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Is your business in shape for the year?

Hospitality Magazine

Double down on customer service, removing friction and delays. Part of this is a boost to staff training: start with tray skills and simple sales scripts, then find ways to make service faster. If you’re already using online rostering and booking services, integrate them with bookkeeping, payroll and marketing.

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Survey Says: Restaurateurs Are Making Expansion Plans

Modern Restaurant Management

For instance, a whopping 70 percent have already automated payroll, 67 percent have automated invoicing, and 65 percent have automated accounting/bookkeeping. In turn, that time can be spent on more meaningful work, such as customer service and creating real connections with diners.

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How to Improve Restaurant Operations: 9 Proven Strategies

7 Shifts

Improving your restaurant operations to succeed in this highly competitive industry means serving quality food and providing excellent customer service while minimizing waste, reducing costs, and keeping your employees engaged. This is where developing a comprehensive restaurant operations plan comes in.

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Multi-Restaurant Food Delivery and Ordering Software Solution

LimeTray

The right system will offer several features that maximize efficiency, customer service, and scalability. Payments are consolidated into one system, making bookkeeping and financial reporting much easier. Lets dive into the core features you should be looking for.

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Employee Engagement Best Practices for Restaurants

7 Shifts

It’s undeniable: employee engagement affects team culture, staff performance, customer service, and ultimately, the bottom line. For example, a host might want to learn about management, or a line cook might be interested in learning about bookkeeping. And they stay with their employers longer.

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The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Costs

7 Shifts

Labor Cost Percentage Averages Below is a breakdown of average labor cost percentages in Q4 of 2017: Quick service: 29.4% However, this can harm customer service and profits. Here are four ways you can control labor cost without sacrificing service: 1. Fast casual: 28.9% Casual: 33.2% Upscale casual: 30.4% Pizza: 31.3%

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Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, use tech to offset having to do more hiring (having customers ordering directly from tablets); tighten your menu so you don’t need as many cook stations or cooks to complete a dish and perhaps use third parties for some tasks that are not your strengths or core business such as HR or PR or even bookkeeping.