Six steps for training effectively to keep your best people on the job By Carolina Bautista-Brown, marketing manager at 3M The restaurant industry has a clear turnover problem. Topping 70 percent annually in recent years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employee departure rates leave eateries, bars and other commercial kitchen-driven businesses challenged to … [Read more...] about How to: Reduce Employee Turnover
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A Recipe for Disaster
Five mistakes caterers make that put data at risk—and how to avoid them By Brad Korkow, Society Insurance In today’s digital world, it’s impossible to avoid handling electronic data while running your catering business. Credit card and mobile payment options are the norm, putting caterers increasingly at risk of a cyberattack. Considering 60 percent of small companies go out … [Read more...] about A Recipe for Disaster
Building Up Drop-Off Business
By Sara Perez Webber Above & Beyond Catering abovecatering.com As demand for drop-off catering picks up, many restaurants and full-service caterers are launching or expanding dedicated divisions to meet the demand. San Francisco-based Above & Beyond Catering, however, began drop-off catering first, in the early days of its founding in 2005. It expanded to encompass a … [Read more...] about Building Up Drop-Off Business
Vet Cost Control Systems
Tips for choosing technology to help your catering operation be more profitable By Mark Kelnhofer, MBA Operating and managing a foodservice business has many challenges. Whether you’re running a restaurant, catering operation, hotel or casino, the right technology can assist you in becoming more efficient and profitable. Systems create more formalized processes and controls to … [Read more...] about Vet Cost Control Systems