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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.

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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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How to Adjust Your Restaurant Recruiting Process to Cure Your COVID-19 Staffing Woes

Goliath Consulting

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). Flexibility and communication are crucial components to attracting and hiring your best candidates. Easy Scheduling.

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Restaurant Operations Management: A Guide for Restaurant Owners

ChowNow

Standardized recipes, efficient prep work, and strong communication between back-of-house and front-of-house teams prevent bottlenecks. Constantly recruiting and training new employees is both costly and disruptive. Improve workplace culture with fair scheduling, competitive pay, and open communication.

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THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM

Culinary Cues

This requires a complex organization of independent operations that are still required to communicate, share, and fall in line with the mission of the property. Each of those “departments” will require some level of unique kitchen management (sous chef) and specialists to support the uniqueness of function.

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What is Your Restaurant Culture? 3 Reasons Why an Authentic Restaurant Culture Keeps Staff and Guests Engaged

Goliath Consulting

Though words like “work culture” and “cultural fit” have been controversial in the recruiting realm (1), there is no denying that restaurants with excellent work culture benefit from happy employees and many loyal customers. Is it community? So what do we mean by culture? And what does it mean to have a great one? What do you value?

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Retaining Restaurant Employees During the Pandemic: 5 Effective Ways to Reduce Turnover

Goliath Consulting

Other workplace stressors could include lack of flexible scheduling, conflicts between coworkers, or lack of transparency and communication. “As Employees who are disgruntled by poor management are likely to leave their jobs, including their top talents, and that’s why operators must communicate openly with their staff.