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TRAINING BACK OF HOUSE FOR EMPLOYEE RETENTION & LONGER SHELF-LIFE

Dependable labor is one of the most important, hard to ensure factors in running foodservice operations today. Investing in the proper education of kitchen staff not only increases efficiencies in storage, handling, shelf-life, and food safety measures, but also shows employees you have the confidence in them to make money-saving, waste-preventing decisions.

  • Markon offers several laminated training posters for operators to post in the back of house to remind staff of the importance of:
  • Hand washing
  • Norovirus safeguards
  • Where to store produce/cooler layout
  • Food safety best practices

KITCHEN CHECKLIST

Markon member sales representatives can share these laminated posters (easily stuck in key back-of-house locations and wiped clean). Ask your MAC representative to order these for your customers today.

  • Hand-Washing: Step-by-step instructions on proper hand washing technique as well as additional produce handling tips.
  • Norovirus Prevention: Defines what this common virus is and how it’s spread as well as what to do (and not do) to avoid making others sick.
  • Short-Term Produce Storage Guide/Proper Storage Temperatures: A visual map of what to put where for maximum shelf-life and yields.
  • Food Safety Best Practices: A comprehensive poster that includes information on proper refrigeration temperatures, First in, first out (FIFO) storage methods, hand washing, and separate cutting boards to prevent cross contamination.

Diners are increasingly hyper-focused on high-protein and plant-based foods. Alongside all of the new-fangled, lab-based, cell-cultured options out there is the humble bean. A staple food for millenia, beans are being re-examined as a healthy, versatile ingredient worthy of menu inclusion.

  • Retro and heirloom recipes—like Southern succotash, French cassoulet, and Cajun red beans and rice—fit the bill for those in search of authenticity.
  • Most world cuisines incorporate some type of bean in their classic dishes. Think feijoada in Brazil, black beans and rice with plantains in Puerto Rico, and garbanzo beans in Israel. Modern interpretations of these recipes are packed with produce and herbs.
  • The creamy texture of mung beans is proving an ideal substitute for those that are eliminating soy from their diets.