Chef Duane Keller

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

►Facebook

►Linkedin

►Twitter

►www.chefduanekeller.com

For more information

Please visit:

www.chefduanekeller.com

www.wholesomewave.org

www.cuisinesolutions.com

www.ramw.com