Restaurants are one of the most active businesses you can run. There is no lack of projects to fill up work hours and beyond. By their very nature, restaurants have a great need for effective, comprehensive cleaning routines. Sanitation tasks can be broken into routines performed yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, hourly and as needed. Failing to perform these tasks can result in lost customers, lost licenses and in sickness and even death. Your kitchen, bussing and wait staff ...
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August 26th, 2010 in
Food and Beverage
Why do people join agencies instead of getting regular jobs?There are a number of good reasons why people prefer to work for agencies, flexibility, better pay, no need to commit to regular hours, the ability to try different areas of Nursing and social care with no long term commitment and very often people like the fact that meet new faces every day and rise to unexpected and enjoyable challenges.Can they guarantee work?Most nursing recruitment agencies have contracts available for people who ...
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August 25th, 2010 in
Careers
The Pharmaceutical industry is growing in leaps and bounds. Most people can say that they've viewed a commercial about a new drug that's been developed or spent time talking with a pharmacy tech at their local drug store. With earnings averaging in the mid to high $100K annual range, and an above average growth rate expected for careers, there are many opportunities to work in this field if this interests you. Here's how you can find the right education path you need to obtain pharmacist ...
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August 24th, 2010 in
Careers
Economic downturn has got everyone giving a second thought to their careers. Those who have experienced a layoff are stepping forward with the help of research about what are the jobs that don't get affected by recessions? Others, who are still in jobs, are preparing to equip themselves with the necessary skills for these recession proof jobs and still others who are already blessed with such jobs are thanking god for placing them there. So, what are these so called 'recession proof jobs'? Time ...
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August 23rd, 2010 in
Careers
Chinese food now holds a popular place among the entire
population of the world. You can find a Chinese restaurant in
every major city and in many smaller areas of the world as well.
Why is Chinese food so popular? Is Chinese food healthy? What is
the history of Chinese food?
The History of Chinese Food
The history of Chinese food1 is an interesting one.
Unlike many cultures the Chinese believe that the preparation of
food is an art and not simply a craft. The art of cooking
Chinese food can ...
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August 22nd, 2010 in
Food and Beverage
Introduction
When I first ate Chinese food in the UK in the 1970s, it was
really quite unappealing. Everything came in a gloopy sauce and
seemed to taste the same, due to the overuse of monosodium
glutamate, supposedly a flavour enhancer but in reality, nothing
of the kind. Then in the 1980s a new breed of Chinese restaurant
arrived (at least it took that long to reach the provinces)
which provided lighter, tastier Chinese cooking demonstrating
regional differences. There was one drawback, ...
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August 21st, 2010 in
Food and Beverage
A stranger approached the Abbey, or so the story goes, and
hammered on the old oaken door.
As the sound of his knocking reverberated through the interior
and died away, footsteps could be heard approaching. The ancient
portal creaked open, revealing a figure dressed in a long brown
habit and clutching a skillet in his gnarled old hand.
"Are you the Friar?" the stranger asked.
"No," the figure replied. "I'm the chip-monk."
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Wok this way, please
Frying is one of the most basic forms ...
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August 20th, 2010 in
Food and Beverage
There is nothing quite like waking up in the morning, stumbling
to the kitchen and finding your favourite coffee brewed and
waiting for you. Of all the drinks in the world, coffee seems to
have universal appeal. But if you have ever travelled you
quickly discovered that one person's coffee can be quite
different from another's. A World Wide Business--Coffee Types
Coffee is grown on five different continents and dozens of
countries around the world. There are coffee plantations in
Columbia and ...
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August 19th, 2010 in
Food and Beverage
Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the increase in gas prices.
To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home following the step by step instructions of Master Chef Ron Douglas.
The so called "secret recipes" of these billion dollar restaurants have now been exposed and shared with the world in ...
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August 18th, 2010 in
Food and Beverage
Today, every business owner is concerned about the growth of the business, as it has become too tough to face multiple challenges of the market. The growth of restaurant business is more sensitive to service standards. Here, customers grade a restaurant just at their first ever visit seeing the service standards. Therefore, in restaurant business there is no scope to commit the errors or to let the others to get the advantage of technological advancement. The services backed with ...
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August 17th, 2010 in
Food and Beverage