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Index of HR Documents

Dec. 22, 2011

A lot of times cooking food is the easiest part about running a restaurant. It's all the other stuff that's a hassle, especially hiring and managing employees. To make it a little easier, we've compiled the most important HR documents you'll need to keep your business running right. Grab 'em when you need 'em:

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Homegrown Culinary Training

 By Paul King on Aug. 15, 2011

With the hundreds of culinary schools and chefs in the foodservice industry willing to lend their expertise, there are any number of training programs and partnerships of which directors in non-commercial operations can avail themselves these days. But as

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Directors share insights into their training programs, offer innovative programs for others to try

Jul. 22, 2011

We asked 14 child nutrition director questions about their training programs, ranging from who does the training and how often training is done to what types of additional training they feel their sta...

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Solving Employee Issues

By FSD Staff on Jul. 15, 2011

The foodservice industry is a people business, and people are both an operation’s biggest asset and its largest headache. Keeping employees motivated and engaged and providing them with the training they need and the benefits they desire are never-e

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BC Dining Trains to Lead

Jun. 22, 2011

The importance of proper training cannot be denied, according to Helen Wechsler, director of BC Dining at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Wechsler says when she became director in 2005, new emp...

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MorningStar Chef Wins Accolades

Nov. 09, 2010

ACF award brings spotlight to chef’s efforts at LTC facility. LAKEWOOD, Colo.—When the American Culinary Federation recognized Michael DeGiovanni, executive chef for MorningStar Senior Liv...

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Managing Management

Nov. 23, 2009

Operators cut back spending on management retreats, but not at the expense of content. As budgets are slashed and travel is frozen, management retreats often become a victim as the something that has...

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Training with Technology

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 02, 2009

E-training is a convenient way to teach employees new programs and to review safety procedures. If technology is the way of the future, then it would follow that online or other computer-based traini...

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Tyson Sends Directors Back to School

May 15, 2009

Tyson U. fosters relationships with customers while providing valuable information.   SPRINGDALE, Ark.—The foodservice industry thrives because of relationships, and customers are always ...

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Job Well Done

By Becky Schilling on May 15, 2009

Directors find different ways to recognize their employees, from a “thank you” to award programs to massages. People like to be recognized for their work. According to a 2007 poll by Mari...

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