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Thursday, December 8th, 2011Every worker in every restaurant needs to be trained. Not every restaurant, however takes advantage of training and not every restaurant manager realizes that training is a tool for profit. It is more than teaching a server how to serve and set a table, take an order or serve food. Restaurant training is also marketing, public relations, customer service, and most of all, fun.
• Training is an investment into a higher return on profit. Every restaurant has servers to do the basics, but you also need a server to suggest dishes, greet customers, and make those customers feel that they want to return to the restaurant. Having a good server is a far more effective marketing tool than any sign or billboard. For example, if you are running a birthday promotion in your restaurant, have the server inform other customers what is going on and encourage those customers have their birthday bash at this restaurant. Educate servers to talk to customers that let these customers know there are options in the restaurant. Be flexible and train your staff to be flexible.
• Employee orientation is also restaurant training, but there needs to be more to training than just talk. You need an ongoing training program to constantly improve and make sure your staff is competent. Let your employees know that they are a part of the restaurant and their marketing skills will give them higher tips and provide the restaurant with higher profits.