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Hiring? Ask These Interview Questions to Spot Versatile Restaurant Talent

Modern Restaurant Management

In this article, I’ll share those tips so you can hire people who will excel in the role and not only fill it. Assessing Communication Skills Clear, consistent communication keeps restaurants running smoothly, whether giving instructions to the kitchen staff or addressing a customer’s concerns.

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Digital Marketing Tips to Attract More Valentine’s Day Diners

Modern Restaurant Management

This article includes some simple digital marketing strategies that restaurants can quickly implement ahead of the Valentine’s Day holiday. CRM allows restaurateurs to ensure their business stays top-of-mind with existing customers and should be a focus area in any digital marketing plan.

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Absence and Wellbeing: Challenges and Opportunities for the Restaurant Sector

Modern Restaurant Management

Our previous articles in MRM have centered on medical plan strategies for restaurants, how to build plans that are attractive to the workforce and manage those inherent costs. This article focuses on current trends in the time-away space and employee wellbeing. Time-Away Benefits.

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Safety First: Welcoming Restaurant Employees Back

Modern Restaurant Management

Communicate Return Criteria. After a plan is approved, communicate directly and often with employees about the primary information relating to their return. As your restaurant eyes an official reopening date, we hope the strategies we’ve covered in this article inspire new ways to promote a culture of safety in your workplace.

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Good PR Drives Growth and Revenue

Modern Restaurant Management

Savvy entrepreneurs understand that PR practitioners specialize in communication and have strong relationships with journalists and news outlets by continuously providing valuable content and sources for various news cycles. However, you need to provide thought leadership quotes and articles to get into mainstream media.

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Turning Restaurant Staffing Challenges Into Opportunities

Modern Restaurant Management

A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent Communicate Better. Facing multiple headwinds, restaurant owners and management must employ the most effective tool available: effective communication. In chaotic times, clear and consistent communication can make all the difference. Getting creative helps, too.

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Navigating the Supply Chain in the Restaurant Industry

Goliath Consulting

A lack of communication is possibly the most overlooked problem affecting the supply chain. Even though the ability of supply chain actors to interact has vastly improved as technology has progressed, the sector continues to face numerous issues due to lack of communication due to the fragmentation of the food system and the supply chain (4).

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