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It’s Time to Focus on the Good

Modern Restaurant Management

Looking back on my last few articles, I have focused on facts, on technology and on the hard time that we are all having hiring staff. Very often the prize might be a bottle of wine, a gift certificate or cash. Imagine you have a restaurant that seats 120 and you have only one bartender and one server to handle the front-of-the-house.

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Patio Season is Here. Make it Your Best Summer Ever with 7shifts Tools Built for Restaurants

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It’s also important to note that using outdoor space and adding more seating to your restaurant can increase your revenue by 30%. Make sure you have enough staff to cover the busy summer season with 7shifts’s Hiring Tool. It costs an average of $5,864 to hire a new team member. Employee Doc Storage & Certifications.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

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In this guide, we'll go through everything you need to open a new coffee shop, from market research to buying coffee to hiring the best team. Staffing: Find, Hire, and Schedule. Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? Seating capacity. Coffee shop with seating: $80,000 to $300,000. Table of Contents.

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How to Train Your Staff to Communicate Effectively with Guests

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Do not assume that your new hires will already know how to give the kind of customer service that you are looking for. Coach your new hire on some relevant examples of this. Teach a hostess how to let someone know about a wait or a lack of availability in the customer’s desired seating area.

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How to Buy a Restaurant: An Ultimate Guide

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With restaurant startup costs restaurant startup cost averages at $275,000 or $3,046 per seat for a leased building, According to Sage accounting. For owned buildings, costs get a bump to $425,000 or $3,734 per seat. The easiest way to go through this is to hire an experienced restaurant attorney to guide you through.

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10 Common Pitfalls in Restaurant Build-Outs

Modern Restaurant Management

Buying the lowest priced materials or hiring the lowest-bidding contractors can lead to shoddy workmanship, cheap and flimsy furniture, furnishings, and equipment that will inevitably break down sooner than higher quality goods and materials. Pitfall #3: Not Hiring local construction professionals. What are the inspection wait times?

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

7 Shifts

In order for new hires to perform well and stay happy in their roles, hiring managers need to pay more attention to the restaurant onboarding process. The purpose of the onboarding process is to teach new hires how to do their jobs successfully, and to catch them up on the company's culture and procedures.

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