Keeping quick service restaurants fully staffed is not only important for a smoothly running day to day operation, but also for the businesses bottom line. A restaurant that is understaffed will not meet the needs of the customers and will loose revenue as a result. There are applicant tracking devices that allow managers to effectively schedule, interview and follow up with applicants to ensure that qualified potential employees can be hired in a timely manner.

Key Takeaways:

  • If you pay people to focus on one aspect of their job, other parts of it can suffer.
  • Applicant tracking systems help you see when applicants are contacted to make sure you’re not missing out on good people.
  • Businesses need good staff so you should reward your managers for good hiring practices.

“Managers get rewarded on speed of service, but if they disregard an applicant, nobody will ever know.”

Read more: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/outside-insights/why-its-critical-reward-great-hiring-practices

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Have you ever had a job where the perks outweighed the hassle or labor of the job? If you are like most people, a job can be difficult on its own and often can come with a high turnover rate based upon several factors. However, companies can promote longevity by investing in their employees. One of the biggest tickets is to listen to the employees and offer them perks that help their situation. To learn more about how some companies are doing this already, read more in this article.

Read more: Can Work Perks Fix the Labor Problem?

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With better science on nutrition and an increasing focus on healthy foods, restaurants and food brands must balance the need to promote their business without making false claims or spreading pseudoscience. The “health craze” has often prompted consumers to label certain foods as miracles or to ascribe superpowers to health products. Brands that have taken advantage of this trend – juice bars, for example – have been able to profit but have also inspired skepticism among consumers regarding health claims of food products. To make the most of a healthy product, be sure to keep your claims realistic while focusing on how consumers can make your product one small part of a healthy lifestyle.

Read more: How Brands Can Deliver on the Good-Food Promise

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Determining a different or additional location has many of its own challenges. There are several questions to ask when one is considering opening another location and this list provides a good overview of major issues one might face or need to consider such as: benefits of another location, where to place the new restaurant or store, difficulties that may no longer be around the second time, effective time management between the two locations, and differences in the area surroundings that might force different strategies to be adopted.

Key Takeaways:

  • Opening a second location to your restaurant is an important decision, that must be weighed heavily by the owner.
  • The owner must take advantage of their already existing knowledge. This will help in deciding on finding a good location.
  • The owner shouldn’t assume that the second location will operate exactly like the original location.

“You have to know before opening a second location that your standards are set in stone. Day in and day out, there has to be consistency in great food and service.”

Read more: http://www.fsrmagazine.com/kitchen-sink/5-biggest-questions-owners-and-operators-have-about-expanding-second-location

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