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10 Tips for Promoting Sustainability in the Food Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Even before the pandemic, there was a growing trend for the food distribution system to move from global to local. Here are 10 tips for promoting sustainability in the food industry. This means embracing sustainable food production, processing, distribution, consumption, and waste management. Now, we see that drive accelerating.

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3 Free Restaurant Templates to Save You Money

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Quickly create your weekly schedules ✔ Assign roles and shift times ✔ Completely customizable to your restaurant Download the free Restaurant Schedule Template Restaurant Tip Pooling Calculator Template Tip pools are complicated, but not anymore. Even your most seasoned staff can forget things.

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Seven Ways HR Leadership Can Reduce Risk for Restaurants During Turbulent Times

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The following seven tips can help restaurant managers and HR professionals navigate risk in this rapidly evolving pandemic, especially as restaurants in many jurisdictions are required to operate solely with take-out or delivery service options. Avoid misinformation, turn to reliable sources, and be your team’s trusted advisor.

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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

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They include restaurant management tips for cutting costs, decreasing food waste, and much more. – received the majority of customer tips. In order to more evenly distribute this income, some restaurants in 2023 are moving toward a system that spreads the wealth around for BOH staff (cooks, maintenance personnel, etc.).

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Our Wage Models are Broken

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The institution of tipping and the existence of the sub-minimum wage is heavily rooted in slavery , and has led to decades of underpaying a workforce that is majority black, brown, and female. In other words, tips can legally be split between kitchen and waitstaff. This isn’t an easy conversation to have.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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B Corp was one of a few certifications or collectives we investigated to find guidance and validation for the way we do business, particularly our long-standing sustainable sourcing mission. During the pandemic, we implemented a whole-house tip pool and instituted an internal $15 minimum wage.

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How 7shifts Can Help Your Restaurant This Holiday Season

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Seamless Tip Management. According to 7shifts restaurant inflation data , tips are going up. If you pool tips at your restaurant, it can be an especially hectic time to manage payouts. Private parties, big reservations, and special menus all add to the tipping puzzle. 7shifts new tip management features make it simple.