Dish Up a career as a Food and Bar manager

The job of a food and bar manager in a hotel is lucrative as well as prestigious. Depending on the size of the hotel and the star rating, the prestige associated with this position increases.

A food and bar manager has a lot of responsibilities just like any other manager. All the restaurants and bars in the hotel report to the food and bar manager. It is the responsibility of the manager to coordinate with all the restaurant heads and bar heads to ensure that all the bars and restaurants not only run efficiently but also turn a profit. In addition to this, the main kitchen providing room service also reports to the FB manager. Typically a food and beverage manager has a pact schedule.

The food and beverage manager of a hotel is responsible for everything related to food and beverage in his or her hotel. This includes managing kitchen supplies, keeping stock of supplies, managing the kitchens and staff of every restaurant and bar in the hotel. To successfully accomplish this task the food and beverage manager relies heavily on the individual heads of each restaurant and bar.

It is the responsibility of the food and beverage manager of a hotel to check the quality of food being served at every restaurant as well as beverages in the bars. It is the sole responsibility of the FB manager to ensure quality. To be able to ensure the quality of food and beverages being served he |she needs to ensure that the highest possible quality of raw ingredients is being delivered to the kitchens; this comes with its associated challenges. The kitchen staff; need to work in a professional and sincere manner at all times, they need to keep the kitchens clean and hygienic to ensure the best possible quality of food is being delivered to customers.

After you finish your schooling, you need to join a good college/institute and study hotel management. You need to ensure that the bachelor's degree in hotel management that you receive is from a recognized university. Once you have completed your bachelor's in hotel management you will then need to apprentice with a good hotel, preferably a five star.

In this line of work, a fresher can expect to get paid approximately Rs-20,000 to Rs-25,000 per month. A food and bar manager with an established five-star or seven-star hotel can expect to earn approximately Rs-80,000 to Rs-250,000 per month.

Other responsibilities that a food and bar manager also has is; meeting high profile guests as well as in certain cases; negotiating prices and discussing menus with certain clients related to functions. These meetings could be scheduled anywhere in the day.