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GM Daily Routines Checklist

by Joe Wooten, from the Community

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This GM daily routines checklist helps restaurant general managers plan and execute a full day of operations. It covers early follow-up on sales, labor, inventory, and cash, morning walk-throughs to ensure readiness, time on the floor building sales and coordinating breaks, and scheduled blocks for administrative work like calendaring, QCR reports, scheduling, overtime review, and food safety completion. It also includes preparation for shift handoff with targets, staffing, and readiness for customer experience visits. Customize to fit your store’s daily rhythm and compliance needs.

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