill. Everything needs to be documented and turned into a system, process, and checklist. This is critical.

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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

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Bonus Tip : If you don’t already have one, consider launching an employee referral program that offers incentives, such as free meals or company merchandise, when a referred candidate is successfully hired and stays with the team. Prepare for Labor Law Changes Stay ahead of—and compliant with—upcoming labor law changes.

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How Restaurants Can Hire and Rehire Quickly During COVID-19

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This system automatically builds in accountability, as a good employee will only want to refer someone they trust to do the job right, helping the candidate get a leg up in the vetting and hiring process. Establish the terms and bonus for referring candidates, put it in writing, and make it known to your staff.

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IT’S THE KITCHEN PEOPLE I MISS

Culinary Cues

This refers to not the tasks necessarily (although there is much to learn there about the details, the interdependence, the need to be fast and organized, etc.), They would become points of reference when attempting a new ethnically influenced dish that required an understanding of authenticity that I lacked.

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Are You Prepared for an ICE Raid? What Every Restaurant Needs to Know

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Instruct employees to remain silent and refer all questions to legal counsel. Before handing over records, request documentation to verify the legality of ICE’s inquiry. Do not obstruct ICE officers, but do not offer more information than legally required. What Happens If You’re Not Prepared?

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