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

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89% of operators cited employee retention as a top concern in 2021, up from 69 percent in 2017. This bi-directional approach requires a flexible learning management system that is fully integrated with other tools employees use daily, such as scheduling apps or back-of-house software. And according to Technomic, Inc.,

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How I Got My Job: Creating a New Vision for Vegan Cooking at a Top NYC Restaurant

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In her early 20s, Freeman worked as a front-of-house manager at a popular bar and restaurant in Washington D.C. But I don’t think I realized I was fully interested in food until 2017 or 2018, when I became a bit more serious about being a chef. It was half back-of-house, half front-of-house.

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Vaccine Flair Could Be the ‘It’ Accessory in Restaurants This Summer

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It’s not mandatory — “This isn’t Office Space , you’re not required to wear flair,” Bililies says — but he says the staff has been really excited about the pins, with front-of-house workers adding it to their aprons and back-of-house workers adding it to their hats. “I

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NLRB Joint Employer Final Rule and America’s Classics

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” Pillsbury, which offers an extensive line of baking mixes and ready-to-bake items, strives to help foodservice operations maximize their back-of-house labor and turn out high-quality, scratch-like baked goods. Yelp Reservations and Waitlist are helping to optimize restaurant operations by improving front-of-house efficiency.

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

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The book, co-written with food writer (and Eater contributor) Gabe Ulla, focuses on Chang’s years building Momofuku, 2004 to roughly 2017, although it briefly explores his formative years, from his “certifiably average” childhood in Virginia to his time in culinary school and as an inexperienced young cook at NYC institutions Craft and Café Boulud.

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We’re in the Age of Food Talent. Whetstone’s New Agency Wants to Represent It.

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Hone Stephen Satterfield’s food origins-focused media company hopes to help emerging food talent access the opportunities they want A lot has changed since 2017, when Stephen Satterfield launched Whetstone as a magazine about global food origins. Reem Assil, Femi Oyediran, Christa Barfield, and Alicia Kennedy.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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The pilot initially focuses on lobby analytics and is likely to expand to other parts of the restaurant, including back-of-house, curbside and dining areas. Angela joined the Bolay family in late 2017 and has quickly become an integral member of the team. .” Presto Vision is currently being piloted at Outback Steakhouse.

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