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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

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Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Everything from decreasing food waste to exploring how automation can increase revenue for small business restaurants is related to BOH procedures. Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

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ESOPs and Sustainable Restaurant Culture

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Denver-based chef Justin Cucci has long been a champion for sustainability at his farm-to table eateries. One hourly FOH employee, one hourly BOH employee, and one salaried manager. 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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Can AI Address Labor and Food Safety Challenges?

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Cost remains another major barrier, as the pricing of robotic solutions often remains unrealistic, and the unit economics may not be sustainable, making it difficult for operators to justify the investment. What do you envision restaurants of the future will look like, both in BOH and FOH, in regard to robotics?

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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.? Sustainable Financial Model : Have you consistently driven sales and control food and labor costs, creating a sound financial model and profit to propel growth?

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Your 7-Step Guide to Reopening Your Restaurant

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If you’re relying more heavily on takeout & delivery, and those channels stay strong even after reopen, then you’ll need more BOH staff to keep up with order demand. Diversifying your revenue You likely won’t be able to stay profitable on dine-in alone after reopening, so sustaining other revenue streams is a good option.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. Consumers are also becoming more conscientious about sustainability, which is primed to disrupt the restaurant business.

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How The Snug Took Control of Labor and Evolved Their Restaurant

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Here’s how they evolved their operations to sustain their business during the pandemic. However, self-operated delivery was not sustainable for their business concept and staff. “I Evolving restaurant operations during COVID-19 At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, like many restaurants, The Snug closed its doors to diners.