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Precision Temperature Cooking – 1 CEU
Duration: 1 hr.
The purpose of this course is to educate attendees on precision temperature cooking techniques. It is intended for consultants and future clients. We discuss the science and importance behind dialing in precise temperatures to garner ideal food textures, consistencies, and efficiencies.
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A foodservice consultant is a professional who specializes in providing expert advice and guidance to businesses and organizations within the foodservice industry. Their primary goal is to help clients improve their foodservice operations, enhance efficiency, and maximize profitability.
Consultants assist clients in several ways.
Needs Assessment: Foodservice consultants begin by conducting a thorough assessment of their client’s needs, goals, and existing operations. This involves meetings with key stakeholders, such as restaurant owners, managers, and chefs, to understand their specific requirements.
Menu Development: Consultants may assist in developing or refining menus, considering factors like customer preferences, dietary trends, cost considerations, and market competition.
Kitchen Design and Layout: Consultants provide expertise in designing commercial kitchens and food preparation areas. This includes optimizing space utilization, selecting appropriate equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation regulations.
Procurement and Vendor Selection: Consultants assist in identifying reliable suppliers, negotiating contracts, and selecting the best ingredients and equipment to meet quality and budgetary requirements.
Cost Control: Foodservice consultants help clients manage costs effectively by analyzing expenses related to ingredients, labor, and overhead. They offer recommendations to reduce waste and improve profitability.
Operational Efficiency: Consultants focus on streamlining foodservice operations, optimizing workflows, and reducing bottlenecks to enhance overall efficiency. This can include recommending changes to processes, kitchen layouts, or staffing levels.
Quality Control and Food Safety: Ensuring that food is prepared safely and meets high-quality standards is a top priority. Foodservice consultants help establish and maintain food safety protocols and quality assurance processes.
Sustainability and Environmental Practices: In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in the foodservice industry. Consultants may advise clients on eco-friendly sourcing, waste reduction, and energy-efficient practices.
Market Research: Staying up to date with industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitors is essential. Consultants may conduct market research to help clients stay competitive and adapt to changing market conditions.
Financial Analysis: Foodservice consultants often prepare financial projections, budget plans, and cost-benefit analyses to guide decision-making and investment strategies.
Concept Development: For clients looking to open new foodservice establishments, consultants can assist in developing unique concepts, creating business plans, and conducting feasibility studies.
Regulatory Compliance: Consultants ensure that clients comply with health, safety, and foodservice regulations at the local, state, and federal levels.
Problem Solving: Foodservice consultants are problem solvers who troubleshoot issues like low customer satisfaction, inefficient operations, or financial challenges and provide strategic solutions.
Ongoing Support: Many consultants offer ongoing support to clients, helping them adapt to changing circumstances, refine strategies, and stay competitive in the market.
Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) is a professional organization offering design and management consulting services, specialized in the foodservice and hospitality industry, across the world.
FCSI was founded in the mid-1950s. The organization grew out of the widespread cultural and social changes that swept North America following World War II. As the association grew, its influence broadened and gained members in Europe, Asia, and across the globe.
The postwar foodservice revolution matured, and eventually adopted an international view. It has transformed into a profession that benefits from global outreach and sharing ideas, techniques, and approaches. Today, FCSI provides intellectual stimulus for ideas that benefit members, their clients, and the public.
Membership in FCSI provides:
How to Join the Food Consultants Society International. To become a professional member, you must:
How do you become a foodservice consultant?
What qualifications do you need to be a food consultant?
Get a bachelor’s degree: Depending on the type of food consultant you want to be, you will need a bachelor’s degree in that food-related field. Your best bet is to get your degree in food management, food science, hospitality, nutrition, or culinary arts. The more diverse and solid your educational background, the more opportunities you will have.
Get experience in the food industry: Whether you have experience working at a hospital cafeteria or a restaurant kitchen, the firsthand experience will get you accustomed to the process of health inspections, management issues, facility development and management, menu design, and more.
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Since 1969 Winston Foodservice has manufactured the best commercial foodservice equipment in the industry. Winston’s CVap® and Collectramatic® equipment are known for producing precise, repeatable results in kitchens worldwide. From schools to chains, to healthcare, to fine dining; you’ll find us wherever good food is served.
