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A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Staff Tips in Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Back-of-House (BOH) : Sharing with BOH staff is less common but increasingly considered to ensure equity. Cross-Functional Support: When BOH staff steps up during busy shifts to assist with customer needs. Documentation : Keep detailed records of tip distribution to address concerns with transparency.

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Four Ways to Streamline Reopening Procedures for Restaurants

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” Restaurant managers who develop clearly-documented policies, operational checklists, and clear communication systems can simplify the process for everyone. All of these policies should be clearly documented, and all employees should be required to read and sign-off on them. Improve Team Communication.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills. Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use.

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Returning to Restaurant Expansion

Modern Restaurant Management

If each of these is clear, communicated, and lived into, it helps everyone make better decisions more quickly. Standardized Operating Procedures (SOPs) : Are your SOPs documented for training and replication, including recipes, steps of services, BOH processes, etc.?

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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What documentation to give out and collect during onboarding. For after-hours questions, tell trainees to communicate with their mentors via your restaurant's team communication tool to help staff maintain a work-life balance. Be thorough in your communication. Be thorough in your communication.

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ESOPs and Sustainable Restaurant Culture

Modern Restaurant Management

The initial cost is almost $500,000 to get all of the pieces in place, and create the plan documents, and submit it to the government agency that oversees it. We figured out that an ESOP committee was a strong engine of communication, and we created one that had three members from each of our five restaurants.

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14 Restaurant Management Tools to Make your Business More Efficient

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Manager log books Even if it’s just a shared cloud document, you need a centralized place for your managers to exchange information. Employee communications tools When it comes to employee communications, texting and phone calls get the job done. Not sure if something got done earlier in the week?