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Alaina Lancaster

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Alaina Lancaster

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How to get foodservice workers to emotionally invest in their jobs

It pays to have friends. Here’s how operators are cultivating camaraderie, creating a caring community and making it a bit harder for staff to say goodbye. 

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3 tips for hiring seasonal employees

During the fall, the drain of young workers headed back to school can make the process tough. Here’s how foodservice operators are working to prevent fall staffing gaps. 

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How foodservice operators are building career ladders that help grow talent

There are thousands of reasons operators should tell a compelling employment story. Check out how operations are plotting pathways that help staff see a future with them. 

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How foodservice operators are hiring for neurodiversity

Operators are hiring employees with diverse skill sets. Check out how operations are recruiting, retaining and developing employees with disorders and disabilities.

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Keep workplace romance from souring your operation

People are going to date whom they want regardless of company policy, but the restaurant group and others have a few safeguards to help brace for relationship drama.  

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Praising staff on social media

Win likes and influence people with posts recognizing staff. Here’s how social media managers are tweeting, posting and blogging workers’ praises while engaging followers.

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How to extinguish staff burnout

Nearly half (46%) of HR managers say worker exhaustion causes up to half of their yearly turnover, says a survey from management software firm Kronos Inc.

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A shift change could do some good

Some operators are working to regain ground in the war on talent with a battalion of full-time employees. Try these tips for transitioning to a largely full-time staff.

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What foodservice directors can learn from Uber’s sexual harassment scandal

Here’s how foodservice operations can work to avoid Uber’s missteps by building a culture that meets claims head on and crushes sexism in their operations.

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3 ways to foster entrepreneurship in foodservice operations

An entrepreneurial staff will take ownership and understand the business, not just collect a paycheck. 

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3 ways to help foodservice staff afford to live nearby

Here’s how organizations are cutting their labor problems by helping foodservice staff afford to put down roots in increasingly unaffordable cities.

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7 more ways to create a culture of food safety

Earlier this summer, FoodService Director asked operators how they prioritize food safety in their operations, and the ideas are still rolling in. 

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