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The new F&B guru will know it all!
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Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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After the yog gurus and love gurus sharing secret mantras it's now the new "Food and Beverage Guru" - Santosh Koripella, who is up to share a few tips on the F&B sector for those keen to know more about this segment. "Food and Beverage Guru" is an e-learning or a home study course spread over 3 months (12 weeks) with weekly updates. It will provide more than 1000 pages of food and beverage information which can be downloaded.
The course begins on April 2, 2009, and the last date for enrolment would be March 25, 2009. The fee for the said course is $100. Santosh is offering special discount of 25 % to hospitality and tourism management students and others.
The encouraging response received for Santosh's first attempt "Food and Beverage Bible" has prompted him to give it a second shot. Also to support this project was his deep learning about the food and beverage sector in around 11 countries he worked for.
Says Santosh, "The e-learning course will be of global nature without confining to any particular country."
The syllabus for the course will include introduction to food and beverage, types of food and beverage outlets, styles of service, required qualities to work in food and beverage, grooming and hygiene, food and beverage staff and organisation chart, standard phrases in food and beverage, telephone skills, introduction and identification of equipment, OS&E(Crockery, cutlery, glassware and others), food and beverage service areas, food and beverage storage areas, product knowledge.
Knowlegde transfer on beverages will include beverages like wine, beer, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, non alcoholic drinks and also beverage pick up chart, wine tasting etc.
Says Santosh, "The course is mainly oriented towards service areas and is aimed at people who are already working in food and beverage areas or in hotels and resorts or in independent restaurants and bars. This is a real benefit for students of hospitality/tourism management to understand the practical aspects and application of food and beverage and also to those students who want to pursue a career in F&B/hospitality management. This would suit just anybody, who wants to learn about F&B sector."
The course will be explaining basics of F&B to the most advanced aspects, in detail. The course material can be "printed", "edited" and "copied" and be readily used to specifications as per organisational needs.
The course would include added features like:
1. Templates for all calculations from F&B budgets, costing, inventory, profit and loss, payroll and others.
2. Presentations for Easy learning
3. Online chat facility for 4 hours a day for 5 days a week, to clarify doubts.
4. Downloadable e book "Food and Beverage Job Search" at the end of the course on global F&B employment opportunities.
5. Member Incentive Programme
6. Certification after the completion of assessment.
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