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Behind the scenes at Scottish-French fine diner Oirthir

Hospitality Magazine

Timothy Hardy and Laura Ducken opened Van Bone in 2021 to much acclaim. The pair recently recruited a front-of-house manager and consulted with Van Bone alumni Luke Monks to develop the wine list. Its also the location of Oirthir, a ScottishFrench fine diner that has replaced Van Bone.

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Ultimate Restaurant Payroll Guide 2021

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Ultimate Restaurant Payroll Guide 2021 for retirement savings plans, such as a 401(k). This constitutes most front-of-house restaurant employees such as servers, runners, hosts, and bartenders. Tax forms that include a Social Security number and requested tax withholdings, like a W-4 for employees and a W-9 for contractors.

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Food Delivery and Service Robots: Changing Face of Restaurants Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition, in January 2021, Hyundai Robotics launched what it describes as a “food and beverage service robot” for the restaurant and catering sector. The autonomous car pilot is in collaboration with Motional, the self-driving joint venture of Hyundai Motor Co and Aptiv PLC, and was initially announced in December 2021.

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Future Tech in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

fewer employees in the front-of-house and 6.2 fewer employees in the back-of-house – something that’s making meeting customer service expectations and revenue targets almost impossible (Black Box Intelligence, 2021). Across the U.S., restaurants are operating with 2.8

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Can Technology Help Solve the Restaurant Labor Shortage?

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants that once employed full front of house operations, quickly turned into crews of kitchen and expeditor staff only, employing sometimes 25-50 percent of their original staff. In 2021, restaurants around the country are using Yelp Kiosk to automate check-in, waitlist management, and contacting diners when their table is ready.

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How Restaurants are Evolving Labor with Third-Party Delivery in 2021

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Here’s a preview of what you’ll find inside the full report: DOWNLOAD: How Restaurants are Evolving Labor with Third-Party Delivery in 2021 Key findings from the report Restaurateurs are making significant changes to their labor structure and business models in the wake of the pandemic. The share of front of house shifts have dropped 7.6%

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

Modern Restaurant Management

89% of operators cited employee retention as a top concern in 2021, up from 69 percent in 2017. A recent survey of restaurant operators by the University of South Florida School of Hospitality found that hiring and turnover was their number one challenge. And according to Technomic, Inc.,