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12 Types of Line Cooks and Tips for Interviewing Them

Learn about the 12 types of line cooks and how their specialties help a restaurant function. Here are a few guidelines for what to look for and how to hire them.

Tip Pooling Overview

Learn about tip pooling in the workplace and how to fairly pool tips to employees. We’ll discuss tip pooling strategies, regulations, advantages and disadvantages.

Top Restaurant Hiring Trends: A Guide for Employers

Learn more about the leading hiring trends in restaurants and how you can adapt your restaurant strategy to find the best possible staff members.

Key Duties of a Restaurant Manager

Explore the key duties of a restaurant manager. Gain insight into the role's responsibilities so you can refine your job description and find quality candidates.

A Brief Guide to Restaurant Profit Margins

Read our brief guide to restaurant profit margins to find out how to cut costs and increase your restaurant's profit margins. Bring your profit to the next level.

The Best Tip Trackers for Servers

Make sure your employees are getting paid properly by using an application designed to manage tips. Here are our top recommendations for tip trackers.

Working the Night Shift: How to Support Your Employees

Learn about the expectations of employees working on night shift and find out some helpful ways to support them to ensure optimal production during later work hours.

Food Cost Formula: How and Why to Calculate It

Understand what the food cost formula is, how to calculate food cost percentage and how to use food cost percentages to improve your restaurant’s cost efficiency.

Food Handling Permits for Restaurant Employees

Learn what is a food handler card and how to obtain food handling permits for your restaurant staff. This guide covers the essential regulatory details.

What is a Restaurant Soft Opening?

Read about restaurant soft openings and how they differ from grand openings when restaurants officially open to the public. Learn some tips on hosting these events.

Restaurant Positions: 10 Jobs (With Duties & Responsibilities)

Learn about the many jobs in a restaurant and their duties. Knowing about the possibilities will help you determine which jobs you want to fill for your business.

Bartending License vs. Bartending Certificate

Understand the difference between a bartending license and a bartender certification. Learn the distinctions, so you'll know what to look for when hiring a bartender.

The Basics of Opening a Bakery

Explore the costs, financing and permits needed when opening a bakery. Get tips on how to open a bakery and hire employees to help your startup succeed.

Restaurant Mission and Values To Inspire Employees

Understand mission statements, core values and vision. Learn how to write a mission statement and values for your restaurant that inspires and engages employees.

Restaurant Training Methods

Create a comprehensive restaurant training program for new and existing employees to teach crucial skills to help the restaurant run smoothly and efficiently.

The Basics of Designing a Restaurant Menu

Learn what a menu design is, why it's important, sections to include, other elements to consider when designing your menu and who to hire to help design it.

How to Start a Catering Business

Learn the basics of running your own catering company including coming up with a concept, hiring employees and finding loyal customers.

How to Start (and Scale) a Food Truck Business

Learn about the licensing requirements, financial projections and marketable strategies that come with starting a food truck business.

Opening a Coffee Shop: A Guide for Business Owners

Learn the basics of starting a coffee business in this quick, comprehensive guide.

Pizza Chefs: Key Skills, Duties and Responsibilities

Great pizza chefs can make a restaurant's reputation. Read this guide to learn about the skills and qualifications of a pizza chef and what you should look for in a pizza chef.