Operations
Efforts to grow the restaurant labor pool face a big challenge: Time
The industry has a number of initiatives underway to pull more potential hires into the field. But the setback of the pandemic and the need for scale are deferring the payoff.
Workforce
Menu shrinkage is out. Customized, labor-saving menu strategies move in
Cross-training, chef-driven speed-scratch ingredients and operational shortcuts help meet back-of-house labor challenges post-pandemic without sacrificing innovation.