Synergy Suite

APRIL 4, 2024

Experienced business owners know that having a balanced schedule for multiple employees can be difficult, especially as the number of employees increases. Today we’re going to answer the following questions: What is scheduling in the workplace? What is an example of an employee schedule?

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

All of that on top of the everyday tasks from scheduling to payroll to reporting can catch up to you. But there are several different tools to help you manage your restaurant—from single shifts and tasks to top-level overviews showing your business's health. There is a better way— employee scheduling software.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2021

Mike Bausch and his brother Jim opened their first location, Andolini's Pizzeria , in 2005, and have since expanded the business to include multiple locations of Andolini's as well as other restaurant concepts including pizzerias, slice shops, food trucks, and fine dining restaurants. Scheduling 300-plus employees. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 6, 2021

With dining restrictions lifting and restaurants’ busy season upon us, employers are ramping up hiring in order to meet the demand of the summer. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey in late May, an average of 50.2 Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey in late May, an average of 50.2

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Synergy Suite

JUNE 15, 2024

Crafting the perfect restaurant employee schedule is a dance between precision and flexibility that affects every plate served and every customer’s experience. In an industry where timing is everything, errors in scheduling can lead to a domino effect of service delays, overworked staff, and unhappy diners.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Even in the pandemic year of 2020, before vaccines, we saw bumps in both sales and shifts scheduled in and around the tent pole holidays. Need a Holiday Work Schedule? Implementing a Holiday Work Schedule. Does Your Restaurant Need a Holiday Work Schedule? Table of Contents. Gathering Employee Availability & Feedback.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In many restaurants, on-call scheduling is inescapable. It's a saving grace when things get unexpectedly busy or when a team member calls in sick at the last minute. However, when mismanaged, on-call scheduling can frustrate staff, throw off their work-life balance, and impact financial security. What is On-Call Scheduling?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2020

As restaurants have experienced dramatic changes in how they do business due to the pandemic, many small business owners have learned just how important a visual communication plan is for success. Consider the myriad of touchpoints available to communicate and build critical trust at this time. Outside Your Restaurant.

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7 Shifts

MAY 27, 2021

Restaurant schedules shuffle all the time. While some managers dread the thought of a seasonal, monthly, or weekly schedule adjustment, others rely on it. This practice of planned changes to employee schedules is known as rotating scheduling – and about 5% of hospitality employees work this way. Table of Contents.

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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. We chatted with two of Kaldi's team members—Keith Kildron and Jillian Methvin—to get a picture of how the team uses 7shifts in their day-to-day operations, as well as how 7shifts has evolved as the business grew.

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Synergy Suite

JULY 15, 2024

SynergySuite Unveils Powerful Cover App Updates, Enhancing Workforce Management for Multi-Unit Restaurateurs Experience effortless scheduling, streamlined communication, and more, with the new Cover App! Shift Visibility: Easily see who’s on shift for seamless coordination, improving communication and team management.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Employee shift scheduling for your restaurant can be much more complex than it seems. From managing overtime hours, to employee time off and availability, to making the right calls when it comes to who and when, scheduling takes a lot of time and mental energy. Here are 10 common scheduling errors and how to solve and prevent them.

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7 Shifts

MAY 13, 2021

On the surface, the natural organization of an Excel or Google Sheets spreadsheet makes sense for creating shift schedules. But once you put that schedule out into the world, it tends to break down. Your once perfectly organized Excel schedule is unrecognizable from when you first made it—and you have to do it all over again next week.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The restaurant tech industry is growing, with software and services designed to streamline almost every aspect of your business. Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2022

From unpredictable schedules to being denied time off, shift workers are frustrated and exhausted. Worldwide, 40 percent of job candidates rank schedule flexibility as one of their top factors in career decisions. Pen-and paper schedules are behind us – or at least you’d think. Reduce Wage Costs.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. This is a must, whether you’re running a standalone bar, pub, lounge, or any other business with a bar.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. This is a must, whether you’re running a standalone bar, pub, lounge, or any other business with a bar.

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Synergy Suite

JUNE 7, 2024

One area that often poses a challenge is the scheduling of weekend shifts. Crafting balanced, fair, and equitable schedules in such a competitive industry is tricky, but it’s well worth the effort it takes to make it happen. Next, we’ll provide actionable steps that will help you implement a rotating weekend schedule.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It's called the 9/80 work schedule , and it rewards employees with an additional, full day off from work in exchange for working slightly longer shifts without affecting full-time status. So, what exactly is the 9/80 schedule, what are its benefits, and how can it work in your restaurant? What is a 9/80 Work Schedule?

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Communication is the key to facilitating productive relationships between managers and employees. Dangers of Poor Communication. Steps to Improve Team Communication. What to Communicate and When.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Predictive Scheduling has become a hot topic in the restaurant industry. As a growing number of municipalities propose and approve legislative changes around scheduling practices, many restaurateurs are wondering: how will predictive scheduling impact my business? What is Predictive Scheduling? Table of Contents.

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Hotelogix

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

For example, some OTAs don't allow hotels to communicate directly with guests before arrival, making it difficult to offer personalized service or special requests. Instead, they remain loyal to the OTA, which can reduce the hotel's ability to attract repeat business. Schedule a Demo with Hotelogix PMS

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2020

Restaurants that smartly capitalize on texting communication best practices should enjoy boosts across the board—in more repeat customers, better service and a more intelligent (and faster) delivery for internal staff communications. Timing Is Everything.

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Synergy Suite

MAY 17, 2024

Scheduling is one of the top factors that directly impacts the health, happiness, and performance of your employees. For businesses like fast-food restaurants where the environment requires round-the-clock operations, crafting a 24-hour shift schedule that considers employee well-being is vital.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 3, 2023

We spoke with Jason Elmassian, general manager of Hugo's Studio City, to learn about how 7shifts has changed their business. Hugo's is also a business that employs performers and artists who may need to cover a shift at the drop of a hat to catch an audition. Problem Hugo's opened when bookkeeping was done in physical books.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2023

Here are three strategies to set your business and team up for a successful, profitable season. Reduce Costs by Maximizing Employee Scheduling Times of stress and uncertainty often call for a brief pause and a deep breath. Then work to better match scheduling to the ebbs and flows of customer demand.

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Synergy Suite

MAY 2, 2023

Every restaurant business wants to ensure that their employees are satisfied. One of the most important factors that determine their satisfaction is how they are scheduled: how many shifts they’re scheduled for, how long the shifts are, how often they change without much notice, and more. What is Restaurant Scheduling Software?

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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. 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.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

All of that on top of the everyday tasks from scheduling to payroll to reporting can catch up to you. But there are several different tools to help you manage your restaurant—from single shifts and tasks to top-level overviews showing your business's health. There is a better way— employee scheduling software.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Scheduling employees is one of the most time-intensive tasks for restaurant managers. Additionally, they have to remember how this demand aligns with employee skills and availability, before they begin creating shift schedules – often using pen and paper or an Excel spreadsheet.

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Synergy Suite

AUGUST 17, 2022

While these are critical elements to a top-tier dining experience, they can’t run efficiently without well-structured, rock-solid restaurant scheduling. An ill-planned schedule means so much more than running into a few shifts that must be filled at the last minute. Why Is Restaurant Scheduling So Important? Fewer Mishaps.

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Synergy Suite

AUGUST 7, 2024

In a world where restaurant businesses strive for efficiency, split shifts emerge as a transformative strategy. This article delves into the mechanics of split shifts, examining who uses them, the benefits and drawbacks compared to fixed shifts, and the considerations for implementing them in your business. What Are Split Shifts?

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Les Roches

MAY 22, 2023

Effective customer communication management plays a vital part in a business’s success, from attracting prospective customers, moving them along the customer journey, and retaining them as loyal advocates. Then, anytime a customer deals with the business, they’ll always have a positive experience.

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7 Shifts

MAY 27, 2021

Restaurant schedules shuffle all the time. While some managers dread the thought of a seasonal, monthly, or weekly schedule adjustment, others rely on it. This practice of planned changes to employee schedules is known as rotating scheduling – and about 5% of hospitality employees work this way. Table of Contents.

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Revenue Hub

JUNE 4, 2024

We are now well into the third quarter of 2024, and the business travel industry is poised for considerable growth. As I travel around the country and internationally, I have noticed an uptick in people traveling for business in most airports that I have frequented. How has the business travel industry evolved from 2020 to 2024?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2020

Restaurants are facing a major shift in the way they conduct business during this COVID-19 era. Typically an on-premise industry, restaurants must now adapt to ways of doing business that are off-premise, yet meet the high demands of being essential (or essential adjacent).

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7 Shifts

JUNE 28, 2023

With expansion on the horizon, Chulita turned to 7shifts to help them manage their growing business. Because of this communication bottleneck, scheduling was a "nightmare," and there was an overall dissatisfaction amongst staff, especially in the front of house, when requesting time off.

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