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

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Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? So, which back of office trends should restaurant ownership and management be concerned with heading into 2023? More Equitable Compensation In years past, front of house personnel – servers, bussers, hostesses, etc.

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Become the Best Manager You Can for Your Staff and Restaurant

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Management takes on multiple jobs throughout the restaurant including hiring, marketing, maintaining the budget, operations and keeping customers and staff happy. For front of house workers set goals on the number of turnovers of tables or good reviews. For instance, the first step should always be creating a budget and stick with it.

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How Technology Tools Help Restaurateurs Do More With Less

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When properly deployed, they can transform the employee experience by improving daily operations, syncing front-of-house and back-of-house communication and execution, and delivering a memorable dining experience that won’t send staff to the walk-in cooler for a good cry. Tech can also help your restaurant: 1.

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FOH Meaning: What it is and How it’s The First Line in Customer Satisfaction

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Front of House vs. Back of House When you walk into a restaurant, you might immediately notice the friendly hostess greeting you at the door and the waitstaff bustling about to take orders and deliver food. This is the front of the house, where the customer-facing actions happen.

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6 Restaurant Reports and Dashboards That Help 7shifts’ Users Run Smarter Businesses

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Break down labor budgets by department. What if the back of house is perfectly staffed, but you have servers hanging out without customers? Department-based budgeting unlocks those insights. 7shifts Labor Budgets By Department. 7shifts Labor Budgets By Department. 7shifts Operations Overview Report.

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How to Schedule Employees Effectively in 9 Steps

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For example, you can look at how many covers a server typically completes during service. For example, if you manage a restaurant that regularly does 150 covers on a Tuesday and a server can do 30 covers in an 8-hour shift, then you'll likely need 5 servers. Divide the production standards by the number of customers.

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Wage Inequity is Plaguing the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How Four Restaurants are Fighting It.

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But tips can be unpredictable and inconsistent, making it difficult for workers to budget and plan their finances. We all know for the longest time that the back of house employees have been underpaid for decades in the restaurant business. This is the base of wage inequality in the restaurant business.