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Former Panda Express Employee Says She Was Made to Strip at Cult-Like Work-Endorsed Seminar

EATER

The incident allegedly occurred at a “self-improvement” seminar that her manager told her was required in order to be considered for promotion. She alleged that she paid out of pocket for the four-day program, which was administered by the company Alive Seminars and Coaching Academy but sponsored by Panda Express.

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Three Ways to Make Your Employees Feel Valued 

Modern Restaurant Management

You can even offer continual onthe-job training; like providing an informational tasting of the new beer you have on tap, or a seminar on how to improve tips to help your staff stay engaged with their job. Build a network. Boost employee engagement with one another by creating a social media hub for the restaurant staff.

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Rethinking the Future of Dining Through Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

Owners and managers should attend mental health training seminars as part of a requirement for running operations. While owners, head chefs, and restaurant servers have to undergo rigorous training to keep their technical skills in tip-top shape, mental health training, essential to survival in this industry, is rarely taught.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

Culinary Cues

Support an employee’s growth through in-service training, sponsorship to attend workshops or seminars, buy your line cooks so great cookbook resources to study and dream about. Why not highlight them on your social media pages or in your restaurant blog. Invest in their excellence and they just might invest more in yours.

Seminar 362
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Dive Into Your Inventory Data (and Add Substantial Profits to Your Bottom Line)

Speaker: Ian Foster, Sculpture Hospitality Regional Director West Coast

In this seminar, Ian Foster will discuss the basics of inventory management, including tips on how to get inventory right and how to evaluate your food and pour costs. Ian will examine the best ordering practices from our clients.

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From Recipe to Retail: Steps to Create a Sellable Product

Modern Restaurant Management

Many such trade shows also offer professional seminars to help with seminars on the process of developing a new product, costing, sourcing a co-packer and more so you can take advantage of the educational offering. Also, many of these type shows will only give you the option as a start-up to be in such an area.

Retail 221
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Top 5 Reasons To Attend The Restaurant Success Summit

Embrace the Suck

I have spoken at and attended hundreds of conferences, expos, and seminars. While each one had some great things, none had all three elements for success. The biggest thing lacking was a strategic plan with an accountability structure. So, I decided to create a conference that had all three: education + strategy + accountability.

Seminar 288