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Developing a Safety and Sanitation Schedule for Your Commercial Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

By implementing effective training programs for your staff, you can reduce the risk of contamination, improve the quality of your products, and protect your reputation. Educate on Proper Procedures Train your employees on proper food handling procedures, such as how to store and handle food safely to avoid contamination.

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Training With Intention

Modern Restaurant Management

As the manager on duty prioritizes each crisis and puts out literal fires in the kitchen while trying to get the POS company on the phone, a chipper newcomer clad in all black strolls in through the back alley to drop a bomb: “I think I’m training with you today?” ” If you know, you know. ”

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Using Safety Incentive Programs to Improve Workplace Training

Modern Restaurant Management

The best way to mitigate the risks for employees and reduce workplace injuries is for businesses to establish comprehensive safety training programs. This is especially the case if training takes place before a busy service. A more effective approach involves customizing training programs to meet needs.

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Reduce Training Retirements & Manual Tasks With These Three Automation Best Practices

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More specifically, automation best practices can ease training requirements and reduce manual tasks, helping restaurants thrive in a challenging environment. Streamline Employee Onboarding and Training. Here are three best practices that can help restaurant operators deliver the best results now and in the months and years ahead.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

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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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How to Get Multi-Unit Employee Scheduling Right the First Time

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Perfectly staffed, and you're under target with productivity through the roof—a perfect schedule. But without the right tools, it'll take long nights and countless cups of coffee to organize the moving pieces of multi-location employee scheduling for your restaurant. Challenges of Scheduling Teams Across Locations.

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Make On-Call Scheduling for Restaurants Better for Your Team

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In many restaurants, on-call scheduling is inescapable. However, when mismanaged, on-call scheduling can frustrate staff, throw off their work-life balance, and impact financial security. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. Best Practices.