training

Workforce

6 strategies to cut down customer wait times

Lengthy lines are a thorn in the side of any foodservice operation and can lead to cranky customers and lower profits if fewer diners are processed.

Operations

Culinary program runs campus fine-dining restaurant

Students a South Seattle College serve up French-inspired dishes for less than $10 at Alhadeff Grill.

Lakota Local School District uses carts to take meals down the hallways, so students don’t have to come to the cafeteria to get breakfast or lunch.

While students can visit the bar at events such as corporate recruiting, the University of Michigan doesn’t serve alcohol at student-run gatherings.

The number of children with a food allergy rose 18 percent from 1997 to 2007, however, just 38 percent of K-12 operators had allergy training in the past year.

When you open a can of oil, make a hole in the corner diagonally across from the open end using the heel of a knife. This tiny opening helps air flow.

We do a series of cooking classes—three to four per semester—for students getting ready to graduate. We teach t hem how to cook healthy foods.

Cafeteria staff at Palm Springs Unified School District underwent training on the “Smarter Lunchrooms Movement,” which included ideas on how to market serving lines to increase student participation.

Maryland foodservice workers received a crash course in food safety and nutrition, thanks to a culinary boot camp aimed at helping employees implement the National School Lunch Program standards.

There’s also the challenge of feeding several thousand of the most discerning customers on the planet.

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