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Former Panda Express Employee Says She Was Made to Strip at Cult-Like Work-Endorsed Seminar

EATER

The incident allegedly occurred at a “self-improvement” seminar that her manager told her was required in order to be considered for promotion. She alleged that she paid out of pocket for the four-day program, which was administered by the company Alive Seminars and Coaching Academy but sponsored by Panda Express.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

Culinary Cues

Support an employee’s growth through in-service training, sponsorship to attend workshops or seminars, buy your line cooks so great cookbook resources to study and dream about. Why not highlight them on your social media pages or in your restaurant blog. Invest in their excellence and they just might invest more in yours.

Seminar 360
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Rethinking the Future of Dining Through Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

While owners, head chefs, and restaurant servers have to undergo rigorous training to keep their technical skills in tip-top shape, mental health training, essential to survival in this industry, is rarely taught. Owners and managers should attend mental health training seminars as part of a requirement for running operations.

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Are managers managing or are they leading?

Core Hospitality

Are there section seminars scheduled for advance training monthly? Is cross-training being scheduled in the kitchen weekly to better mitigate labor costs. Check around the site for the free training documents. Sign up for the monthly email to get the best trends, info and free training. And so much more….

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Three Ways to Make Your Employees Feel Valued 

Modern Restaurant Management

You can even offer continual onthe-job training; like providing an informational tasting of the new beer you have on tap, or a seminar on how to improve tips to help your staff stay engaged with their job. Build a network. Boost employee engagement with one another by creating a social media hub for the restaurant staff.

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3 Delicious Reasons You’ll Love Italian Wine Tasting

A Wine Story

Local residents and international visitors respect Il Gattopardo for its quality of food and well-trained servers. The Live Milano Wine Week Seminar. I was impressed by the excellent coordination between the restaurant and the presenter (live from a simultaneous seminar with journalists in Miami). Click here for.

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Planning For a Positive Work Culture in Your Coffee Shop

Perfect Daily Grind

He will be leading Campfire Café: Retaining Employees and the Coffee Business Start-Up Seminar with Bellissimo co-founder Bruce Milletto at Coffee Fest L.A. Matt has nearly 20 years of coffee consultancy and café management under his belt, which includes mentoring and training more than 2,500 barista trainers and coffee business owners.

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