5 High-Performance Tools for a Beginner Chef
by Chef Ken When you start out cooking at home or professionally, there are so many tools and gadgets that will come in handy to make fresh ingredient preparations easier. Let’s assume that you have a variety of kitchen pans (we’ll cover that in another segment), you’ll want preparation tools that are truly essential for kitchen safety, accuracy, and efficiency. Investing in quality tools will prove beneficial and will be long-lasting with proper care. A large cutting board gives you proper space for organization and safe knife handling performance. Sharp knives are safer to use [...]
Industry Challenges: Labor and Staffing Shortages and Economic Recovery
For the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has created more competition for individuals who now have more career options driven by technology and remote working. The necessity for individuals to join the hospitality industry and become skilled professionals is pivotal not only for the restaurant industry, but also in hotels, hospitals, universities, conference centers, and corporate cafeterias. The food service and hospitality industry play a significant role as an economic driver. However, without qualified professionals, the industry has slowed down the overall post-pandemic economic recovery. The concerns of meeting national labor shortages go well beyond food service. According to [...]
Providence Business Journal covers Snapchef’s R.I. Hiring Expansion
Providence Business Journal reporter Mary Serreze covers our plans to add 100 new workers in R.I. and highlights the training, benefits and career path opportunities with Snapchef. Read Full Article
Employee Spotlight: Mohamed Fayed
Today we proudly celebrate Mohamed Fayed's 6 Year Anniversary with the Snapchef Management Team. While 6 years is an accomplishment in itself, it only scratches the surface of Momahed's accomplishments, hard work, and rise through the ranks in the culinary industry. Mohamed's history us actually dates back to 2009 when he worked as a Snapchef with partnered clients including Sodexo EMC, where ultimately became a full time Chef for many years. In 20012 Mohamed then returned home to Egypt to support his family and then returned to Massachusetts in 2015 where he returned to Snapchef where he quickly excelled using his past experience [...]
Snapchef Announces Plans for 100 New jobs in Rhode Island
Photo Credit Rhode Island Governor's Office Snapchef Announces Plans for 100 new jobs in Rhode Island Culinary Staffing Leader Plans to Hire Immediately Providence – October, 20, 2021— Snapchef, the leading culinary training and staffing company in New England announced the expansion of its office in Rhode Island with the hiring of 100 new jobs. This expansion signals Snapchef’s continued growth in Rhode Island. Snapchef expects to spur hiring plans in the region and build new culinary partnerships. The growing culinary business had selected Rhode Island for its proximity to the region’s workforce and access to transportation. Snapchef [...]
A Letter from Snapchef Founders Todd & Daniela Snopkowski
As summer winds down and the beach chairs begin to fold, we are able to reflect and be grateful for how strong, resilient and resourceful our team, partners and community have been during the unprecedented last two years. While maintaining our prioritization on health and safety protocols, we’re also incredibly excited and optimistic for the fall 2021 season. Over the past few months we’ve been optimizing our operations and building new ways for individuals to enter the food service and hospitality industry, including launching our Online Fast Track Cook One Course in partnership with Rouxbe. We’re eager and prepared [...]
Employee Spotlight: Cherise Morawksi
Cherise has been with the Snapchef Family since 2011, today marks her 10th Anniversary. Her work ethic, amazing attitude, willingness to learn and grow and above all her ability to stay calm during stressful situations has made her a tremendous asset to our company. Cherise is always ready and willing to help which has made her an important liaison between our branches and managers. Her many years of service are a true testimony of her dedication to the organization, and we are thankful for her contributions. We are looking forward to continuing to support her in her endeavors at Snapchef [...]
Hospitality & Food Service Go Back to School
It’s no secret that there have been staffing shortages in the food service and hospitality industries. With “help wanted” signs plastered virtually everywhere food is sold or served, it’s been hard to miss. Many furloughed workers have not returned, forcing managers to hire and train completely new employees while remaining short to fill shifts - which has a compound effect on efficiency, service and quality. As a result, menus and hours are being reduced at many locations while wait times and dissatisfied customers are on the rise. With schools, colleges and universities reopening - there is now another major segment [...]
Video: Becoming a Snapchef
There's never been a better time to become a Snapchef. With our FREE Fast Track Training, up to $700 in hiring & referral incentives and immediate job placement - new recruits will be making extra dough in no time at full-time or part-time positions at premier stadiums, resorts & hotels, schools & universities, corporate cafeterias, hospitals, restaurants and more. We're humbled by the praise from our partners and beyond excited to extend our training opportunities with our online Fast Track Cook One program, powered by leading culinary school Rouxbe. At Snapchef we strive to provide the training, [...]
