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A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Staff Tips in Restaurants

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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. Employee well-being. Customer well-being.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Creating a Culture of Cleanliness 

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There are several considerations that owners and managers must take when establishing new cleaning procedures, including: Frequency – Enhanced cleaning and disinfection, in both front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) areas, will reduce the spread of potentially harmful germs throughout the restaurant.

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Returning to Restaurant Expansion

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Standardized Operating Procedures (SOPs) : Are your SOPs documented for training and replication, including recipes, steps of services, BOH processes, etc.? Positive Culture and People Operations : Do you have a positive and compelling workplace culture that allows you to attract, train and retain top performers?

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use. Collect and store essential documents, integrate new hires into the shift rotation, and keep trainees updated on their tasks and progress.

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ESOPs and Sustainable Restaurant Culture

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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. One hourly FOH employee, one hourly BOH employee, and one salaried manager. Chef Justin Cucci What was the process and challenges of implementing the plan?

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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. Your back-of-house (BOH) team should also have some basic customer service training. While interacting with customers isn't the BOH team's primary role, every employee should be able to exhibit the restaurant’s culture through customer service.

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