7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

The more staff you have to replace, the more money you have to spend on recruitment, and the more time you have to spend interviewing and training. In order to help new staff learn the ropes, you need to create a comprehensive restaurant staff training manual. Even your most seasoned staff can forget things.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2023

When staff are unable to answer basic questions about your gluten-free menu, or ask inappropriate questions of guests who inquire about gluten-free options, consumers may have doubts about your ability to ensure their safety or prepare a dish that meets their dietary needs. The first step is to clearly identify any gluten-free dishes.

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PathSpot

APRIL 1, 2024

Within the hospitality industry, the emphasis on safety and compliance is the foundation for achieving business success. Hotels, with their intricate restaurant operations, make it crucial to ensure food safety protocols and compliance requirements. Digital platforms elevate and ensure safety protocols and foster confidence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

More specifically, automation best practices can ease training requirements and reduce manual tasks, helping restaurants thrive in a challenging environment. Streamline Employee Onboarding and Training. Optimize Food Safety Protocols. Automation technologies can improve back of house operations as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

With the season of food and Thanksgiving when holiday food is at the forefront, what are defined standards and procedures that restaurants should keep top-of-mind to set the expectations regarding food handling and preparation during the holiday rush? Cool foods rapidly to get out of the Temperature Danger Zone.

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Tableo

JULY 26, 2023

Food safety inspections can be daunting, but are essential for maintaining high standards and guaranteeing the health and safety of restaurant customers. This article provides helpful tips and best practices to help you master food safety inspections.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2020

Everyone agrees that with COVID-19, the public has a heightened safety awareness. The public is watching operators very closely to see if they are doing all the things to make safety your #1 priority. Safety is Priority #1. So, with so many restaurants offering great food and service, what was the differentiator?

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PathSpot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the world of food safety, maintaining HACCP compliance is paramount. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a systematic approach to identifying, evaluating, and controlling food safety hazards. It’s a crucial framework that ensures food products’ safety and consumers’ well-being.

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PathSpot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Ensure Precision and Revolutionize Food Safety in Hotel Kitchens for a Safe and Exceptional Culinary Experience In the kitchen, precision is critical. Every dish you create must meet the highest taste, presentation, and, most importantly, safety standards. How have other industries moved to digitizing for accuracy?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2024

The FDA has already issued more than 50 food recalls in 2024, causing many consumers to worry about food safety – and raising an important question for the restaurant industry: Would we know exactly what to do in a recall situation? As food recalls continue, it’s wise for restaurants to review their recall protocols.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 24, 2022

Therefore, adapting digital training should significantly improve many employees’ training experiences and strengthen their digital skills. Why is digital training necessary? Digital training can improve productivity in restaurants and other workplace environments as well. Digital training in restaurants.

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

I love using ChatGPT to develop training activities and materials for restaurant and cafe employees. I’ve used it here to brainstorm ideas for training modules for waiters, managers, cooks, head chefs, and baristas. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Food safety discussions have taken on a new level of urgency, as restaurants face the enormity of consequences of COVID-19. It was not that long ago that US Foods conducted their highly-publicized survey which found that nearly 30 percent of delivery people sample the food items they’re entrusted with.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. This goes far beyond training during the first week.

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Ken Burgin

JULY 25, 2023

Designing short training games or ‘microlearning’, involves several principles to ensure they’re effective, engaging, and suitable for the purpose: Relevant to the work environment and reinforce key skills or knowledge. This can help improve knife skills while emphasising the importance of safety.

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Transact

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

It doesn’t matter whether you work in the front or the back of the house; food safety is everyone’s problem. Everyone, from the server to the busboy to the line cook, has to know basic food handling procedures. . Most food safety problems can be eliminated by doing the job properly. . Do the Job Right.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

And in talking about bringing stability into our food businesses, culture can be that secret ingredient that makes all the difference in attracting the right people, retaining good people, and creating a powerhouse team. However, for those of us in the produce and food industries, what are critical parts that make up a food culture?

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Food safety training Florida law (specifically, F. 509.049 ) requires food safety training for every employee in food service. Each employee must receive training and certification within 60 days of hire. Several state-approved private companies offer this training.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2024

Keeping Your Restaurant Safe From training your staff, to maintaining the establishment, many safety measures exist to prevent a fire from happening at your restaurant. Fire alarms alert staff and patrons immediately of a fire danger allowing them to get to safety as quickly as possible.

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PathSpot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In food production and preparation, adhering to food safety standards is paramount. Ensuring that the food we consume is safe for consumption is not only a legal requirement but also a moral obligation. While this documentation is essential for tracking and ensuring food safety, it can often feel burdensome.

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Open for Business

MARCH 7, 2023

Restaurant training is one of the most important things an owner can put into place. Well-trained teams mean shifts run smoothly and guests are happy with service. With ongoing training, you improve your chances of talented employees growing professionally as the restaurant or restaurant group grows.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

Maybe the absolute last thing any restaurant wants to focus on are food safety regulations such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Maybe the absolute last thing any restaurant wants to focus on are food safety regulations such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2023

To do so, they will need to create a complete food safety program to protect the restaurant itself from reputational harm and financial crisis. Whether it’s separating raw meat from pre-cooked foods or cleaning materials from edible ingredients, mixing different types of items can be dangerous. Train your staff.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. Share this information with your community of businesses. [] THINK AND TRAIN HOSPITALITY One thing that restaurants know is hospitality. Pool your resources to address safety.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It usually involves an orientation, paperwork collection, and training. Day Two Training: Learning how to do your job with a training manual, in-person classes, online learning, and shadowing. Reviewing health and safety protocol. Day Three Role-specific training. Customer service training.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

We speak of a time of unconditional commitment to the craft and the job – sacrificing all else for the plate of food in the pass. Certainly, the restaurant and the chef have a responsibility to train, but the individual cook can take that training to a new level if they are willing to seek out every opportunity to learn and grow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. Restaurants must adopt tech solutions to boost safety, quality, accuracy, transparency, consistency, and compliance – all factors that contribute to brand excellence. To accomplish this: Improve training efforts.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

The chef is responsible for hiring, training, coaching, evaluating, and scheduling employees keeping in mind their skill level, personal issues and responsibilities, demands of specific positions in the kitchen (not everyone fits in every role), and an ever-changing influx of customers with their own demands.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Food Safety Specialist Francine L. Shaw sat down with Morten Larsen, CEO & Founder of EcoloxTech to discuss the use of Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in restaurants and food service. Why is it so important for restaurants and other food businesses to be aware of – and use – HOCI as a disinfectant and sanitizer?

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. Will any of the hiring or training be conducted remotely? If job candidates think your safety measures are too strict, their values don’t match yours and they won’t be good long term fits for the team anyway.

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 1, 2023

These are designed for training restaurant managers and head chefs in problem-solving and resource allocation. Some of the ways to use these situations for training and coaching… Let people choose the one they want to answer and give them 5 minutes to make notes and prepare their answers. How would you handle this request?

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 30, 2020

With the outbreak of COVID-19, consumers have become more aware of the importance of health, hygiene, and food safety which will play a huge role in how restaurants operate in the new normal. Tips on How To Implement the Right Restaurant Food Safety System . Create a Restaurant Cleanup Plan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2021

While safety and quality have always been paramount, the ongoing COVID pandemic has amplified these issues. With the tricky combination of reduced staff, new regulations, ever-changing COVID protocols, and the need for transparent safety practices, restaurants need tech tools to get everyone aligned around quality assurance and standards.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 28, 2022

The customers nowadays don’t just expect quick and efficient service or hygienic handling of their food, they expect something more than that. One of the best ways to answer the question is efficient staff training. A well-trained staff saves a restaurant both time and money, which eventually leads to higher profitability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2024

Already one of the largest sectors of the global economy, the food and beverage industry shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, according to the Business Research Company’s 2023 Food and Beverages Global Market Report, the global industry’s market size grew over 7.3 percent from $6,729.54 billion in 2022 to $7,221.73

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

It is also a nonprofit that has spent 30 years training at-risk youth exiting the juvenile detention system to work in hospitality. So the staff and the 15 young people working that night spent most of the evening doing extra training and cleaning to keep busy. Café Momentum is more than just a restaurant, though. Several U.S.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 13, 2020

We also know that the health and safety regulations for restaurants will change significantly as we make every attempt to keep the public and our staff safe and at ease. Let me be clear that there is NO INDICATION at this time that the virus can be spread through food.

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