7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Perfectly staffed, and you're under target with productivity through the roof—a perfect schedule. But without the right tools, it'll take long nights and countless cups of coffee to organize the moving pieces of multi-location employee scheduling for your restaurant. Challenges of Scheduling Teams Across Locations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? In 2020 the restaurant industry learned that offering delivery and running an efficient operation is necessary to stay alive.

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2021

Kaldi's has been with 7shifts since our founding year in 2014, one of our earliest adopters of the restaurant scheduling tools. Kaldi's partnered with 7shifts over other scheduling platforms for its ease of use: “It was just so much easier and I could teach anybody in 30 minutes how to use it, and they could use it,” says Kildron.

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7 Shifts

MAY 28, 2021

Scheduling 100 employees across 10 locations ??. To make the schedule there, she would “make it up on my iPad with my Apple pencil and kind of fill it out that way every day,” says Megges. I began to have to ask myself, “Are [store managers] scheduling effectively ? Are [store managers] even concerned about what their labor is?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

diners spent nearly $27 billion last year on restaurant delivery, and the convenience-driven service still has more room to grow in 2020. In 2020, restaurants can get a leg up on other restaurants battling for part-time labor by leveraging technology to give employees the option to pick when and where they want to work.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Are you opening a restaurant in 2020? As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Use a pos system and 7shifts scheduling. Congrats! ?? And good luck. It’s going to be the ride of your life.

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The full-service segment has seen significant expansion since 2020, marked by the introduction of 30 new brands in the U.S. According to LE’s projections, this segment is poised for continued growth, with 235 new full-service projects totaling 35,416 rooms scheduled to open for all of 2024.

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EATER

MAY 27, 2020

The semifinalists for the restaurant and chef categories (aka the “long list”) were announced on February 26, 2020. The Foundation also postponed the Media Awards and the Restaurant and Chef Awards.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Nothing about these multi-day recipes is what anyone might call simple (I’ve never been so tempted to whip up my own couture flour blends), but Kimbell is as lovely a hand-holder as she is a writer, giving out lifelines like detailed schedules for each recipe, including the crucial pre-bake starter feedings so many other sourdough books leave out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

The RRF will provide tax-free grants for food and beverage venues that lost revenues in 2020. The requirements are a little different for businesses that started in 2020. For businesses that were open for all of 2019 and 2020, the maximum amount they can receive is $5 million per restaurant or $10 million per restaurant group.

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Hotel Owner

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Occupancy rates of London hotels increased again in October taking them ahead of the rest of the UK for the first time since 2020, according to the RSM hotels tracker. Hoteliers will be feeling particularly nervous about the upcoming industrial strike action which is scheduled to take place during the all-important Christmas period.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2024

percent, about 87,000 positions, above their February 2020 employment peak, according to the National Restaurant Association. Some systems also handle scheduling. Staffing levels have been on the upswing since the dark days of the pandemic, with the number of jobs at bars and restaurants up nearly 0.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Nobody wants to intentionally break local labor laws, but manual scheduling and clock in makes it all too easy to miss something like employees not taking required breaks or scheduling shifts back-to-back. Labor scheduling software makes it easy to avoid these common missteps. Increase Stickiness of Training Information.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2023

The labor shortage that began in 2020 has not slowed, with restaurants continuing to struggle to fill open positions and keep employees long-term. This typically includes creating staff schedules based on sales forecasts, trimming labor during slow times, and providing managers with more control – and accountability.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

From paper schedules and lineups around the block, to 7shifts and delivery-only doughnuts, it’s safe to say that Beechwood has evolved a lot in recent years—mostly thanks to COVID. A paper scheduling nightmare to a digital dream ?? Beechwood Doughnuts, like many small restaurants, started out by scheduling with pen and paper.

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Restaurant Engine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In this article, let’s look at 2020 restaurant marketing trends for your best year yet, and so you don’t have to ask, “Where are my diners?”. Create a social media marketing strategy, create valuable content and professional photos, and use a scheduling tool to make sure you cover each day. But where are the diners?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In January 2020, the United States Department of Labor (USDL) announced a final ruling which updates the interpretation of “joint employer” status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) effective March 16, 2020. Supervision/control over the employee’s work and schedule.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In April 2020, Congress implemented the PPP program offering businesses forgivable loans to cover costs associated with payroll or certain other operating costs, like mortgage payments or utilities, for a period of 24 weeks (the covered period). Because that is how it was designed. When Is the Right Time to Apply for PPP Loan Forgiveness?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 19, 2022

Discover how a few are using 7shifts to manage scheduling and communication. Here's how: Easy to use scheduling that save managers time and money. During those days, she would make her store's schedule on an iPad—a step above the pen and paper many still use. I began to ask myself, “Are [store managers] scheduling effectively ?

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7 Shifts

MARCH 18, 2021

After a few weeks of uncertainty in February and early March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization. It hit a fast low on March 22, 2020 — with the industry as a whole seeing a 77% drop in sales. All rates that compare day or median are based on the period of January 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Since quarantine lockdowns began mid-March of 2020, restaurants faced unprecedented turmoil. With the median profit margin between 3-5 percent , capacity maximums , and a net industry loss estimated at around $240B by the end of 2020 , every dollar counts. Before global lockdowns, the U.S. restaurant industry suffered from a 74.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 16, 2022

That’s up from $640 billion in 2020. In 2020 the pandemic severely hit restaurants across the U.S. Midway through 2022, COVID-19 is still a problem, albeit nowhere near the size and scope of 2020 and 2021. ” Covid Issues Still on Front Burner. with many having to shut their doors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2022

Even after the pandemic-fueled tumult of 2020, few would have predicted the extent to which the industry has been shaped in 2021 by such factors as a major labor shortage, supply-chain issues, and soaring inflation. If there’s one thing you can count on in the restaurant industry, it’s change—especially these days.

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7 Shifts

JULY 31, 2020

How Mattenga’s Uses Technology to Optimize Labor & Simplify Scheduling From spreadsheets to 7shifts Mattenga’s reduced their scheduling time 7 ? 2 hours per week When Mattenga’s bought the restaurant in 2014, they had been using spreadsheets to keep track of their weekly schedules.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

IRS Forms 1040 Schedule C; IRS Forms 1040 Schedule F. Note for businesses who opened in 2020: the Applicant's original business model should have contemplated at least 33.00% of gross receipts in onsite sales to the public.). You can use the funds to cover expenses incurred from February 15, 2020 until March 11, 2023.Expenses

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Integrating sales and data into scheduling ?? Before 7shifts, Canyons and Gameday were using a different scheduling platform but were dissatisfied with the lack of regular platform upgrades. Before September of 2020, the team wasn’t using the announcements feature—now they’re using it every single day. “So

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2020

In early July 2020, a group of 239 scientists from 32 countries warned the World Health Organization (WHO) that the Coronavirus spreads mainly through the air. Increasing the run time means changing schedules in the thermostats. The WHO responded quickly and confirmed that these scientists are correct.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Since April 2020, we have tracked changes in consumer behavior and sentiment in our quarterly surveys to understand better what customers want and need. We recommend incorporating the following strategies in your 2023 planning: Schedule regular value messaging into your 2023 marketing calendar. We know cost pressures are intense.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Wage changes notwithstanding, the industry is seeing a continued evolution toward more tech-enabled management and optimization tools for worker staffing, scheduling, backfilling, and hiring all powered by the gig-economy (and "gig-trade" to an extent) and become less reliant on going the traditional hiring route.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2022

Fryer service volumes increased 93 percent from the start of the pandemic in March 2020 through December 2021 – leaving many operators rushing for repairs and replacements. Schedule a preventative maintenance checkup on your unit before a big event (like the Super Bowl), to make sure nothing is failing or likely to fail soon.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2021

As of June 2020, nearly 1.2 Some additional tactics that are simple but can have a significant impact on employee mental health include regular team check-ins, scheduled breaks and PTO allowance. Burnout by the Numbers. A 2019 study by Paychex found that 80.3% Additionally, 42.9

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Fast forward to 2020 and Main Squeeze will have opened 20 locations by the end of the year with a “waiting list” of potential franchisees wanting to get involved. The pain of outdated scheduling practices ??? When it comes to scheduling, look at all the numbers, don't just schedule it based on a feeling, schedule based on facts.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Enter 7shifts , a scheduling and team management app that simplifies the payday processes that typically run restaurateurs ragged. Every state has its own regulations, but most restaurants pay on one of three schedules: weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. overdraft fees in 2020 , totaling a $200+ tab in fees alone. Weekly Pay.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Coronavirus did take first place as a concern in 2020, when the pandemic was front and center and still shutting down or modifying dine-in practices. Video interviewing is a great way for managers to not let schedules of both manager and candidate alike to stop the recruitment process. Make schedules flexible. Surprising?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2022

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and its echoing effects have heavily impacted the restaurant industry, and as a result it continues to experience many restrictions. The restaurant industry lost $240 billion in profits in 2020 , and in 2021 is projected to fall about $167.5

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7 Shifts

JUNE 23, 2020

With COVID-19 shutting down businesses worldwide in 2020, restaurants were forced to shut down their dining rooms and pivot to off-site dining only—takeout and delivery. In fact, between February and March of 2020, there was a 400% increase in delivery driver roles created in 7shifts. Scheduling your drivers. Labor target.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

According to the latest Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, there were more new businesses openings than at any other period over the last 12 months and business reopenings are at the highest level since the second quarter of 2020. This flexibility has been successful in retaining his staff. He got creative on how to source employees.

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