Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The bar was fully set, there were two employees on duty, the ice was in the bin, and the cocktail napkins were fanned on the bar top. It’s a virus that shows no mercy, doesn’t attack just one type of people, is not related to any particular industry; cares little about age, size, ethnicity, or socio-economic background.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

of employees rated sanitation efforts of ultra-high importance, with an average score of 4.1 Employees aren't satisfied with their current wages. Nearly half of all restaurant employees are hovering in the range of $11-15/hour (45.8%). 73% of those employees still receive tips. Employees want schedule flexibility.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Restaurants are filling up again, but hiring and retaining employees in the midst of a national workforce shake-up remains an uphill battle. Recently the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that job openings in the hospitality industry increased by 130 percent in 2021, with over 1.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. The data suggests guests are willing to tip more for great service when digital tools are available to ease the payment process.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Typical Employee Payout Methods. How Outdated Pay Cycles Negatively Affect Employees. But waiting two weeks to access pay can stretch employees thin, forcing them to use financially damaging payday loans or traditional lines of credit to get by. Improve employee satisfaction. Boost employee performance. Here's how.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. will create more job seekers in the restaurant/hospitality industry. This influx of new employees means that restaurant brands will need to build (and reinforce) cultures of excellence. Reduce employee turnover.

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Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Manage Increasing COVID-19 Cleaning Costs in Hospitality. A successful return to business will require the implementation of intensive new cleaning and safety programs for the protection of guests and employees while balancing the cost to your business. Related Posts. So what can we do to mitigate these increased costs?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Healthier Hospitals. It wouldn’t be an unusual tally of meals consumed by a patient admitted to a hospital for heart disease or stroke. It’s clearly not health food, yet it’s the type of sustenance offered at hospitals every day nationwide. Council introduced the Healthy Hospitals Amendment Act of 2019.

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APRIL 3, 2023

The hospitality industry shows a deep resistance to investing in workplace mental health. Not 9 to 5 conducted a survey in 2021 throughout North America involving over 630 hospitality and culinary professionals. We can begin to extend support to each other by relating on a human level, putting hierarchy aside.

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Future Food

APRIL 20, 2022

Food, Hospitality & Wellness ‘Places’ Transcending the Resources & Mining Village Work-Life Experience. Source: www.food-management.com. Source: Future Food. Health and safety are paramount in mining and resources sector but as with society in general, personnel ‘wellness’ has not always been at the forefront of consideration.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2021

The Mayo Clinic defines job burnout as “a special type of work-related stress – a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity.” ” Employee burnout is especially prevalent in the hospitality industry. Additionally, 42.9

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Chances are, it's balancing the scheduling requests of dozens of employees each week. Check employee schedules to ensure plans match reality. Toast performed extensive research among non-managerial restaurant employees with surprising results. A fairly typical day might look something like this: Check the logbook.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

I have been asked to provide potential solutions for a generations long dilemma in the hospitality industry, a dilemma that has resulted in physical, mental, and emotional burnout and even a dependence on drugs and alcohol to serve as a band-aid for the wounds that are formed. “My Is there truth to this? Is this true?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

BLS data also showed that 16 to 24 year-old workers were highly concentrated in leisure and hospitality occupations. As the lower range of this age group is still in school, they haven’t had as much work experience or job-related training as those in their early 20s. Seasonal Jobs and Restaurant Injuries in the Summer.

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

COVID-related closures and attitudes toward dining are further complicated by the chilly weather that accompanies the holidays for a significant chunk of the U.S. Even if you can’t throw a party—whether that’s due to social distancing or budget—make sure your employees know they’re valued at the end of the day. restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This may make sense in terms of distributor strategy, but BrewLogix is raising a cautionary flag for 2024 as it relates to the on-premise product mix. As it relates to technology, there’s no question more and more tap rooms, bars and restaurants are embracing technology. That may not be true.

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Spark 2019: Re-Imagining Hospitality for the Restaurant Industry. Foster a Strong Culture to Connect with Employees. As the industry faces a workforce crisis, engaging and connecting with hourly team members will help foster employee loyalty and reduce turnover. After all, happy employees drive happy guests.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On Thursday November 4, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that requires employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that each of their employees is either (i) fully vaccinated, or (ii) tests negative for COVID-19 on at least a weekly basis.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 8, 2021

It comes at a crucial time for restaurants— despite gains in employment in February , there are still more than two million hospitality industry employees out of work, and revenues are still down substantially. This means payroll records, pandemic-related expenses, and PPP loan information if you received them.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Today, Brian is a successful hospitality entrepreneur. He is the founder of a few hospitality startup companies including Taprobane Hospitality, BWJ Hotels & Resorts, and Island of Ceylon Travel & Tourism Company among others. In Conversation With Brian Joseph, Founder and Managing Director, Taprobane Hospitality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), more than three million food service employees and one million guests are injured as a result of slip-and-fall accidents annually. One of the most important types of PPE to consider in the hospitality industry is proper footwear.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

So, here is what we know and what we must learn to work with: [] COVID PROTOCOLS WILL LIKELY BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME: You’re tired of it, your employees are tired of it, and your customers are tired of, but it is the second-best tool in your toy chest (next to the vaccine) to help keep this pandemic under control and keep everyone safe.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

There is a way—and it’s through creating employee contests. Engaged employees are also less likely to turnover. 47% of restaurants were negatively affected by employee turnover in 2019, with less than a third of restaurateurs reporting that turnover had no impact on their business. for some of their favorites.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2020

With new social distancing and self-isolation strategies, it’s clear that COVID-19 will have, and is having, an extreme impact on the restaurant and hospitality industry. Employees do not require a doctor’s note. Employees no longer require a doctor’s note. How is COVID-19 impacting restaurants? Accept all sick requests.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

The words ‘employee handbook’ are enough to make any new hire quiver. Having to spend a shift—or even worse, your after-hours—reading through an employee handbook will sap the fun out of any new restaurant job. The introduction to your restaurant employee handbook Think of your employee handbook as a welcome to your restaurant.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2024

Following that pilot, Early Matters (in collaboration with the Texas Restaurant Association) conducted a survey to identify the days and times with the greatest needs for hospitality workers. “If And years ago, director of business development for Union Square Hospitality Group, Camilla Marcus took steps to prioritize child care for workers.

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OpenTable

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

In a world of socially distant and off-premise dining, chefs and restaurateurs are looking for creative ways to keep the magic of hospitality alive. On a related note, Nation’s Restaurant News reports that 70% of operators say off-premise sales are up compared to pre-pandemic levels.). … Read more.

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Future Food

MAY 5, 2020

Hospitality in Australia Emerging from under the Pandemic Restrictions Staying positive, finding the silver lining & planning for the ‘next normal’. While times have now changed, here is where the ‘silver lining’ for the hospitality industry is most likely to come from. Image via Frameweb.

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Apicbase

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The hospitality industry, like any industry, benefits from digitisation and automation. Apicbase partner Yollty , a loyalty software based in Luxembourg, takes a closer look at the critical areas of digital transformation in hospitality. Digitization of workflows increased especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 23, 2022

The food and hospitality hasn't changed all that much since '65. They turned to 7shifts to bring together their 16 locations, keep staff accountable, and help their teams spend time on what matters most: hospitality. When it came to employee scheduling, National Coney Island had about as many methods as it did locations. “We

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Bizimply

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This article breaks down the six reasons why WhatsApp might not be the smartest choice for work-related chats in hospitality and retail. The post <b> Still using WhatsApp to message your employees? </b> Read on to learn more! </b> Here are 6 reasons why that’s not a good idea.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 11, 2020

Two of the most significant issues facing businesses today are RETAINING good employees who are so difficult to find and MAXIMIZING the productivity and efficiency of those same employees. But, the most effective way to improve this connection with employees is to communicate through storytelling. How will you measure success?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2022

The impacts of COVID have been heavily felt by those in the restaurant and hospitality sector. While most industry sectors were affected in one way or another by the pandemic, manufacturing, retail, restaurants and hospitality sectors were most dramatically impacted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2023

Of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Make sure your employees understand when to wash their hands as well as appropriate times to use (and change) gloves. Be sure all your employees, from wait staff to managers to chefs, have been certified in food safety. Your workers will take short cuts. coli and salmonella.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 28, 2022

They are the ambassadors of hospitality and need to maintain a semblance of calm and the stage presence that helps guests feel comfortable and at ease. If the family were defined as a team, it would be the kitchen that served as the locker room and the playing field. In both cases, there is a high level of stress in restaurant work.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Look for groups like The Multicultural Food & Hospitality Alliance that run webinars and seminars. The hospitality industry had a reckoning when a group of women exposed abuse from prominent chefs. Leo Weekly published a survey of women in hospitality. You and your team probably have biases. Ask them for feedback.

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Hot Schedules

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Employee Turnover is at an All-Time High: 5 Emerging Benefits Trends You Need to Know. The past year has seen employee turnover reach an all-time high , and you’ve likely experienced it at your own business. Employee turnover greatly hampers throughput and cuts into available revenues. b3lineicon|b3icon-24hours|? Bulk Benefits.

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