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Four Reasons Why Mobile Order and Pay Can Ease Staffing Shortage Pressure

Modern Restaurant Management

Yet, nine in ten operators predict issues with recruitment at a time which is essential for our industry's recovery. Mobile order and pay solutions are a cost-effective way to support the current skilled staff you have to deal with peak periods while also helping to maximize sales. Reduce Admin Tasks.

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New Age Recruitment Marketing Channels for Today’s Competitive Restaurant Hires

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In today’s tight job market, to be competitive and stay top of mind of potential hires, it’s important to launch a holistic recruitment marketing strategy to support basic recruiting functions. It is important that you have a recruitment marketing budget to drive top-of-funnel traffic in your hiring funnel.

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How to Increase Employee Productivity

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Staff productivity plays the largest role in restaurant revenue, which is why it’s so important to invest in your recruiting and hiring strategies, finding like-minded individuals to move your restaurant forward while minimizing time waste. Luckily for restaurant managers, several tech solutions exist to cure this headache.

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The Tech Connection in Attracting Talent

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She previously spent three years as an executive recruiter for restaurants, and her recruitment experience varies from fast food chains to fine dining, and for roles ranging front of house, back of house and management. She brings more than 17 years of human resources and talent acquisition expertise to her role.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

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Adaptability became non-negotiable as takeout, delivery, and digital ordering shifted from secondary revenue streams to essential lifelines." Self-ordering kiosks, QR codes, mobile apps and loyalty reward cards have created more personalized experiences, which increase the likelihood customers will return.

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Five Common Seasonal Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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However, limited budgets and resources necessitate thoughtful hiring decisions in order to reduce wasted time and costs on advertising positions or training new hires. Below, we review five common mistakes recruiters make when hiring seasonal workers and how to prevent them in order to reach your yearly goals. How to avoid.

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Collecting the Right Customer Data Points to Drive Restaurant Profits

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Diary studies, a type of mobile ethnography, can uncover behavioral data with respect to the way meals play a role in customers’ daily routines. Understand the Customer Journey Across New Ordering Platforms. It’s more meaningful to understand the app experience through the eyes of their target consumer.