The Encyclopedia of Restaurant Forms: A Complete Kit of Ready-To-Use Checklists, Worksheets, and Training AIDS for a Successful Food Service Operation With Companion CD-ROM

Brown, Douglas Robert

ISBN 10: 0910627290 / ISBN 13: 9780910627290

Published by Atlantic Publishing Group Inc., 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Encyclopedia of Restaurant Forms: A Complete Kit of Ready-To-Use Checklists, Worksheets, and Training AIDS for a Successful Food Service Operation With Companion CD-ROM
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0910627290
• ISBN 13: 9780910627290
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 44 ounces

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Synopsis

If you're in the process of starting a new restaurant or are managing an existing food service operation, this is the one book you need to do it right. Always wanted a personal assistant at your disposal? Now you will have one, in book form! Designed to save the food service manager both time and money, you won't know how you got along before with out it.

For the new and veteran food service operators alike, this book is essentially a unique "survival kit" packed with tested advice, practical guidelines and ready-to-use materials for all aspects of your job. The book and companion CD-Rom focuses on the issues, situations and tasks that you face daily in your management role as leader, manager, arbitrator, evaluator, chairperson, disciplinarian and more; from working with difficult customers and employees to ensuring the profitability of your operation.

Included in this book are hundreds of easy-to-implement tools, forms, checklists, posters, templates and training aids to help you get your operation organized, and easier to manage while building your bottom line! The material may be used as is or readily adapted for any food service application. For example, you'll find a practical form to use when interviewing employees, a template for developing an employee schedule and checklists for examining the food service operation and preparing a budget.

Expertly organized, this unique book takes you step by step through each department of a restaurant, caterer, hotel and non-commercial operations. Among the topics covered are management principles of planning, organizing, coordinating, staffing, directing, controlling and evaluation; product purchasing, receiving, storing and issuing, preparation and service; employment and personnel practices; and management of equipment and money.

This manual will arm you with the right information to help you do your job. Keep it on your desk for continual reference. The many valuable forms contained in this work may be easily printed out and customized from the companion CD-Rom. There are over 488 ready-to-use business forms, checklists, training aids, contracts and agreements!

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.