Download or read book The Restaurant Manager s Handbook written by Douglas Robert Brown and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM contains copies of all forms contained within the text.
Download or read book Food Service Management written by Bill Wentz and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us have endured a stint in food service, whether it was our first venture into the working world or served as a part-time job strictly for extra income. For the majority of us, there was never any intention of pursuing it as a career. However, the fast pace and interaction with a variety of people delights some, and they develop an enthusiastic attitude toward the business. These people often understand the sound fundamentals of food preparation, appreciate the value of personal service, and possess excellent people skills. But there is much more to the world of food service and food service management. This book reveal all the hidden facets of this fast-paced business and show you how to succeed as a food service manager. The author, Bill Wentz, speaks from experience, making his advice that much more valuable. Wentz truly understands the industry and shares the priceless experiences he had and lessons he learned throughout his career. In this book, you will learn if a food service career is right for you, the many opportunities available in the industry, and where to go for the best training. Food service managers will learn how to predict food costs, how to achieve profit goals, how to conduct recipe cost analysis, and how to realistically price a menu. In addition, this book discusses labor costs and controls, profit and loss statements, accounting systems, inventory, sanitation, and effective communication. Furthermore, Wentz shares his philosophies regarding ethics, hospitality, and performance. This book will show you how to develop and nurture your relationships with customers and how to keep them coming back to your establishment time after time, as well as how to be an effective manager, how to hire and train employees, how to get results, and how to further your success. The topics of proper kitchen design and layout, time management, and food quality are also covered in this unique book. Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company president's garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.
Download or read book The Restaurant Manager s Handbook written by Douglas Robert Brown and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book & CD. This comprehensive book will show you step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a financially successful food service operation. This Restaurant Manager's Handbook covers everything that many consultants charge thousands of dollars to provide. The extensive resource guide details more than 7,000 suppliers to the industry -- virtually a separate book on its own. This reference book is essential for professionals in the hospitality field as well as newcomers who may be looking for answers to cost-containment and training issues. Demonstrated are literally hundreds of innovative ways to streamline your restaurant business. Learn new ways to make the kitchen, bars, dining room, and front office run smoother and increase performance. You will be able to shut down waste, reduce costs, and increase profits. In addition, operators will appreciate this valuable resource and reference in their daily activities and as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can be easily applied to their operations. Highly recommended!
Download or read book The Next Frontier of Restaurant Management written by Alex M. Susskind and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Next Frontier of Restaurant Management is of the highest quality and appropriate for Service Management courses at the graduate level." ― (Richard Ghiselli, Purdue University) The Next Frontier of Restaurant Management brings together the latest research in hospitality studies to offer students, hospitality executives, and restaurant managers the best practices for restaurant success. Alex M. Susskind and Mark Maynard draw on their experiences as a hospitality educator and a restaurant industry leader, respectively, to guide readers through innovative articles that address specific aspects of restaurant management: * Creating and preserving a healthy company culture * Developing and upholding standards of service * Successfully navigating guest complaints to promote loyalty * Creating a desirable (and profitable) ambiance * Harnessing technology to improve guest and employee experiences * Mentoring employees Maynard and Susskind detail the implementation of effective customer management and staff training, design elements such as seating and lighting, the innovative use of data to improve the guest experience, and both consumer-oriented and operation-based technologies. They conclude with a discussion of the human factor that is the foundation of the hospitality industry and the importance of a healthy workplace culture. As Susskind and Maynard show, successful restaurants don't happen by accident.
Download or read book Manage Fast Food written by Bryan Westra and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many managers are making a lot of money in fast food. Sooner or later you may find yourself promoted into management, if you aren't already. Regardless, I need to tell you that there are things about managing a fast food restaurant (quick service restaurant) you don't know; however, should know! That's where this book comes in handy. Immediately pick up a copy of this book and read it cover to cover. What you'll discover will astonish you. Imagine learning how to manage people better, immediately gain deep rapport and favor with the people who count, and make more money, at once. I don't know if you want in instruction manual that will hold your hand and give you the vital secrets necessary to prompt you to be one of the 'best' managers, or not. I don't know if you want to discover how to make the type of money only a few managers really know how to make. Does it matter? What really matters is you can make your life a lot easier, your income a lot more plentiful, and your job immensely more fun than it could be doing anything else. Being a fast food manager in the quick service industry may be something you fall in love with after you read this book. You see this is a special book that under promises and over delivers. You'll love how now you finally have the instruction manual to from the bottom of the food chain to the top and almost over night. If you're in fast food (or any management position) grab a copy of this book today and take these secrets to the bank.
Download or read book The Professional Restaurant Manager written by David K. Hayes and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2013 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Professional Restaurant Manager covers the topics all restaurant managers must know to be successful in the industry. Organized in a quick-read, four-part format, the book offers a fresh look at the restaurant business, back-of-house management, front-of-house management, and financial management. Discussion prompts are built right in so students can respond to real case studies and illustrations. Financial documents reference the newest version of the Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants. An extensive glossary is provided and authors review important trends in sustainability, green practices and farm-to-fork movements.
Download or read book Amaze Every Customer Every Time written by Shep Hyken and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You must deliver an amazing customer experience. Why? It is the competitive edge of new-era business—in any market and any economy. Renowned customer experience expert Shep Hyken explains how consistently amazing customers through stellar service can elevate your company from good to great. All transformations require a role model, and Shep has found the perfect role model to inspire your team: Ace Hardware. Ace was named as one of the top ten customer service brands in America by Businessweek and ranked highest in its industry for customer satisfaction. Through revealing stories from Ace’s over-the-top work with customers, Shep explores the five tactical areas of customer amazement: leadership, culture, one-on-one, competitive edge, and community. Delivering amazing service requires everyone in your organization to step up and be a leader. It doesn’t take a title. It takes the right set of tools and principles. To help you empower employees at all levels, Shep brings the content to a deeply practical level. His 52 Amazement Tools—like “Ask the extra question” and “Focus on the customer, not the money”—are simple, clear, useful for almost anybody, and supported with compelling research and stories. Between these covers, you will find the tools and tactics you need to transform your company into a seriously customer-focused operation that will amaze every customer every time.
Download or read book The 5 Fundamentals written by Brent Boso and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you're a manager in a Quick-Service restaurant. Congratulations! But your path doesn't end there -- it has just started! This is a crucial time in your life to develop leadership skills. Unfortunately, most newer managers don't take advantage of this important time in their life to grow the skills ultimately needed for any career. Even if it may not be your dream career choice, these are fundamentals of any job no matter what you wish to become. Management and leadership are both much more than just counting drawers and turning off the lights at the end of the night. This book is jam-packed with both motivation and knowledge to give you a huge boost in your job performance. It's not just for new managers either. More experienced managers surely know that it's good habit to get re-energized from time to time. This book will do that and challenge you to push yourself. -Learn how to set realistic and challenging goals for yourself to get paid more at your job! -Better understand your role and how pivotal it is to your restaurant's success. -Build important communication skills to be a strong leader. -Learn how to properly teach others and pass down your knowledge to ultimately make your job easier. -Wield confidence and be the go-to person to get things done. -Get organized and stop stressing out. -Go to work feeling good and then come home feeling great. The 5 Fundamentals: Management in Quick-Service Restaurants will not waste your time. It is not a novel -- it's appropriately condensed to teach a lot of information in little time. It will challenge your work-ethic and give you fresh ideas in just a few pages time.
Download or read book The New Restaurant Manager written by John Self and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Surprise Restaurant Manager written by Ken McGarrie and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Success as a restaurant manager is a constant quest to level up your game and your team-without sacrificing your sanity along the way.
Download or read book The Positive Leader written by Jan Muhlfeit and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to banish stress and negativity, rediscover your best self and become an inspirational leader – starting now. Inspirational leaders: Target strengths, not weaknesses Have a dream Manage energy, not time Put happiness before success Based on cutting edge research, and with truly actionable advice, The Positive Leader shows you how. Former Chairman of Microsoft Europe, Jan Mühlfeit, turns the lessons he’s learnt from his years at the coalface of leadership into a ‘how to’ guide for busy managers. The Positive Leader gives you a four-point approach to becoming a happier and more inspirational leader. Discover and work to your strengths Identify your mission and vision Become a ‘Chief Energy Officer’ Lead yourself to happiness The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.
Download or read book Restaurant Owners Uncorked written by Wil Brawley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses successful restaurant management through interviews with successful restaurant owners.
Download or read book Restaurant Management written by Robert Christie Mill and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Food and Beverage Operations, Culinary Management, and Food and Beverage Management. Exceptionally comprehensive yet accessible, this text identifies the crucial elements involved in the operation of a restaurant, and their interrelationships that are necessary to achieve success. It shows, clearly and in detail, how to balance customer satisfaction and employee productivity in order to manage operations (food and beverage items and the physical facility) at a profit.
Download or read book Service that Sells written by Jim Sullivan and published by Pencom. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is it. The bestselling book in food service history. Over the years it has been updated and, based on demand, kept printing. Today, hundreds of thousands of copies later, owners, managers, and operators are still using it for its "1,000 guaranteed ways to make your restaurant more profitable".
Download or read book Restaurant Marketing for Owners and Managers written by Patti J. Shock and published by Wiley Global Education. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to marketing for restaurant managers How do I market my restaurant to prospective customers? Do loyalty programs really work? How do I communicate with my local newspaper to get the biggest "bang" for my marketing buck? By providing specific tools and methods tying marketing theory to practice, this concise, easy-to-use book provides restaurant and foodservice managers with answers to these marketing questions and many more. Part of the Restaurant Basics Series, this hands-on resource offers a variety of material that is applicable to the day-to-day operation of a foodservice business, including strategies linking the location and design of a restaurant with its menu and pricing, as well as guidance on how to imple-ment a marketing plan and budget.
Download or read book Setting the Table written by Danny Meyer and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling business book from award-winning restauranteur Danny Meyer, of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack Seventy-five percent of all new restaurant ventures fail, and of those that do stick around, only a few become icons. Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and hopeful investors. He is now the co-owner of a restaurant empire. How did he do it? How did he beat the odds in one of the toughest trades around? In this landmark book, Danny shares the lessons he learned developing the dynamic philosophy he calls Enlightened Hospitality. The tenets of that philosophy, which emphasize strong in-house relationships as well as customer satisfaction, are applicable to anyone who works in any business. Whether you are a manager, an executive, or a waiter, Danny’s story and philosophy will help you become more effective and productive, while deepening your understanding and appreciation of a job well done. Setting the Table is landmark a motivational work from one of our era’s most gifted and insightful business leaders.
Download or read book Managing Service in Food and Beverage Operations written by Ronald F. Cichy and published by Educational Institute. This book was released on 2012-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Service in Food and Beverage Operations shows students how food service professionals create and deliver guest-driven service; enhance value, build guest loyalty, and promote repeat business; and continuously improve the process of providing excellent service. Students will learn how every aspect of a food service operations contributes to the guest experience and will explore unique features of a variety of food and beverage operations.
