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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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What is a Restaurant’s Front Of House (FOH) – Everything You Need To Know

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Front-of-house (FOH) refers to all activities and settings a patron will experience while dining at a restaurant, including the lobby and dining area. Hence, your restaurant’s front-of-the-house staff members should always maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and present a polished, welcoming image.

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Delivering on Delivery: An Implementation Guide

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This scenario also implies hiring couriers and handling logistics. Set up an isolated area from your dine-in sections and server stations. Plus, restaurants retain 100 percent of the order revenue. Handling deliveries yourself can be tricky. You will need time and resources to set up a smooth system.

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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

More Equitable Compensation In years past, front of house personnel – servers, bussers, hostesses, etc. The first way is for restaurants to calculate all front-end staff tips, then equally divide up tips between all workers, including BOH. Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

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Our Wage Models are Broken

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We see professional servers and bartenders who respect the whole of the restaurant and the culture that is created by being more inclusive. Your current tip out model can simply be expanded to include the entire house, rather than just the front of house. We see a better Magpie.”

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Rotating Schedules and Shifts: The Ultimate Guide + Examples

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Outside of time off requests and shift swaps, things stay the same, meaning the server who has been working the same Friday night dinner shift for a decade will continue to do so. A rotating schedule means that all servers have the chance to work tip-heavy Friday nights or that employees take turns getting weekends off.

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How The Snug Took Control of Labor and Evolved Their Restaurant

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I was physically driving the orders and I found it to be a nightmare logistically. And I can pull up the numbers, but it's now, I think, 60 to 70% of our in-house revenue is through the phone, Order & Pay versus people wanting to come up and order with our window." Everybody wants their food at the same time of day.