The Food and Drug Administration, using data from the Centers for Disease Control, has identified certain food code violations that are linked with foodborne illness. Here are Thornhill Training’s top 10 found in Texas. Are your employees aware of these risky practices that can result in foodborne illness and cost your restaurant its permit and …

During inspections it’s common for health inspectors to ask food handlers questions about their tasks and how are things done. When a health inspector speaks directly to employees they tend to get nervous or even freak out like when being pulled over by a police officer. When anxious it’s easy to answer questions incorrectly or …

  Sooner or later you will work with a bad, bored or burned-out manager and it seems even more common in foodservice. They’re the ones that are in a rut, overwhelmed, not taking the time to properly hire and train employees and avoiding change. Those in foodservice know it takes hard work, it’s challenging, no …

As many of us in the food-service industry I started working at a restaurant/hotel at 16. The managers who also happened to be the sons of the owner flirted and maybe even more with employees. I think most of us back then thought flirting was the way it was and blew it off. Basically, thoughts …