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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. – received the majority of customer tips.

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What Does 86 Mean? Definition, History and More

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At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. For instance, BOH staff may use it to communicate in any interaction they have. If the BOH staff is constantly shouting “86!” Where did the term come from? Keeping enough inventory on hand.

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

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Create (or update) your cleaning task list for both FOH and BOH staff to double down on sanitization in your restaurant. Your cleaning checklist should cover the entire restaurant—from FOH to BOH. Create task items for each high-traffic surface (doors, chairs, etc.), Cover all your bases ??? Guest and employee restrooms.

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Restaurant Operations Overview: What You Need to Know

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For a restaurant to operate efficiently, it needs to be stocked up with the right amount of inventory – however, it can't be so stocked up that food waste becomes an issue. If it is overstaffed, the business wastes money on unnecessary labor. Reduce Food Waste. Build a Restaurant Operations Manual.

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Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry

Think, a 25-75% reduction in food waste that translates to millions of dollars in savings. But, except for a handful of agile organizations (and a few ‘big brand’ pilot tests), the restaurant industry is slow to take advantage of these new, cost-saving opportunities, especially for BoH operations. A fully automated supply chain.

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Can AI Address Labor and Food Safety Challenges?

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The company's Beastro was designed to use AI to create personalized dishes, thereby cutting labor costs and cutting food waste. What do you envision restaurants of the future will look like, both in BOH and FOH, in regard to robotics? Fewer mistakes occur, reducing the need for retraining and minimizing food waste.

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[Guide] Restaurant Management Tips & Tactics: 2019 Field Guide

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Maybe you're over-scheduling employees on a quiet night, or perhaps you don't have proper systems in place to control food waste Problem 4: High Staff Turnover According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics , the annual employee turnover for restaurant staff was close to 75% in 2018. Reduce food waste.