The Balance of Time in Restaurant Operations

The Value of Time

If you’re a busy restaurant owner or operator, then you already know the value of time.

The demands on a busy day in the service industry can be challenging for even the most organized, productive and effective operators. Wearing multiple hats throughout the day comes naturally, as you bounce from responsibilities in Accounting to Human Resources to Social Media Marketing and on to Production, all before noon! Regardless of your skill and operational acumen, time is the one factor that everyone must contend with equally. 

There are only 24 hours in each day and a typical day in the life of a restaurant operator might look like this…

8:00 am - Inventory Management:

• Do we have enough supplies on hand to meet demand?
• Checking inventory against reality and addressing any short falls.

 9:00 am - Staffing/HR:

• Are we fully staffed?
• Motivate and inform all hands before start of service.
• Discuss specials and or new menu items.
• Print menus.

10:00 am - Open for Business:

• House lights and music on.
• Change in the till.
• Open the doors to the public.

11:00 am -  Start of service:

• Manage any immediate issues and rally the staff for success.

1:00 pm - Oversee production:

• Food delivered hot, drinks delivered cold? 

3:00 pm - Social Media Marketing:

• Create marketing plans and promotions.
• Post Instagram worthy images.
• Read and respond to comments. 

4:00 pm - Make the calls:

• Contact vendors, suppliers and partners.
• Make scheduling calls.

6:00 pm - Customer service:

• Make customers happy.
• Ensure all guest will share their great experience and return with friends.

10:00 pm - End of service:

• Thank your guests.
• Thank your staff.
• Cash out - Tip out.

11:00 pm - Service Recap:

• Discuss any areas for improvement. Share appreciation of everyone’s efforts.

11:30 pm - Check-up:

• Count the drawer.
• Celebrate the success and assess the damage.
• How did we do?

12:00 am - Clean-up: 

• Clean, sanitize, polish and prep for another day!

With so many demands on every hour of the day, developing efficient procedures is like buying time.

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