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Being Short Staffed Is No Excuse for Poor Customer Service

Modern Restaurant Management

Devastated by COVID, indoor dinning coming to an abrupt ending, employees being laid-off, others put on reduced schedules, and way too many restaurants closing. But being short staffed, even though it’s a legitimate excuse, is not justification for poor customer service. Here are a few suggestions.

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Guide on Providing Excellent Customer Service: Before, During and After The Meal

7 Shifts

You may serve the best food on the block, but if your restaurant doesn't match its dishes with plausible customer service, your customers may never come back. That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave.

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A Digital Frontline Workplace Offers Schedule Flexibility, Less Financial Stress & Solves Worker Shortages

NV Hotels

The answer — focus on schedule flexibility and relieving financial stress as part of a comprehensive wellness program. To do that, implementing a Digital Frontline Workplace , with self-service shift management and early access to wages earned, is key. In the era of the “gig economy” workers have power of choice.

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Restaurant Scheduling Software: Why and What to Look For

Synergy Suite

One of the most important factors that determine their satisfaction is how they are scheduled: how many shifts they’re scheduled for, how long the shifts are, how often they change without much notice, and more. The best way to keep it all in line is to utilize a quality restaurant scheduling software.

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Why the Shift Experience Is 2022’s Answer to Staff Retention

Modern Restaurant Management

From unpredictable schedules to being denied time off, shift workers are frustrated and exhausted. Worldwide, 40 percent of job candidates rank schedule flexibility as one of their top factors in career decisions. Pen-and paper schedules are behind us – or at least you’d think. Reduce Wage Costs.

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Adopting Tech Solutions Is the Smartest Decision Restaurants Can Make

Modern Restaurant Management

Innovative tech tools, like AI, can improve forecasting, inventory management, scheduling, customer service, marketing, and many other essential business tasks. Improve the customer experience. Tech tools are essential to improve the customer experience and give guests more seamless, enjoyable experiences.

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Three Holiday Workforce Trends Restaurant Managers Need to Know 

Modern Restaurant Management

These compounding variables make it impossible for managers to rely on gut instinct alone when creating employee schedules. Restaurant leaders and managers should invest in a workforce management solution that enables intelligent automation, to precisely predict demand across all customer touchpoints.