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To Cater or Not to Cater? That is the Holiday Question

Modern Restaurant Management

Catering can be a great way to increase your sales during the holiday season. You already have the commercial kitchen, staff, customer base, and the economy of scale for bulk ordering so the cost of entry into catering should be relatively low. Promote, Promote, Promote. Add it to your website and all of your social media channels.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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With so many people leaving the industry, restaurants stepped up—raising wages, creating new opportunities, and doubling down on the employee experience. Much of that confidence comes from focusing on stronger employee benefits—like mental health support—and rising wages.

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CARPE DIEM, COOKS

Culinary Cues

Every restaurant and food related business is crying the same blues: “Where are the great employees?” The needs run the entire gamut: cooks, bakers, chefs, managers, bartenders, servers, caterers, and even business partners…the shortages and the opportunities are EVERYWHERE.

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Economic Outlook and Tips for the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Flexible shifts and secure shifts may actually be more important than wages to some employees. An effort to maximize staffing levels by cutting shifts short or imposing last minute shifts can be very disrupting to employees’ lives. Cater to buy-local mindsets. Platforms like Parler were conceived on this idea.

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Five Common Seasonal Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Despite a slowed holiday hiring season, there is still a demand to hire restaurant employees to keep up with the inevitable influx of folks who eat out more frequently around the holidays—in fact, 17 percent of restaurant leaders are still looking to hire workers. How to avoid. For instance, hiring support for current staff (i.e.,

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Could the Automat Revival Solve Restaurant Staffing Issues?

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Children in school are far from incentivized to work in the catering sector. Employee turnover rates are one of the highest in the catering industry, though the top services stand out with excellent retention rates. Running a robot is likely cheaper than employing a full-time employee, or at least it will be.

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Three Steps to Improving Customer Loyalty During the Pandemic 

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A loyalty program should cater to the customer’s convenience and peace of mind — so keep safety and security at the forefront. Cardless programs reduce the number of high-touch surfaces for customers and staff and serve the additional benefit of eliminating issues related to card replacement. McKinsey & Co.