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Five Ways to Improve Retention in Your Restaurant’s Front-of-House Team

Horizon Hospitality

Retaining a skilled front-of-house team is essential for maintaining a smooth operation and delivering an exceptional guest experience. Here are five actionable strategies to improve retention among your front-of-house staff: 1. Here are five actionable strategies to improve retention among your front-of-house staff: 1.

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Damien Neylon returns to Brae in new role

Hospitality Magazine

After the restaurant shuttered last year, Neylon took on various gigs from guest cheffing at Samesyn Restaurant in Torquay to working as part of the front of house team at Etta. The chef says he’s spent the last two years ironing out his career goals, which align with his new start at Brae.

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Why Your Restaurant Needs Front-of-House Automation Workflows

Modern Restaurant Management

Not only does this boost your business reputation, but it also improves customer retention. Everyone in each business unit can view and monitor their individual and company performance. Automating customer service tasks helps to improve the customer experience. Increased visibility by receiving engaging customers in real-time.

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25 tips to work smarter in hospitality

Hospitality Magazine

Create job descriptions for each position within the business from chefs and kitchen hands to sommeliers and front of house. Everybody should understand their role in the business from day one. Establish industry connections with fellow business owners and consider hosting get togethers.

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Why Restaurants Should Embrace Technology in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

Earlier this year, Yelp data showed that cuisines and restaurant categories like dinner theater (up 240 percent) and buffets (62 percent) all saw strong new business opening growth year over year.*. Automating the Front of House. Front-of-house staff can be hard to recruit, are less tenured, and have high turnover.

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Business Models for Off-Premise Sales (Sponsored Post)

Modern Restaurant Management

No matter the type of restaurant you own, the type of food you serve, or the usual customers who walk through your door, you need to focus on making your off-premise sales a keystone aspect of your restaurant business. Luckily there are a number of different business models. Carry Out and Curbside Pick-Up. Think About Packaging.

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Back to the ?Grind? ? Restaurant Reopening Guidelines and PPP Update

Modern Restaurant Management

The Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury , released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. Maintaining a distinct separation between front-of-house and back-of-house. restaurant operations.