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Why Manual Workforce Management Processes Should be a Thing of the Past for Restaurant Owners

Modern Restaurant Management

They often have to rely on historical data to forecast customer demand, and typically can’t take into account the impact of weather and other local events on demand. The same is possible if a restaurant’s servers are too busy to tend to their tables due to high traffic.

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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

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Stay tuned for a few special tips from Melissa Bensky, one of Toronto’s most prolific foodgrammers with her account, @tastethesix. 1 Set goals for the event ?? Having a specific goal will help you plan out your budget, labor needs, marketing strategy, messaging, and organization before the event. Mel Bensky, @tastethesix.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

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But as an employee on the receiving end of that rage, the book fails to account for trauma he caused me. Chang writes that he doesn’t remember the specific incident, but concedes that, apart from a few details, the account is “accurate and could have been written about almost any night I was working service.”.

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How to Schedule Employees Effectively in 9 Steps

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Reflective of team availability Don’t just schedule people blindly — take availability into account. Also, keep an eye out for things that could affect restaurant traffic, like sporting events, weather, or tourism-related factors. For example, you can look at how many covers a server typically completes during service.

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Restaurant Staff Performance Management Techniques

Modern Restaurant Management

For servers and front of house staff you should create categories such as turnover rates, customer satisfaction, number of tables served, and positive reviews. Having this chart on display creates accountability. Managing the performance of your staff isn’t an annual event. Restaurant Staff Monitoring. Staff Inspiration.

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8 Ways 7shifts Can Help You Crush Patio Season

7 Shifts

Add indoor and outdoor servers, dedicate a busser to just patio tables, or even create a department for your outdoor bar. Never again will you have five servers staring at the downpour and a kitchen with no tickets. Events can be anything from holidays to “Bottomless Brunch” to a big reservation.

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5 Essential Restaurant Management Checklist Templates

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As well as higher cleaning standards, your restaurant cleaning template will breed employee accountability. Download: Free Restaurant Cleaning Template Restaurant server checklist template Your servers are the face of your restaurant, and their job satisfaction and overall happiness correlates to the quality of service they provide.