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Restaurant Workers Can’t Be Replaced by Technology — But They Can Be Recruited

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Not surprising, as it has been reported on consistently, recruiting employees is the top concern for restaurants in fall of 2021, after Coronavirus shook up our economies and our definitions of success. Recruiting employees was the top concern in 2019 , before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the restaurant world. Surprising?

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Beating the Labor Crunch: Outsourced Strategies Are Key

Modern Restaurant Management

Labor markets were tight in the years prior to the pandemic, with nearly a million restaurant and hospitality jobs going unfilled as recently as 2019 , when Forbes sounded the alarm that “the ultimate service industry is experiencing epic problems in finding people to work.”

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Expanding the Definition of Value

Modern Restaurant Management

Rising labor and food costs, along with the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain employees, remain among the top concerns for both fullservice and limited-service operators. "The Half of all restaurant operators report that off-premises sales now account for a larger proportion of their revenue compared with 2019.

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The State of Full Service Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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How Restaurants Evolve in the War for Talent in 2021 and Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

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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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

Modern Restaurant Management

In fact, the industry had a turnover rate of 75 percent in 2019 and this trend was aggravated in 2020 by the pandemic. Recruiting the right people and investing in them from day one can save you the hassle of finding new people every 6 months. Hire the Right People. Employee-focused culture can be rare within the restaurant industry.

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Finding Restaurant Staff Today Is Nearly Impossible

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2019, the hospitality industry found it exceedingly difficult to staff our properties. unemployment rate for March was six percent so, in theory, there are many more people available to work than in 2019. Over the past six months, we have been posting on Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Facebook, etc. But where are they?