chef duane keller
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2012 VATFACS Conference Boar's Head Inn Charlottesville, VATRANSCRIPT
Chef Duane Keller Balancing Art, Science, and Efficiency
My Career is an Example
Home EC Class
My bio at glance
►36 year Hospitality Veteran from Canada
►Hockey
►Farming
The Role of Leadership
►I run a “classroom” enviorment
►Milton Hershey’s story
►M.S. Hershey students
7th Grade Home EC
►Field Trip to Musselman’s Apple Orchards
Most Conversations?
►In the kitchen, over a meal, @ eatery
Settled in VA ‘99
►After working in FL, CA & British Columbia
►Seasonality and DC Metro area a draw
VA vs. US and VA’s Great Opportunity: Starts in Schools
Statistics
►13,585 Restaurants in VA
►970,000 in US
►10.5% Annual Growth Rate
Employment
►334,500 employed in restaurants in VA
►10% of USA workforce is restaurant workers
Food & Beverage Revenue
►$13.3 Billion in VA Sales
►$632 Billion in US Sales
►4% of Gross National Product
Every dollar generates $.97 for the VA State Economy
Every additional $1 Million in VA Restaurant Sales….
Generates 25.3 jobs!
Balancing Art, Science, and Efficiency: It’s My World
“Soon it will be more economical to eat outside of the home”
The Art of Culinary Arts
►Fun, Creative, Infinite with Textures, Colors & Flavors
►A World of Opportunity
Everyone wants to be a Rock Star
National Trade Publications with the Click of a Camera
The Science of Culinary Arts
HACCP & Serv Safe Handwashing National Champion
Agriculture, Local Sourcing, Partnerships
Wholesome Wave, Coastal Produce
Hand washing & Cleanliness
Give a bushel of produce & eat for a week or you can…
State of the Art Facilities
Educated Eats - RAMW
Efficiency =
►Profitability
9/11 The Pentagon
Giving Back
Communication, Teamwork, Culture
It’s not about taking shortcuts!
Training Vendors
Recruiting Faculty
The Role of Social Media
►www.chefduanekeller.com
For more information
Please visit:
www.chefduanekeller.com
www.wholesomewave.org
www.cuisinesolutions.com
www.ramw.com