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How Education Can Attract Workers to QSRs Amid High Turnover

Modern Restaurant Management

In this Q&A, Travis Larrier, Solutions and Strategy Director at InStride, provides insights on how investing in employee education can give a boost to talent acquisition and retention strategies. How are brands using education to attract and retain workers? What impact does a modern approach to workforce education have?

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The Importance of NSF Certification for Restaurant Tools and Knives

Modern Restaurant Management

Manufacturers, regulators, and consumers look to the organization to facilitate the development of public health standards and provide certifications that help protect food, water, consumer products and the environment. Most products that receive the certification bear the NSF mark on their packaging to help buyers make educated purchases.

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‘Induction Cooking Improves Food Quality and also the Quality of Life for Chefs and Staff’

Modern Restaurant Management

Chatham University and the American Culinary Federation (ACF) are debuting a trio of online courses offering official certification in induction cooking methods. They are designed to educate culinary and design professionals on electrification, decarbonization, and sustainable kitchen practices.

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What Chain and Franchise Restaurant Owners Can Gain from Workforce Education

Modern Restaurant Management

A flexible workforce education program can start workers on that path. Meeting the Moment through Workforce Education The restaurant industry’s low barrier to entry has long fostered a belief that employees are easily replaceable, but a tightening U.S. Thankfully, the workforce education landscape has evolved.

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The Value of Joining Your State Restaurant Association

Goliath Consulting

Education and Workforce Development State restaurant associations often provide training programs, certifications, and professional development resources to help restaurant teams grow. With advocacy, cost savings, networking, education, and crisis support, membership offers tools and connections that help restaurants thrive.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

There are customers who are self-educated and seek out certain restaurants because of their practices, and those for whom sourcing and intention are incidental. Wonho Frank Lee The dining room at Yang’s Kitchen. People don’t really ask,” says Yang.

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The Rise of Sustainable Food Sourcing: Considerations for Seafood Restaurateurs

Modern Restaurant Management

Just like farmers in the organic revolution, fisheries and farms must invest in new processes and have their supply chain re-audited regularly to show that they are consistently meeting stringent certification requirements. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has been a leader in educating the public on sourcing since 1999.

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