Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

This is also well-known in foodservice with the fast-paced work required in back and front of house. Customer Centric Finally, food businesses are built around people. So hospitality and customer service is always first and foremost. There is no slow moving in these industries.

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Hotel Owner

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

They are undertaking three bespoke rotations across the hotel’s various departments including the restaurant, spa and leisure centre, front of house, maintenance, housekeeping and the kitchen. This diverse exposure is intended to “cultivate a multitude of skill sets, from customer service to technical prowess”.

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Adora POS

JUNE 26, 2023

Streamline your pizzeria's operations with intuitive front-of-house features, efficient back-of-house management, and seamless integration with third-party applications. Say goodbye to complicated systems and hello to improved customer service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

These technologies promise to streamline processes, improve customer service, and provide a competitive edge in an increasingly digital world. The Need for Advanced Networking in Modern Restaurants Today's restaurants face many challenges that impact their ability to provide exceptional service and maintain operational efficiency.

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Hotel Owner

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The new development programme will offer a wide range of qualifications, including level 2 and 3 front-of-house roles such as team leader, manager, customer service specialist, as well as levels 2 and 5 available in back-of-house and leadership roles, such as commis chef, business administrator and departmental manager.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2021

First, the amount of time managers spend recruiting can have a distracting domino effect on food service operations. Managing existing labor, attention to customer service, marketing and promotion, vendor relationships – all can suffer when so much valuable time and attention is diverted to finding and keeping talent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Whether that’s through exceptional customer service or the new trend of “eatertainment,” restaurants need to think beyond simply providing good food. Consumers look for a sparkling clean front of house. A Dirty Truth About Experience.

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Les Roches

AUGUST 10, 2023

What are front-of-house positions? Depending on the type of hospitality and tourism business, front-of-house roles typically require a combination of customer service and technical skills. These types of positions are ideal if you enjoy meeting new people and working with the public every day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Labor in foodservice is especially tight and when wages have increased and there is higher turnover, is having your team members spending hours back of house preparing guacamole the best use of their time?

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Front of house positions in a hotel. Front office positions in hotels can range from managers to receptionists. Regardless of seniority, these are all customer facing positions and require excellent people skills. Regardless of seniority, these are all customer facing positions and require excellent people skills.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The front office department can also be referred to as the reception, front of house, or front desk. Job titles and roles within the front of house department vary depending on the size and type of hotel. However, some of the positions you might expect to find at front of house can include: Receptionist.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2022

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 a performance-based culture at your restaurant will keep your team working at high levels. Restaurant managers need to create categories for each position.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

One House, Different Skills : Shift work is a team sport, and it goes without saying that the front of house and back of house are symbiotic. When it comes to customer-facing roles, restaurant owners should identify candidates they’d feel comfortable with representing the establishment to guests.

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Les Roches

MARCH 16, 2023

It relates to anything involving providing food and drink, including menu planning, kitchen operations, customer service, inventory control, financial management, and compliance with food safety regulations. Transition to F&B management with a postgrad in hospitality management.

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Lithos POS

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Imagine your restaurant as a complex business where each part, from the kitchen staff to the front-of-house team, plays a crucial role in creating a premium dining experience. He has duties in both the front-of-house and back-of-house operations. Waiters are the person who will directly interact with customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

Doing so will lead to better service and a better experience for customers. For front of house workers set goals on the number of turnovers of tables or good reviews. For back of house set goals on the time it takes to get food to the pass and out to customers. Set goals for your staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

Gives front-of-house teams the resources to provide better customer service. When restaurants digitize administrative tasks, internal communication, and customer service functions, it creates a singular hub through which all information flows. This internal alignment enables a restaurant to pivot.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

Adopting the use of digital menus and no-touch check-out limits staff-to-customer touchpoints, while automating back office operations like business insurance and payroll can help streamline operations both for front of house and back. Lead with Compassion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2020

Also, having a well-organized system to record tips will make a difference in customer service and a satisfactory front-of-house experience for the consumer. Focus on the same prerequisites and qualifications for your potential candidates that were important prior to the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Both of these technological advancements are instrumental in ensuring excellent customer service and reducing food waste. Restaurants are very particular when it comes to cleanliness—from the front of house to the back of house setting. A lot of people handle food before it’s given to customers.

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Restaurant Engine

MARCH 13, 2024

In this article, we take a broad look at food service trends to know in 2024. You can use these to provide the best overall customer service experience and increase your bottom line from the previous year. Trend: A Nod to Sustainability According to one study , your customers care about sustainability.

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Les Roches

JUNE 5, 2023

The focus is on delivering exceptional customer service and maximizing profits. Front office management In a hotel, the front office management can also be called front-of-house management. The staff here are responsible for much of the customer-facing parts of the business.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Customer service training. Customize this overview to fit your restaurant’s onboarding timeline. Customer service training Customer service is the cornerstone of hospitality. It’s important to train all newcomers on your service standards to make sure they’re giving guests a uniform experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For now, restaurants are using AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) to streamline operations and improve customer service in a much less tech-savvy environment. Role of AI in Front of House. What are AI and ML? AI and ML are buzzwords and often sound out of reach of an average restaurateur.

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Restaurant Engine

AUGUST 26, 2020

The most important thing to remember is to manage your fast growth so you don’t damage your overall reputation with slow service or poor customer service. Is all your extra customer service training working? Concentrate on Holding the Line with Service. Customer service can make or break a restaurant.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

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Les Roches

MAY 24, 2023

You’ll also be responsible for planning staff training , such as making sure front-of-house staff know how to use any PoS (point-of-sale) system that you use, and ensuring that your kitchen staff all have appropriate food safety and sanitation training. You will also need to learn interpersonal skills and social skills.

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Les Roches

MAY 9, 2023

You’ll also be responsible for planning staff training, such as making sure front-of-house staff know how to use any PoS (point-of-sale) system that you use, and ensuring that your kitchen staff all have appropriate food safety and sanitation training. You will also need to learn interpersonal skills and social skills.

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Tell me about your customer service experience/training. Describe a difficult customer and how you solved the situation. When hiring new waitstaff you need to remember that your front of house waitstaff represents your restaurant. This can mean the difference between excellent and ho hum customer service.

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Hotel Owner

AUGUST 7, 2023

It is not just the kitchen and front-of-house roles that need filling. The trouble is, though, that too many people outside of our industry do not quite grasp those qualities. “It It is also far more varied and diverse than many realise.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This encourages the restaurant staff to work as a team to provide better customer service. The points correlate with the amount of responsibility (specifically in customer service), and the more points, the more tips. If they had around $250 in food sales, then $12.50 would go to the food runner and $5 to the host.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Not only will restaurants tap into AI to increase operational and order efficiencies, but they will also need to evaluate their tech stacks and customer service capabilities as a whole. ” – Eugene Varricchio, CEO, franki.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This is customer service 101, and we all know that it can either make or break a business. A manager that is skilled in numbers and analytics may not be the right person to hire for service positions. Someone applying for an hourly front-of-house position in a fast-casual restaurant will not find this quality appealing.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

When employee engagement and wellbeing wane, job performance, customer happiness, and the bottom line suffer. We’re taking a deep dive into waitmares to explain why they’re bad, what the restaurant industry can learn from them, and how you can reduce your front-of-house (FOH) team’s work anxiety to boost engagement—and sweet dreams.

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Lithos POS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Streamlining Customer Management Managing customers is a crucial element in a restaurant business. To increase your sales and boost customer retention you need to provide exceptional customer service. POS helps you to provide a seamless customer experience. And CRM-integrated POS helps you with that.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Back-of-House and Front-of-House. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. 7shifts data shows no large discrepancy between turnover rates in the front- and back-of-house. Front of House Positions: 41% turnover rate. Table of Contents. Restaurant Retention Data Study.

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