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To Mitigate ‘The Great Resignation’ Refocus on the Employee Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

89% of operators cited employee retention as a top concern in 2021, up from 69 percent in 2017. Empowering Employees with the Right Tools and Training. Another option is to employ an on-demand learning approach that provides instant access to training – empowering employees to take ownership of their own development.

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Future Tech in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

Miso Robotics provides intelligent automation solutions for foodservice that solve some critical back-of-house kitchen operations. Prior to the pandemic, restaurant jobs – especially those back-of house – have seen high turnover rates. fewer employees in the front-of-house and 6.2 Across the U.S.,

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Valor Hospitality launches new development programme

Hotel Owner

This comes as the number of apprentices in the hospitality industry has risen each year, with 7,630 apprentices studying for a qualification in 2021/22. Valor Hospitality has unveiled a new development programme in partnership with Inspiro Learning to enrich the skills and lives of team members across its UK portfolio of hotels.

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Demystifying the New 80/20 Tipping Rule: A Five-Step Plan to Ensure Compliance

Modern Restaurant Management

Taking effect on December 28, 2021, the rule is proving confusing to owners, operators, and tip-producing and non-tip producing employees (especially since often that employee is one and the same within any given shift). Step 3: Train Employees and Managers. How Do You Comply? Track time. Track tasks. Track roles. Or at least two.

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[Data] The State of Restaurant Hiring in 2021

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Many restaurants also opened up jobs for crew members, with descriptions saying they are responsible for helping all around the restaurant, both front of house and back of house. From hiring, onboarding, training and other employee-related expenses, it's important the new hires that are found will stay on the team.

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[Data] How Have The Shifts Changed For Those Working in The Restaurant Industry

7 Shifts

To account for a large increase in permanent, pandemic-related closures, we only analyzed restaurants that have remained open from 2019 through 2021. Here's what we found: What Shifts Increased from 2019 to 2021? What Shifts Decreased/ Minimal Increases From 2019 to 2021?

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5 minutes with Supernormal’s Nabila Kadri

Hospitality Magazine

My dad’s work is involved in the supply of dry goods to restaurants, and I used to sit in the back of a truck and go around to the restaurants with him. Through my dad, I was given insights into the back-of-house operations of restaurants. Even then, I could see all the hard work that went into them.