Human Resources Consulting & Employee Advancement Strategies for Restaurants

Build policies and advancement practices that protect your assets and empower your team

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Restaurant HR Policies

Our work will consist of auditing the policies you have in place, what you may need and aligning those policies with your culture and values. Have you thought of everything that may come up - code of conduct, relationships at work, dress code, social media posting, disciplinary action policies, conflict of interest, conflict resolution? In today’s climate, it is important to consider scenarios that may need a policy.

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Restaurant Compensation & Benefits

Benefits That Matter: What HR benefits do your staff need? What big and small things would they find valuable? What can you afford?


From healthcare benefits to childcare, we can help you find benefits that are affordable or free that have your staff satisfied and feeling supported.

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Restaurant Hiring Practices & Promotion Processes

At Red Truck Restaurant Consulting, we believe in a hiring and staff promotion approach rooted in your business values. This consulting concentrates on developing your workers to be great managers and helps identify areas of strength and weakness. Through coaching, upcoming managers will develop the skills to become the best managers for your teams. At the end of our work together, you will have well-thought-out hiring and staff promotion processes that brings in the best talent, boosts retention and growth, and has people clamoring to work for you.

Outcomes for your restaurant establishment

Liability and risk protection

Implement policies that minimize legal exposure and safeguard your business assets.

Blueprint for restaurant culture

Develop a clear framework that defines your restaurant’s values and workplace environment.

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Streamlined operations

Optimize processes to improve efficiency and support sustainable growth.

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Drama-free work environment

Foster a professional atmosphere that reduces conflicts and promotes teamwork.

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Clear expectations and accountability

Establish transparent roles and responsibilities to enhance staff performance and reliability.

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Restaurant Insights

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Setting Clear Expectations

By Betty Marcon • October 27, 2025
You have an employee handbook you downloaded from your payroll company and you think, “Done!” Not so fast. That may have covered your legal obligations but it may not cover everything.
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Good Intentions but Poor Execution: The James Beard Foundation and The Code of Ethics

By Betty Marcon • January 1, 2023
The James Beard Foundation’s ethics probe aims for change—but is flawed in execution. A call for deeper accountability in food culture.

A Job Posting Outside the Box for an Outside-the-Box Moment

By Betty Marcon • September 21, 2021
Struggling to attract restaurant staff? The problem isn't the labor shortage—it's your job posting. Learn how to write compelling job ads that attract passionate restaurant workers by focusing on culture, connection, and what really matters to today's hospitality professionals.