Professional Food Manager

The Professional Food Manager, Seventh Edition by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) provides culinary and hospitality professionals and students with the knowledge they need to ensure successful implementation of food safety best practices in the workplace. NEHA’s Professional Food Manager, Seventh Edition: • contains new content and terminology, reflecting the 2022 FDA Food Code • provides the knowledge that you need to pass accredited food manager certification exams • includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter to simulate real-life application of the principles presented in the text • includes new assessment questions at the end of each chapter to test learner’s knowledge retention NEHA is an educational and professional organization that represents and supports professionals in the field of environmental health and food safety. For decades, NEHA has worked closely with health departments in every state to offer the most up-to-date food safety information and keep abreast of food safety trends.

The National Environmental Health Association's (NEHA) Certified Professional Food Manager, 4th Edition is designed to supply culinary and hospitality professionals and students with the knowledge to not only pass the Council of Food Protection/American National Standards (CFP) approved exam, but to ensure the continued successful execution of food safety best practices in the workplace.

Professional Food Manager was created by the food safety experts at The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and has been updated to the 2011 supplement of the 2009 FDA Food Code. This well-written text prepares candidates to successfully pass any of the Conference for Food Protection (CFP)/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited food protection manager exams. The well-priced, easily understood material is ideal for teaching soon-to-be managers what they need to know to become certified in food safety, and more importantly, it helps them retain information to maintain a high level of proficiency on the job. This follows NEHA’s seventy-five year tradition of providing top of the line educational materials for foodservice industry and ensuring that safe food practices are followed throughout the industry. NEHA, MindLeaders, and Prometric, the leading global provider of comprehensive testing and assessment services, together provide a total solution for your food manager training needs, approved by regulatory agencies across the nation

For any foodservice operation to manage its risk effectively managers must learn basic food safety principles; apply that information on the job every day. Food managers are responsible for managing the operations of a food service outlet, such as a grocery store, restaurant or cafeteria. Food managers are the leaders in the kitchen and the front of house in restaurants of all kinds. Responsible for overall operation for the restaurant, food service managers hire staff, purchase food and stock, and make sure everyone is trained on proper food preparation, kitchen safety techniques and understands health standards. Food managers make sure that company is represented correctly and that the company's standards are upheld. Food service managers are responsible for carrying out job duties in administration, customer service and employee management. Administrative job duties often include managing inventory, merchandising, controlling expenses and product quality, putting up signage, inspecting stores and invoicing. Customer service duties might include promoting company image both internally to employees and externally to customers, resolving customers' complaints to their satisfaction and answering correspondence. It might also entail various customer contact responsibilities, including assisting customers with questions, offering samples and suggesting products. Professional Food Manager is specifically designed to supply culinary and hospitality professionals and students to ensure the continued successful execution of food safety best practices in the workplace. The book highlights pitfalls in food safety management and provides key insight into the means of avoiding them.

The Professional Restaurant Manager covers the topics all restaurant managers must know to be successful in the industry. Organized in a quick-read, four-part format, the book offers a fresh look at the restaurant business, back-of-house management, front-of-house management, and financial management. Discussion prompts are built right in so students can respond to real case studies and illustrations. Financial documents reference the newest version of the Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants. An extensive glossary is provided and authors review important trends in sustainability, green practices and farm-to-fork movements.