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MRM Franchise Feed: Modular Chicken and 2020 Year-End Results

Modern Restaurant Management

“While this 2020 required us to pivot, we’ve been able to stay focused on maintaining our position as the fastest growing fast casual brand,” said Swenson, who joined Dave’s Hot Chicken at the tail-end of 2019. Good 2020 for Mountain Mike's. Saladworks in 2020. percent and same store sales (SSS) up 7.3

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. “With less than half of employers training managers to coach and lead their teams, according to the survey, it represents a risk area for organizations.

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By restaurateurs for restaurateurs: Advice for opening in 2020

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Are you opening a restaurant in 2020? As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Training before opening. Congrats! ?? And good luck. It’s going to be the ride of your life.

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Five Steps for Improving Restaurant Efficiency in 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

Now that the new year is here, it’s the perfect time for restaurant operators to review their 2019 performance and identify areas that can be improved in 2020. Specifically, restaurant operators will want to look at data insights from their POS system, customer transactions, and payroll to identify 2020 goals.

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Michelin Announces 2020 Stars for Taiwan

EATER

In response to the global pandemic still unfolding, two major restaurant award-granting organizations — the James Beard Foundation’s yearly awards, as well as the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list — announced they would not be granting awards or adding names to their lists in 2020.

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Darwin burger store Good Thanks faces court

Hospitality Magazine

The worker, who was engaged in a commercial cookery apprenticeship at Good Thanks from age 17 to 20 from 2019 to 2022, requested assistance from the Ombudsman after they were not paid for time spent training. A compliance notice was issued, however Territory Tough failed to calculate and back-pay the worker without reasonable excuse.

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9 Restaurant Job Interview Questions to Ask in 2020

7 Shifts

What to look for: Look for a solution that keeps guests a top priority and supports the short-staffed FOH team — like the manager stepping in to work the role (this is where cross-training comes in handy!) Because rehiring and training new staff is costly , it’s in your best interest to hire candidates who are in it for the long haul.

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