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AI for Restaurant Managers
Restaurant systems now use AI to forecast sales, build staff schedules, flag food cost changes and draft marketing, so managers spend less time on spreadsheets and more time on the floor.
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AI Fluency for Small BusinessesAnthropic AcademyYou apply the 4D Framework to small business work, learning how AI works and where it falls short, refining outputs with AI, and using AI transparently while keeping a human in the loop. The course ends with a quiz and certificate.CertificateFreeSelf pacedThe AI Advantage for Restaurants: A Google Workshop (Texas Restaurant Association)Texas Restaurant AssociationAt this free morning workshop in Dallas you learn practical ways to put AI to work in your restaurant from a Grow with Google coach, then set up and improve your Google Business Profile hands on so diners find you as they search with AI.TrainingFree3 hrsAI in Hospitality Certificate (Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration)eCornell (Cornell University)In this five and a half day Cornell Nolan School program, you practice automating routine hotel operations, prompting and editing AI content for guest communication, applying machine learning basics to decisions and building your own virtual assistant.Certificate$3,9003 monthsAI in the Hospitality Industry (HOSP 315, SUNY Delhi)SUNY DelhiThis 3 credit upper level course shows you how AI is changing hotel and restaurant operations, guest experience, marketing, revenue management and staffing, and asks you to evaluate AI tools critically with attention to ethics, law and the human side of service.CertificatePrice not publishedAI in Action Bootcamp: Strategic Implementation for Foodservice Operations (National Restaurant Association Show)National Restaurant AssociationAt this in person Show workshop, you review your restaurant or foodservice business for AI readiness, sort tasks into human led and AI supported work, and leave with a practical framework for putting AI into daily operations.TrainingPrice not published2.5 hrsIllinois Restaurant Association AI webinar recordings for restaurant operatorsIllinois Restaurant AssociationThese on demand recordings walk you through using AI and ChatGPT in a restaurant, from building a roadmap for daily operations to live demos of low cost tools that raise revenue, cut waste, improve guest service and speed up marketing.TrainingVariesClick any line for full cost, rules, renewal and sources.
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IS 907.A: Active Shooter: What You Can DoFEMA Independent StudyYou learn to spot warning signs that someone may be on a pathway to violence, what to do during an active shooter incident, how to help someone who is bleeding, and what arriving police will do.CertificateFree1 hrManagers' Alcohol Responsibility Training (MART)Virginia ABC · Virginia onlyAlcohol responsibility training for managers and owners of licensed establishments.CertificateFreeSelf pacedManaging and managing peopleThe Open University, OpenLearnYou look at what managers actually do and what makes them effective, map the interpersonal, informational and decisional roles in your own job, and practice handling stress and managing your time as you move into management.CertificateFree8 hrsNYC Food Protection online courseNYC Health · New York City onlyGenuinely free learning that prepares you for the paid in person NYC Food Protection Certificate exam.TrainingFreeSelf pacedResponsible Sellers & Servers: Virginia's Program (RSVP)Virginia ABC · Virginia onlyFree alcohol seller/server training that managers can use to train and document front of house staff.CertificateFreeSelf pacedNYC Food Protection CertificateNYC Health · New York City onlyNYC Health Code requires at least one certified supervisor on site whenever a food service establishment operates.Sometimes required$24ServSafe Allergens Online Course and ExamServSafe / National Restaurant AssociationIn about an hour online you learn allergen basics, how front and back of house staff prevent allergic reactions, and what to do in an emergency, then pass a 40 question exam for a Certificate of Achievement.Certificate$251 hrServSafe Alcohol Online Course and Primary ExamServSafe / National Restaurant AssociationResponsible alcohol service training for managers and servers.Certificate$304 hrsTIPS On Premise Alcohol TrainingTIPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS)Over about five hours online, you work through real life bar and restaurant scenarios to spot problem drinking early, step in to prevent alcohol related harm, and keep guests comfortable while staying professional.Certificate$385 hrsStateFoodSafety Food Protection Manager Certification ExamStateFoodSafetyYou take a proctored manager exam, online or at a test center, in English or Spanish, covering contamination prevention, employee hygiene, equipment and facility design, recordkeeping and your duties as the manager in charge.Sometimes required$482 hrsServSafe Manager Food Protection Manager CertificationServSafe / National Restaurant AssociationYou learn to run food safety as the person in charge, applying the seven HACCP principles, preventing allergen cross contact, training staff, preparing for inspections and managing chemicals, pests and facilities, then take a proctored online exam.Sometimes required$1798 hrsManageFirst Professional (MFP) credentialServSafe / National Restaurant AssociationYou pass four core exams, including cost control, restaurant management, HR and supervision, and ServSafe food safety, plus one foundation exam such as purchasing or marketing, and log 800 hours of industry work.CertificationPrice not publishedMassachusetts Food Allergen Awareness TrainingMassachusetts Department of Public Health · Massachusetts onlyThe person in charge at Massachusetts establishments serving food for immediate consumption must be allergen awareness trained and on site during operating hours.Sometimes requiredPrice not publishedNRFSP Food Safety Manager CertificationNational Registry of Food Safety ProfessionalsYou sit an 85 question, two hour exam testing how you run a safe kitchen: worker hygiene, holding and cooking temperatures, preventing contamination and allergen cross contact, facility upkeep, and cleaning and sanitizing.Sometimes requiredPrice not publishedTexas Certified Food Manager requirementTexas Department of State Health Services · Texas onlyTexas food establishments need at least one employee with supervisory and management responsibility who is a certified food protection manager.Sometimes requiredPrice not published
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