Training for Chain Theme Restaurants

Seek formal and on the job training for management positions at chain theme restaurants

Training for chain theme restaurants comes from completing required courses at accredited culinary institutions and from hands on experience in the restaurant business. Like other medium to large-scale retail food businesses, nationwide themed restaurant chains operate through experienced owners and managers.

Positions at chain theme restaurants do not overlap to the same extent that they do in independently operated restaurants. Managers at themed restaurants are required to have experience in handling the specific responsibilities upper management designates for them, whether that means skill in supervising cooks on the line or expertise in dealing with customers in the dining room. There are many training opportunities available to those desiring to work in chain theme restaurants:

1. Complete formal and on the job training in restaurant management so you can own theme restaurant chains.

2. Focus on becoming a hospitality manager at themed restaurants.

3. Prepare for a career as a kitchen manager in the theme restaurant business.

 

Get the management degree that theme restaurant organizations prefer for their owners

Most chain theme restaurants require that prospective owners have had between two to five years' experience in operating restaurants. The focus is on the major parts of the restaurant business-hospitality, culinary and budgeting. If you've already developed your culinary skills through on the job training, pursue a two-year program that gives you business and management skills.
Try: California Culinary Academy offers a program of studies for restaurant management that provides students with training in both the hospitality end of the business and the nuts and bolts of overseeing an operating budget. Westwood College offers an associate's degree in restaurant management that provides you with the business skills that will complement your culinary expertise.

Train in the kind of hospitality management that theme chain restaurants offer

Hospitality managers at chain theme restaurants focus on the "front of house" end of the business. They ensure high standards of consumer satisfaction, serve as the liaison between employees and higher management, write and supervise shift schedules, and supervise other management personnel in safety and training.
Try: Find out more about the hospitality management training courses offered by All Culinary Schools, which provides two- and four-year programs. The University of Massachusetts offers a Bachelor of Science degree when you complete a distance-learning program in hospitality management.

Study to become a chain theme restaurant kitchen manager

Kitchen managers perform a vital role in themed restaurant chains. They train kitchen staff, order food and kitchen supplies, ensure that kitchen personnel follow food safety standards and proper use of kitchen equipment.
Try: The Institute of Culinary Education offers six- and eleven-month programs that train students to become culinary managers. The Art Institutes offers its highly regarded kitchen management programs in many states. Each program prepares students for entry-level positions as kitchen managers.

 

• Training for chain theme restaurants doesn't stop once you get a formal degree. Most of these restaurants require their prospective managers to complete an extensive training program so they become acquainted with the company's specific approach.

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