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The Encyclopedia Of Restaurant Training: A Complete Ready-to-Use Training Program for All Positions in the Food Service Industry: With Companion CD-ROM
 
 
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The Encyclopedia Of Restaurant Training: A Complete Ready-to-Use Training Program for All Positions in the Food Service Industry: With Companion CD-ROM [Hardcover]

Douglas Robert Brown (Author), Lora Arduser (Author)
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January 6, 2005
Training is an investment for the future, the only foundation on which success can be built. Training delivers excellence in product and performance, elevating a good restaurant into a great one.

Training will keep the skills of its employees and management sharp. But in no other industry is its absence or presence as obvious as it is in the food service industry. It is hard to find good, qualified employees, and even harder to keep them. In addition, unemployment levels are low, and competition for qualified workers is tough. What is the answer? Training!

Constant training and re-enforcement keeps employees and management sharp and focused, and demonstrates the company cares enough to spend time and subsequently money on them. And that is precisely what this new encyclopedic book will do for you to be your new training manager.

This is an encyclopedic out of the box employee training program for all positions in the food service industry. From orientating the new employee, maintaining performance standards, to detailed training outlines and checklists for all positions. This book will show you how to train your employees in all positions in the shortest amount of time, and lets you get back to your own job of running a profitable enterprise.

One of the best features of this book is that the companion CD ROM contains the training outline for all positions in MS word, so you can easily customize the text for your own use. In addition there are numerous training forms, checklists, and tests. The first part of the book will teach you how to develop training programs for food service employees, and how to train the trainer. The book is full of training tips, tactics and how tos that will show you proper presentation, and how to keep learners motivated both during and after the training. The second part of the book details specific job descriptions and detailed job performance skills for every position in a food service operation, from the general manager to dishwasher. There are study guides and tests for all positions. Some of the positions include General Manager, Kitchen Manager, Server, Dishwasher, Line Cook, Prep Cook, Bus Person, Host/Hostess, Bartender, Wine & Alcohol Service, Kitchen Steward, Food Safety, Employee Safety, Hotel Positions, etc. Specific instructions are provided for using equipment as well.


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About the Author

Douglas R. Brown is a best selling author in the area of food service management, having worked for both national chains and independent restaurants, as well as consulting. He is the author of several new books on food service management, and numerous articles. In 1982 he established Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. and today the company is the leader in providing training materials including books, videos, posters, tools and software to the industry.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc. (January 6, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0910627347
  • ISBN-13: 978-0910627344
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have for anyone preparing for a career in food service, February 3, 2005
This review is from: The Encyclopedia Of Restaurant Training: A Complete Ready-to-Use Training Program for All Positions in the Food Service Industry: With Companion CD-ROM (Hardcover)
The Encyclopedia of Restaurant Training is a no-nonsense, thorough resource covering the necessary training for all positions in the food service industry, from professional chef to maitre d to bartender and much more. Written in clear, easy-to-understand terms and charts spelling out explicit training instructions, and illustrated with some diagrams (such as a picture of how to properly set a formal table), The Encyclopedia of Restaurant Training spares no effort to be as understandable as possible. No background knowledge in any trade is needed to grasp explicit instructions ranging from a step-by-step breakdown of the hostess job to the proper order of service for a luncheon handout to how one can go about creating a memorable presentation to food service employees, and much more. A CD-ROM accompanies this absolute must-have for anyone preparing for a career in food service, or charged with the responsibility of training food service recruits.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete package for the Food Service Industry, June 26, 2004
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As a long-time user of The Restaurant Managers Handbook by Douglas R. Brown, I have found The Encyclopedia of Restaurant Forms and it's CD Rom to be the most complete and comprehensive selection of forms and ideas for every day and every situation that can or will arise in the food service business.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing else on the market comes close!!!!, April 29, 2004
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There is not one page of information in this incredibly handsome book that is not useful. The book includes every possible form I can think of, and many many more I never thought about which would be incredibly useful to our business today! The companion CDROM of forms allowed us to use this book from day one. Highly recommended!!!
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According to government statistics, the food service industry employs 11.6 million people today, which represents 8 percent of the total workforce. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nonallocable receipts, sure your servers, gross receipts method, tip income, allocated tips, charged tips, restaurant training, menu knowledge, restaurant positions, temperature danger zone, unreported tips, knowledge and skill requirements, total tips, bus person, tipped employees, tip rate, payroll period, hazardous foods, peer trainers, credit card tips, job breakdowns, beverage establishment, rate overall quality, suggestive selling, serving period
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Training Section Focus, Trainer Trainee, General Objective, Last Revision Date, Salary Grade, United States, National Restaurant Association, Preparation Form, Internal Revenue, Red Cross, Additional Notes, Atlantic Publishing, Bloody Mary, Heimlich Maneuver, Sign-Out Sheet, Hire Date, Blood Alcohol Concentration, Department of Labor, Minimum Amount Needed Form, Presentation Area, Reporting Tip Income, True False, Disabilities Act, Preview Session, Rob Roy
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