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As Restaurants Reopen, Many Are Struggling to Find Employees

EATER

But fears that recovery will be stymied by employees who choose to remain out of work are unfounded, he adds: “The pace of recovery will absolutely be driven by the level of demand, not unemployment benefits.”. There will be a lot of shifting around,” she says.

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Restaurants Beat Labor Crisis with Daring New Wage Structure

Cheetah

Dining rooms are reopening and with the promise of return to normalcy just a few days away, the unprecedented staffing shortage is dampening the hope of economic recovery. Customers range in their reactions but many might see it as an infringement on their liberties as guests, or the restaurant industry using customers to pay staff.

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Jon Taffer Resetting America | Restaurant Recovery Series

Foodable

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date for the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. New FOH positions will be created to sanitarily conduct business. Episode Highlights: The industry must incorporate new spacing concepts to adhere to safety concerns and guidelines.

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Integrated Marketplaces Bridge The Technology Gap In The Restaurant Ecosystem

The Restaurant Times

In turn, it leaves more time and energy to focus on delighting guests with delicious food and new memorable dining experiences, be they in-house or off-premise. In addition, the marketplace also provides developers to easily build apps for restaurants to manage front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH) operations.

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August Restaurant Performance: Could It Be the Turning Point? 

Black Box Intelligence

After several challenging months, signs of recovery are beginning to appear. Our expectation has always been for a stronger Q4 relative to Q3, and the latest data shows that the recovery may start earlier than expected. Hourly FOH +3.6% +4.6% AUGUST: BY THE NUMBERS -0.4% Comp Sales -3.6% percentage point deceleration.