Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

You look around the kitchen and marvel at the amount of work that takes place each day on stainless tables, in 5 00-degree ovens, on open flames, and in dozens of pots and pans washed and rewashed countless times. You decide to walk through the kitchen during these last moments and take it all in. This is not one of those moments.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Once you take the time to make it, it looks nice and clean. But once you put that schedule out into the world, it tends to break down. It takes too long to create schedules Paper schedules are free and easy to get started. But even the fastest manager can take upwards of five to eight hours a week to build out the schedule.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Pointing out what an employee does incorrectly can be positive if it is reinforced with training to correct the problem. Employees are typically not opposed to being measured – they simply want to know what is expected and how that measurement will take place. The chef must also seek out those “teaching moments” whenever they arise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While many restaurant executives work from an office setting, most of their employees are on the ground floor, bussing tables, taking orders or preparing food. Day in and day out, they are running the business and interacting directly with customers. Your non-desk workers are (often) the face of your brand. "Frontline"says

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Customer Experience Communication 493

Embrace the Suck

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

I keep detailed coaching notes from every client I have had over the past 11 years as The Restaurant Coach™ Some of those stories make it into my books, speaking gigs, podcasts, or just as a solid warning to new clients about what not to do! I know the labor pool is shrinking and it’s hard to find people out there.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

We are taking other precautions and provide a sanitary training session for our tenants and clear communication with our tenants via our digital property management system (PMS). ” Among the actions the brand is taking: Clear, concise communication with f&b tenants. We are trying to be responsible and calm.”

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Cash Management Food Supply 516

7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

According to Jim Taylor, a restaurant coach at BenchmarkSixty , restaurants can afford to pay employees more by looking for efficiencies in their productivity. Here are a few ways to ensure you're scheduling with empathy: Get the schedule out in advance. Or perhaps even take a short trip to visit friends or family.

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Tip Distribution Email Marketing Communication Coaching 397

Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

You’ve heard that there’s a war “for” talent out there—the truth is there’s a war “with” talent. I have a rule that all my coaching clients must follow: 100% Thank U’s. We tend to take people for granted when we work with them day after day. So, let’s address it first.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. Ongoing community supported forums and workshops. MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates and COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. Ongoing community supported forums and workshops. MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates and COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants.

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Mobile Ordering Webinar Loyalty Program Online Ordering 494

Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 13, 2021

Coming out in late February 2021. You’ve heard it said to you by every consultant out there.You need to work ON your restaurant and not IN your restaurant. Yet, here you are still slugging it out every single day doing battle on the front line. I have seen the promised land for myself when I owned two restaurants.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 5, 2022

7shifts specializes in breaking down communication barriers between restaurant staff and employees to make scheduling easier, improve employee engagement, and save restaurants thousands in labor costs. We can now identify and reward highly engaged members of our team while providing the proactive coaching others need to excel at their job.".

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

With more options to work outside of the hospitality industry, operators must offer employees more scheduling flexibility, facilitate transparent communication between management and team members, and avoid overworking staff. Anything plant based! Alec Dafferner, a partner at GP Bullhound. Smart Bar USA Founder Barry Fieldman.

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

It's time to dust off your note-taking skills because we're diving into a four-step game plan to draw the crème de la crème to your restaurant, starting immediately. Now, let's discuss our current predicament and find a way out. Instead, we should be on the offense, taking our recruitment strategy to the talent pool.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

This takes your attention away from your core management responsibilities—plus a continuous stream of new, untrained staff can lead to mistakes and poor guest service. Providing a restaurant staff training manual to new staff also suggests you take their role—and career development—seriously.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2024

by 2031, the window of opportunity to stand out among competitors slowly diminishes. When executed successfully, catering allows your restaurant to stand out, while fostering lasting relationships within your communities to ultimately generate repeat business.

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Catering Coaching Communication Customer Service 275

Goliath Consulting

JULY 28, 2020

Social distancing has radically changed the way restaurants work, causing a spike in delivery and take-out orders, and employees are taking on different responsibilities to fit these new roles in the workplace (2). Effective Communication. COVID-19 is redefining jobs (1).

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Embrace the Suck

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Only 5 out of 100 restaurants will celebrate their 10-year anniversary. Hire a business coach (okay that was a little self-promotion…LOL). Take a hard look at the following mistakes and give yourself a little reality check. If you’re guilty, just admit it and then take conscious action to change it.

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Coaching Training Social Media Take-out 337

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It left him with three options: go bankrupt, sell the business, or have his son, Avery, take over. Because legacy was a core part of the business, selling was out of the question. More than just time clocking Another reason why the payroll process is so much faster is because staff punch in and out with 7shifts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2024

Greenberg is an internationally recognized speaker, author and coach with franchise clients that include McDonalds, Great Clips, GNC, RE/MAX, Smoothie King, Global Franchise Group and many more. What do you hope readers take away from the book? For 10 years, he was a multi-unit franchise owner with Edible Arrangements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

" Take a listen here to learn about Scott Patterson's entrepreneurial venture into the world of coffee and reach out to Castiglia with any topic or guest suggestions at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The user has full control over their account and can opt out of the secure service at any time. 20 at 4 p.m.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Consumers are looking towards pre-made/catered meals (15 percent), take-out (18 percent), and meal kits (15 percent) in place of meal prep for one of their holiday or New Year’s meals. When it came to ordering take-out, Gen Z led with 28 percent. Willingness to Dine Out. ” The gift of food.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating. Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. With mobile ordering, there are no menus to pass out and back around, no germed-up credit cards to swipe, and no cash to handle.

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7 Shifts

JULY 25, 2024

Low pay, which takes the top spot at 50 percent, is also common. Keeping the lines of communication open and ensuring everyone feels heard is the goal. Effective managers lead by example and aren’t shy about getting their hands dirty and digging in to help out their team rather than coaching from the sidelines.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Let’s put on our restaurant hat and take responsibility for doing what is right for both the health and wellbeing of our families, staff, and customers, and help in bring our communities out of the deepest economic hole since the Great Depression. Let’s assume, for a moment, that we actually are all in this together.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Leadership Front of House 275

7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2023

She joined us on The Pre-Shift Podcast to discuss her philosophy on managing a team, including how she coaches managers. I kind of did it out of a self-serving type of thing where I was like, I never see him. At that time he was owning Poppy + Rose along with his other business partners until I came along and bought them out.

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Front of House Back of House Take-out Book 370

Culinary Cues

JUNE 11, 2021

Words that are well thought out, from our memory and filtered through the heart can bridge any gap that might exist between people. Let’s work together to figure out how to make it better.” Chefs can be great teachers when they understand the importance of communication, filtered words, and great storytelling. Dan Fogelberg.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 18, 2022

There are also some that thrive (15%) and the elite few that drive their market (5%)… these top two categories came out of the pandemic stronger because they focused on the right things. Many of my clients when they first start my coaching program do a big sales number. I should cost out my menu. I must cost out my menu.

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 5, 2019

Sure, a few will comply out of fear. Anything higher than that, and you need to take a hard look at your culture. The evolution of humans came from our ability to communicate. To move people with communication, we must tap into emotions. ” Properly applied emotions move people to take action.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 16, 2023

7shifts set out to solve this industry challenge by building a true all-in-one app that serves the entire restaurant employee lifecycle from hiring, training, and scheduling to paying and retaining. That’s where 7shifts’ Task Management and Team Communication tools come in. Train A restaurant operator has an ever-expanding to-do list.

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EATER

MAY 25, 2023

It might surprise people that part of my job takes place in the farm. We are taking a list of sensory attributes and evaluating products against it; we think about aroma, texture, nasal pungency, and more. For example, in my sociology courses, I learned so much about how people relate to one another and communicate.

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Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

So how do you stack your bench and coach your own team to maximum efficiency? The first challenge for seasonal venues is stacking the bench when there just doesn’t seem to be enough people out there to hire. When the clock is running out and you’re low on options, there are a few resources that can help you achieve just that.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

“Take better care of your staff.” Some of us know that we should - but in between dealing with maintenance issues and hiring new employees, it can be hard enough to take care of yourself, let alone your staff. When they identify those with potential, they map out their 3, 6, and 12-month plan. We’ve all heard it.

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Document 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

” Using modular construction for restaurant development saves 10-15 percent overall, and allows for consistency and efficiency with the building process taking approximately five weeks to complete. 2021 will be big for us as we branch out of California and make our entrance into the Midwest and East Coast.” Army Officer.

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 8, 2019

Day in and day out you are dedicated to the grind. You breathe in stress and breathe out hospitality. You don’t ever get to capture it, and it just seems to be always slightly out of reach. John Wooden (the famous UCLA Men’s Basketball Coach) was notorious for having his team drill on the fundamentals.

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7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2022

Chatime's corporate team only had access to schedules from site visits or direct communication with franchise partners. We took a lot of guesses to work out where we needed to be,” says Nehme. Recognizing the need for a centralized team management tool, Nehme and his team set out to find the right tool. Estimates were all rough.

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Point of Sale Franchise Franchising 2005 195

ChowNow

MARCH 10, 2021

There’s a whole lot of information out there, and you definitely don’t have the time to parse through it all. They can take unlimited, commission-free orders for in-store pickup, curbside, delivery, and contactless dine-in through their websites and ChowNow-built mobile ordering apps. . How often does ChowNow pay out?

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