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Where Are All the Servers? Why Your Restaurant Workers Aren’t Showing Up and How You Can Change That

Modern Restaurant Management

It's time for restaurant operators to look hard at why their servers aren't showing up and solve that issue for the short and long term. The Real Reason Servers Aren't Showing Up. The average server salary in the U.S. Reduced tips: As workers who rely primarily on tips, the pandemic was devastating for server income.

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Want to Improve Productivity? Make Sure Your Upgraded POS System Has These 7 Features

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You can improve productivity with the right POS system. You know that a point-of-sale system (POS) is great for your customers, enabling them to have a bit more control when ordering or paying for their meals. Did you know, though, that a POS system is great for managing your business and improving your efficiency?

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How Restaurant Operators Can Defend Against Ransomware

Modern Restaurant Management

You have stores full of patrons, and no way to collect their money because the POS system has been hijacked by ransomware. That vulnerability could be an unprotected remote access port, unpatched software somewhere in your systems, or a door opened by an unwitting employee clicking on a malignant link in a phishing email.

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Seven Ways to Lower Restaurant Labor Cost

Modern Restaurant Management

Otherwise, their “clocking out time” can also include having a smoke, eating, flirting with a server, generally dragging feet. An employee can be a server and a server trainer in one day, making $2 more an hour more as the trainer. Number Four : Audit sales every half-hour in your POS system.

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Three Things Your POS Can’t Do if You Lose Internet

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Nearly every restaurant in the United States relies on a Point of Sale (POS) system for the majority of its front-of-house operations. That system needs access to the internet in order to keep functioning. But what happens when your restaurant suffers an internet outage, taking your POS system with it?

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Ambient Tech Is The Future of Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Point of Sale (POS) systems have traditionally been the restaurant’s technological centerpiece, connecting guests, servers, and food through transactions. This shift is breaking new ground for business owners and changing how employees experience their work. Too Much Tech Is Not a Solution. Want to be Tech-Savvy?

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14 Restaurant Management Tools to Make your Business More Efficient

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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. These tools can help you start spending more time doing what you love and growing your business for the future.