National Restaurant Association: 2026 Hiring and Staffing Report
Hiring and staffing: The National Restaurant Association dishes on onboarding, managers, and technology that drive restaurant ROI.
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Transforming restaurant recruitment and retention: How restaurant groups are leveraging technology in a shifting workforce landscape.
Key findings from the report:
- AI automation is streamlining the hiring process.
- Employee experience is driving retention success.
- Employee engagement tools are evolving.
- The labor market is stablizing but retention is still a main focus.
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Get the reportWorkforce Hiring & Staffing: The National Restaurant Association's report on how onboarding, managers, and technology drive restaurant ROI.
Key findings from the report:
- Understaffing carries steep, immediate costs that limit growth, hurt service, and reduce sales.
- New hires take time to become "net positive," making strong early onboarding and engagement critical to covering costs.
- Strong managers are the primary drivers of operational success, team culture, and employee retention.
- Technology and AI are creating real gains in hiring speed, workforce efficiency, and scheduling.
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