Veteran fast casual concept Jason’s Deli had a system that worked for the last 20 years—they handed the customer a plastic ticket that’s placed in a holder on the table. The food runners would …

Johnny Carrabba built his success in the restaurant business by focusing on two things: great food & great service. He founded Carrabba’s on those principles and wanted to follow suit with Mia’s …

It’s no secret the employee turnover in the restaurant industry is high, and there’s a consistent need to find and hire the best talent. Learn best practices in restaurant hiring and ways to …

Table Tracker is an elegant table locator system developed and manufactured by Long Range Systems that is designed to speed up food delivery in fast-casual restaurants where food is delivered to the …

In the hospitality industry, a paging system is as common as knives and forks. However, as cell phone technology became widely adopted, the need for a hybrid paging/texting system emerged, but …

Fast casuals need new ways to keep up with the growing demand. Today, consumers are becoming increasingly responsive to high-quality foods and an improved dining experience. Fast-casual restaurants …

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As guests arrived to the Loveland Breakfast Club, their names were entered on a waiting list, and they waited for their name to be called; sometimes as long as 45 minutes. As the waiting area filled …

LRS is the leader in fast casual paging solutions. Two things make LRS the best choice: Durability and Service. Paging systems can take a beating in a fast casual environment and we’ve engineered …

The new Freedom transmitter is designed to provide companies and guests with more freedom when managing wait times. The new function of the Freedom Transmitter is its ability to contact guests via …

Use LRS pagers to: • Increase revenue • Improve efficiency and productivity • Serve more customers, faster • Eliminate noisy shouting and overhead PA systems • Improve the customer …

LRS server paging systems let your servers spend more time with guests instead of waiting in the kitchen for orders. When an order is up, the kitchen staff simply pages the server so they can pick it …

BBRG was an early adopter of paging systems because their focus has always been to provide unsurpassed customer service and high quality food. Any customer-facing, new technology had to fit with the …

Employee retention. How important is it? Here’s something which may put it into perspective for you: next time you walk through the main seating area, the kitchen, or wherever it is that you employ …

As the temperature rises leading up to summer, so does business, and for restaurants this is the most hectic time of the year. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of patio season and it …

Download to see how the PeopleMatter Platform helped Scotty's Brewhouse: -Improve compliance and efficiency, -Increase candidate quality with assessments, -Automate processes to fit its tech-savvy …

Download to see how the PeopleMatter Platform helped Noodles: -Reduce data-entry errors and omissions, -Increase payroll accuracy, -Improve employee engagement and -Optimize hiring and onboarding …

Attract and retain top service-industry talent with HR technology that appeals to an on-the-go, connected workforce. Discover compelling stats surrounding the mobile-social revolution and its driving …

Turnover runs rampant in the service industry. It robs organizations of productivity, profit and high-performing talent. Learn more about each repeat offender, what to do in case of an encounter, and …

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Creating, changing and cost-controlling schedules can leave you feeling beat-up and worked-over. Discover which method — automated or manual — wins-out when we put the two in a head-to-head duel …

Stave off all scamps and scalawags from your service-industry business. Our infographic arms you with the trends, tips and technologies you need to duel-down turnover, including how to: Increase …

There are currently 850,000 unemployed veterans in the U.S. Two new tax credits are aimed at reducing that number while increasing hiring benefits to your bottom line. The Returning Heroes and …

Discover the ‘disconnect’ in using multiple solutions to hire, train, schedule and engage your hourly workforce; why three out of five U.S. orgs can’t optimize their business because of it; and …

Roger Brown's and The Cove Tavern were looking for a solution to cut down on time spent scheduling hourly employees, managing requests, documenting shift notes, communicating with and hiring …

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Manual tracking, screening and onboarding methods produced disjointed hiring practices for Apple Sauce, Inc. — a major franchisee of Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill. Decentralized data …

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HotSchedules Workforce solution, integrated with the Squirrel POS system, along with the HotSchedules Digital Logbook helps greatly reduce labor costs, streamline the scheduling process and provide …

Newk’s was challenged with disparate and cumbersome processes to create schedules that took an exceedingly long time and resulted in scheduling errors. Additionally, the team had no corporate-level …

The Tilted Kilt was facing enormous challenges with scheduling employees using spreadsheets, particularly because of the number of employees per location (>100) and because they allow weekly requests …

Background checks, I-9 verifications and work opportunity tax credits all can be performed using software, streamlining the hiring process and ensuring regulatory compliance.

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Whether you're dealing with Baby Boomers, Generation X or Generation Y, the fast casual workforce is as diverse as ever, and so is how they access information. In today's mobile environment, clear …

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The goal of any service-industry employer—restaurants, convenience stores (c-stores), hospitality businesses or retailers—is to provide unparalleled customer service. This may be brushed off as a …

Recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have raised serious employment concerns in the service industry. High turnover rates and large percentages of immigrant and hourly workers …

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“What’s worse than training your workers and losing them? Not training them and keeping them.” Zig Ziglar, author and corporate success speaker, knows it, research proves it and companies are …

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Efficient training, reducing theft and decreasing perceived wait time are all part of building a solid foundation for success.

Single-shift training helps restaurants increase customer service, boost employee flexibility and minimize turnover.

Armed & Dangerous: Buildinng Brand Leaders of the Future highlights how restaurant operators can use their employees and customers as their biggest brand ambassadors.

Labor costs are one of the biggest expenses QSR operators face. Workforce management automation can help ensure the hiring of more productive employees, freeing managers to focus on tasks that …

An effective salesmanship training program can help offset declining customer counts and sales. Suggestive selling, add-on selling and up-selling of high profit menu items can add 5% to 10% to your …

Now that economic data shows the recession is ending, restaurateurs can look forward to brisker business. But with more customers comes the need for more staffing, and managing the additional …

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Having good employees makes the difference between a good business and great business, but the employee-selection process can be loaded with challenges. This special report, sponsored by College …