Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Along with more obvious employee morale boosters like higher pay, what struck us most in the data was how managers often play an outsized role in staff retention—they can make or break continuity, depending on how they go about their jobs. The good news? But having such emotional intelligence is no small feat.

Management 478

Management Management Coaching Front of House 478

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2021

Each day, I read news stories about the restaurant industry hiring crisis, with talent demanding higher wages, and many offering competitive signing bonuses in order to attract employees. We were fortunate to already have a great system in place when the pandemic struck, which has positioned us well to weather the hiring crisis.

Hiring 495

Hiring Coaching Recruiting Operations 495

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As a restaurant manager or operator, you are the driving force in productivity – leading your staff and keeping customers happy. However, productivity is more easily trained than managed. Many restaurant operators juggle multiple locations, and adding managers adds another link in the chain of command to manage.

Mobile Ordering 221

Mobile Ordering Back of House Customer Service Online Ordering 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2023

After inviting managers and stakeholders to a two-day brainstorming summit at the beach, thought leaders debuted an intentional tenet for our company called How We Roll: This 100-percent collaborative process is the result of long, meaningful (sometimes brutally honest) conversations. Fourth, adopt a coaching mentality.

Coaching 495

Coaching Employee Relations Hospitality Social Media 495

Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

My question to you is, how will management of Restaurants, Clubs and Hotels try to provide a sense of balance and wellbeing for the chefs who have the history of working from dawn until well into the night, six and sometimes seven days a week. Is there truth to this? Of course, this is true so what is the solution? Is this true?

Hotels 471

Hotels Employee Relations Coaching Training 471

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 23, 2021

You hire accountants for accounting, marketers for marketing, and lawyers for legal matters. ” On the other hand, where they see ideas firing everywhere, they understand innovation isn’t just a passing management focus—it’s a critical and expected part of the culture. Ensure Managers Encourage Innovation.

Innovation 495

Innovation Fine Dining Website Management Coaching 495

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

He brought in his teen brother, Larry, to manage their first location in Vincennes, IN. We chatted with Allie Bobe, Owner/Manager, about managing almost 100 employees across five locations and keeping tradition alive while modernizing operations. 7shifts helps Bobe’s managers make schedules more accurate too.

Website Management 195

Website Management Communication Point of Sale Coaching 195

Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2024

We hire and fire, increase pay, or add more staff, change restaurant menus or add convenience foods to reduce the need for qualified employees, or simply accept that poor attitudes and inconsistent product are just “the way it is.” The hiring process is one of the most important steps in designing and delivering a great product or service.

Leadership 469

Leadership Food Truck Employee Relations Training 469

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 19, 2022

Finding great managers is one of the biggest challenges for a restaurant owner. And if your restaurant is open from morning to night, you will have to find multiple people who can fill the management roles. Operating on a niche schedule means you only need one manager. Our restaurant closes at 3 p.m.

Specials 494

Specials Coaching Customer Experience Customer Service 494

Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

The new hires stay for a few weeks but end up leaving, and the cycle of anxiety begins again. We’re the result of years of poor management, treating staff as a line item and not as an asset. I have a rule that all my coaching clients must follow: 100% Thank U’s. Many operators are struggling to find any staff!

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Recruiting Coaching Hiring Take-out 384

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 3, 2024

You need to do more than just hear the noise – you must truly listen to your employees, peer managers, and the guest. Now that you have invested all that effort, it’s time to trust them to do the job you hired them for. Every moment of listening provides an opportunity to learn and grow. [] IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU Yes, you are the chef.

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Coaching Restaurant Law Training Article 442

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2022

So much so that she’s made it her career’s work: as Chief Talent Officer at Sonny’s BBQ, Schatz is ever-passionate about coaching and developing talent and, most importantly, creating a positive career experience for the barbecue brand’s thousands of employees.

2001 475

2001 Coaching Hiring Take-out 475

Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

If a chef can manage a week or two here or there it will be at that rare time when business is off and even then, chefs are checking their email a few times a day to see what crisis is occurring while they try to relax. A 34-hour work week is unthinkable, a 60 – 80-hour workweek is more like it.

Kitchen Safety 489

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Coaching Training 489

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! Bad hiring is a disease. Your time management most likely sucks.

Coaching 337

Coaching Email Marketing Communication Workshop 337

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Prior to joining McLane Foodservice, Hayes held financial management roles in both the software and business network industries. Byron Duncan. Jeff Hayes.

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Coaching Point of Sale Customer Experience Retail 421

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. Mostly I want readers to believe that hourly workers really can do great things when they’re properly managed. Why write this book now?

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Coaching Franchise Franchising Book 277

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

THE LAW: It is not enough to hire competent people. The chef must be the coach who recognizes strengths and weaknesses and builds consensus around common goals so that the machine works properly. [] A Teacher and a Trainer. If a chef fails to understand this, then he or she will eventually fail in that position. [] A Business Manager.

Restaurant Law 449

Restaurant Law Coaching Café Sourcing 449

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. Showcase your core values in your employee handbook, in new-hire training, on your company careers page. Some people from the café; applied, and we hired one of them.

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Tip Distribution Email Marketing Communication Coaching 397

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

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. Start with The Basics of Communication. Even seasoned restaurant professionals can use a refresher!

Communication 448

Communication Training Dietary Restrictions Customer Service 448

7 Shifts

JANUARY 5, 2022

That tool is 7shifts - the all-in-one team management platform built exclusively for restaurants. 7shifts is best known for its scheduling feature that saves hours of managers' time each week. Managers love 7shifts because it streamlines the process for restaurant businesses of any size. No more spreadsheets or whiteboards.

Back of House 368

Back of House Point of Sale Front of House Coaching 368

Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams. So how do you stack your bench and coach your own team to maximum efficiency? We’ve got a few tips from the workforce management front office here at Fourth. PLAY #1: Hire Quality Seasonal Staff. Finding skilled talent isn’t easy. User Network.

Hiring 147

Hiring Training Mobile Ordering Coaching 147

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2020

The power of leadership comes with tremendous responsibility to listen, treat others with respect, study an issue and avoid making rash decisions, and an understanding that his or her role is that of guide, coach, and mentor – not dictator. [] LACK OF EMPATHY.

Leadership 467

Leadership Point of Sale Training Coaching 467

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

They hire, train, critique, support, celebrate, and rally behind the members of the team that has been built and push each individual to contribute his or her best – always. Create a Team Built to Win. Well-run organizations – in this case a kitchen, are built to win. This is what great organizations and great teams do.

Fine Dining 449

Fine Dining Coaching Dine-in Café 449

7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2021

Keith is Kaldi's VP of Operations, and Jillian oversees 8 locations as a regional manager. It then goes into the hands of regional multi-unit managers to track it and make adjustments. It then goes into the hands of regional multi-unit managers to track it and make adjustments. The Manager's Book. Try 7shifts for Free.

Communication 370

Communication Employee Relations Coaching 2014 370

7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

As you ramp up hiring again, there’ll be a huge influx of applications, so it’s essential you get your post-COVID recruitment right. Pandemic or otherwise, staff turnover eats into your profitability and wastes a considerable amount of managers’ time. Write your training guide as you’d coach them in person.)

Training 370

Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 370

7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2021

The fast-paced nature of the restaurant industry makes it difficult for owners and managers to sit down, let alone read reports, restaurant magazines and blog posts to gain industry knowledge. The Restaurant Coach. The Restaurant Coach is the cure for the common restaurant. The solution is simple: Podcasts! The Garnish by Toast.

Coaching 195

Coaching Website Management Email Marketing Retail 195

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 16, 2023

You wouldn’t go to three different grocery stores to make a sandwich, so why do 68% of restaurant operators currently work with at least three different tech vendors to manage their team? It means everything you need to manage your team is in one place. Hire It’s hard to find good staff.

Tip Distribution 221

Tip Distribution Document Hiring Training 221

Embrace the Suck

JUNE 18, 2021

Symptoms: The owners and managers are in a constant state of stress, frustration, and overwhelm. The managers usually hide in the office and rarely (if ever) come out to talk to the staff or the guests. Symptoms : The owners and managers are exhausted, yet they are still determined. In school, these are your D & F students.

Leadership 354

Leadership Small Business Marketing Coaching 354

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Are you consistent in how all of this is managed every day with every plate? Are we promoting the subtle background noise of sizzling steaks, a few dings from pots and pans, and the expeditor calmly coaching the team of line cooks? The right balance is critical and worth hiring sound technicians to design early on.

Fine Dining 399

Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House Design 399

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

Anyone who has been hired as a new employee knows the feeling of being on the outside of groupism. Some studies have shown that the highest attrition in many kitchens happens within the first two weeks of employment.

Leadership 441

Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 441

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

. “By helping KFC team members build up an emergency savings fund, we’re helping them improve their overall well-being and build resilience to face future financial challenges,” said Emma Horn, Managing Director of the KFC Foundation. For more on SaverLife, visit saverlife.org/. Church's Moves to Hybrid Model.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 510

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Modern Restaurat Management (MRM) magazine is collaborating with the team at MarketScale on The Main Course , a podcast that aims to explore the intense and competitive modern restaurant industry. "We Barbara Castiglia , MODERATOR – Modern Restaurant Management. They both went through a management training program.

Kitchen Safety 516

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 516

EATER

MAY 24, 2021

Last summer, workers took to social media to speak about racism and discrimination in the kitchen, low wages, hypocritical chefs and managers, and cultural appropriation. Waxman also recalled witnessing numerous explicit instances of racism, including a white manager making fun of people who couldn’t speak English well.

Leadership 271

Leadership Website Management Social Media Hospitality 271

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2023

Having strong employee retention means less time and money spent on hiring and training, less knowledge loss, increased productivity, and better customer service. Feedback is sent to your Manager Log Book, allowing you to monitor trends and search for past feedback. This all translates to more satisfied customers and better business.

Coaching 195

Coaching Training Book Customer Service 195

Lavu

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

As the owner or manager of a restaurant, when you’re aiming to grow profitability, accounting is an area where you need to be comfortable. It might be considered the most dreaded part of running your business, but to be profitable and to manage the money, there’s no way it can be avoided. Unavoidable Restaurant Expenses. Commissions.

Management 101

Management Management Food Truck Cash Management 101

EATER

MAY 25, 2023

The genuine passion she displayed for the industry convinced the hiring managers that she’d excel in the marketing analyst role, and they were right. I needed to learn how to manage up and how to effectively influence across teams. She spent nearly four years with the company. I started on the Sunchips brand.

Innovation 246

Innovation Food Consumer Goods Food Supply 246

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Nathan’s Famous, Inc, hired two industry veterans, Erik Mallon and Jim Hicks, to bolster its franchise sales and development teams. More Tropical in Colorado.

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Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Book 275