Culinary Arts Hide threads

  • Philadelphia’s Valley Forge Casino recruiting food and beverage workers
    Posted by
    Permalink

    9
    Feb2012
    0 comments.

    Philadelphia's newest gambling establishment, the Valley Forge Casino Resort, has announced plans to recruit for hundreds of positions for those with food and beverage management training and workers who have completed a culinary arts program.

    According to CBS affiliate KYW, the casino needs to fill food and beverage positions for seven new restaurants, along with a number of nightclubs, bars and lounges. The resort said it is looking for a range of positions including shift managers, cooks, restaurant servers and bartenders.

    Meanwhile, more good news for those in the food and beverage industry. A new report by the Food and Beverage People Media Group has found that the sector accounted for nearly one quarter of the country's job growth during January 2012.

    The association said that based on the latest data, the industry created 57,700 jobs in the first month of this year, which includes positions at food and beverage manufacturers, grocery stores, food services organizations, bars and restaurants.

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment opportunities for food service managers are expected to be best for those with an advanced two- or four-year degree in a related field.

    Share!

    Share!

  • Restaurant industry expected to reach record sales, outpace national job grow...
    Posted by
    Permalink

    3
    Feb2012
    0 comments.

    Those who have attended a culinary arts program may be poised to find work this year, after a new report found that the restaurant industry is expected to outpace national job growth through 2012.

    According to the National Restaurant Association's 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast, total industry sales are expected to reach a record high this year, with a 3.5 percent increase over 2011.

    In addition, the report found that the restaurant industry will continue to add jobs in the year ahead as the nation's second largest private sector employer with employment reaching 12.9 million workers.

    "We expect the nation's nearly one million restaurants to post sales of $632 billion this year," said Dawn Sweeney, president and chief executive officer of the National Restaurant Association. "Combine that with the fact that restaurant job growth is expected to outpace the overall economy for the 13th straight year, and it's clear that the restaurant industry is once again proving to be a significant economic stimulant and strong engine for job creation."

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment opportunities for chefs, head cooks and food preparation and serving supervisors are expected to grow by 6 percent through 2018.

    Share!

    Share!

  • Hollywood Casino begins hiring workers for future jobs in Ohio
    Posted by
    Permalink

    23
    Jan2012
    0 comments.

    Although the doors of its newest establishment have not yet opened, Penn National Gaming said it will start to hire workers this spring to fill a number of position as it gets ready to open the new Hollywood Casino in Ohio later this year.

    Penn National spokesman Bob Tenenbaum told NBC affiliate WCMH that the company wants to spread the word that it will need to hire and train 2,000 new employees for the new Columbus casino. The company will need a variety of skilled workers, including those with food and beverage management training and cooking school graduates, as well as those with business management training.

    "There will be a lot of food service jobs, housekeeping positions, security, parking and your standard office functions, accounting and human resources," Tenenbaum said.

    The company said it will also be partnering with local technical and community colleges to train and recruit potential casino employees.

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment opportunities for food and beverage service managers are expected to be good through the end of the decade, with a growing number of establishments preferring managers with a two- or four-year degree in a related field.

    Share!

    Share!

  • Indianapolis businesses hiring hundreds of culinary and hospitality workers f...
    Posted by
    Permalink

    17
    Jan2012
    0 comments.

    LGC Hospitality Staffing is looking to fill hundreds of temporary positions in Indianapolis ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.

    The company told the Indy Star that it needs to fill 1,000 positions for the weeks leading up to the big day. Open positions are available for those with culinary management training, food and beverage management training, hospitality workers, customer services representatives and even those with massage therapy training.

    Kathy Gjerde, an associate professor of economics at Butler University, told the news agency that while the temporary jobs may not have a lasting effect on the local unemployment rate, the experience may help long-time job seekers find permanent full-time work later.

    Most of the jobs will pay from $9 to $17 an hour for work at Lucas Oil Stadium and other local NFL-related events at the Columbia Club, Skyline Club and major downtown hotels.

    The Super Bowl is expected to add $213 million in direct wages and 5,000 jobs throughout the city.

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment opportunities for food service managers are expected to be good through the end of the decade, especially for those with an advanced degree in a related field.
     

    Share!

    Share!

  • New convention center could boost job creation in NYC
    Posted by
    Permalink

    10
    Jan2012
    0 comments.

    A proposal for a new privately funded convention center complex could help create hundreds of new jobs for those with with culinary management training and other hospitality-related skills in the New York City area.

    The plan for the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, which would include an inside track for expanded gambling and a 3,000 room hotel, is gaining support by Governor Andrew Cuomo, who said he would support the project in order to help create more jobs and boost state tax revenues, according to the Washington Post.

    Cuomo said the new center is needed to help the city attract larger trade shows and conventions, citing the city's Javits Center as too small to be a major competitor in today's competitive marketplace.

    In the meantime, lawmakers are also looking at approving a constitutional amendment that would legalize non-Indian reservation casinos as another way to generate hospitality and service industry jobs in the state.

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment opportunities for food service managers are expected to be good through the end of the decade, especially for those with a two- or four-year postsecondary degree from a culinary training program.

    Share!

    Share!

Older Posts →