Hospitality training – upskill your team and attract new candidates

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With ‘Staff Wanted’ signs outside most pubs and restaurants, providing the opportunity to improve skills will not only make your workplace more enticing, it’ll also make your team more efficient, saving you time and money.

Here, we talked to Michelin Starred Chef, John Wood about a newly launched initiative aimed to develop an understanding of the financial aspects of running a hospitality business….

During 37 years in the industry, I have run and consulted on many businesses across 4 continents and improved margins by up to 10% each time. In my experience, many chefs go through their career with little or no training on how to run a financially successful professional kitchen, this can lead to poor margins and reduced profitability. Typically, there is no real understanding what those businesses can achieve if the kitchens were run with tighter controls and processes in place.

Offering training to your existing team and any new recruits will not only reassure them that you are investing in their future development, but will also provide them with the tools to better understand your business, the reasons behind certain processes and the skill set to support your operation.

Hospitality training for your team

With time, staff and cashflow in short supply throughout the industry, your team needs to understand how to run a financially successful professional kitchen. Hospitality training in 7 defined areas will help to achieve this:

• Yielding and purchasing.
• Recipe writing/costing and margin analysis.
• Menu creating and costing.
• Menu engineering analysis / reporting.
• Waste management and control.
• Stock / inventory control.
• Managing and controlling operational GP’s and improving profits.
• Creating a course to develop financial acumen.

After working at some of the best establishments in the world, I wanted to share my knowledge, helping to make businesses profitable.

Chefs are typically Kinaesthetic learners, they need to be actively engaged in their learning. They are ‘tactile’ learners who use movement, testing, trial and error and a non-traditional learning environment to retain and recall information. Therefore, the team at Kitchen CUT and Russell Partnership have teamed up to create an interactive learning experience. The course has been developed using technology to guide the chefs through the programme in an interactive way and is available to chefs at all levels who want to improve their financial management skills.

Accredited by the International Hospitality Council, the Financial Management course brings together our collective knowledge of the industry, as well as our knowledge of how to deliver world class learning experiences; delivering more confidence to chefs and enabling them to make enhanced financial and managerial decisions. The program will also ensure chefs have a more rounded skill base and give them opportunities for further promotion. Plus, in the current market it is far better to retain rather than recruit staff and training has proved to be a key attributer to retention.

“This program will enable chefs to further develop their skills and drive forward their professional development. Financial acumen is an essential skill for all chefs and this course will upskill all who participate.” Peter Russell – Russell Partnership

Return on Investment

The course is also built to deliver significant return on investment both for the individuals who complete the course and the business operations they control. From our experience, chefs completing this course can expect to see up to a 6% improvement in their overall profit margin.

• Improved margins by up to 6%.
• Reduction in wastage by up to 10%.
• Better costings for menus.
• Tighter more accurate and consistent GP control.
• Better portion control and yield management.

And much more…

Our commitment to the industry

Many businesses are currently dealing with rising costs, poor availability of stock, lack of personnel and retaining existing teams. In recognition of these difficulties, we are offering the course at a reduced price for all hospitality businesses. There are also discounts available for groups.

Subsidised places are now available on our newly launched Scholarship Programme. Scholarships will be considered for anyone from a developing nation and those struggling financially . We will individually consider all scholarship applications. Contact us to find out more.