Florida Hospitality and Tourism Businesses Invited to Attend Quality Employee Training Seminar

Media Contact:
Elizabeth Ray
FRLA Press Secretary
850.224.2250 ext. 255

(Tallahassee, FL) –  The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Tallahassee Chapter will present an opportunity for member and non-member hospitality and tourism businesses to learn tips on quality employee training from an industry expert during a seminar hosted in Tallahassee. The event, called “Make Training Count!”, will be presented by Dugan Fry, President of L2GO LLC and is structured to provide in-depth analysis that will teach businesses how to generate measurable results.  The free seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27, at 3:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Media is invited to attend.

“This presentation is designed to emphasize the importance of effective employee training,” said Carol Dover, President and CEO of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association. “We hope it will help motivate business leaders to review their in-house instructional methods and allow them to gain valuable insight that will help make a positive impact on their establishments.”

WHAT:
“Make Training Count!” Quality Employee Training Seminar
Speaker Dugan Fry, President, L2GO LLC

WHO:
Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Tallahassee Chapter

WHEN:
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 3:00 p.m.

WHERE:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
101 South Adams Street
Tallahassee, Florida
850-224-5000

COST:    
The event is open to FRLA members and non-members, and at no cost.

Dugan Fry specializes in helping companies develop People and Operational Systems that produce results. Prior to forming L2GO LLC, Dugan was the Director of Training and Development for Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. During his 15 years there, he was responsible for leading the training function for the chain’s 750+ restaurants at all levels of management. Dugan also created the Guest Obsessed program which ultimately resulted in Rally’s being named the #1 Drive-Thru in America by QSR Magazine, as well as developing and executing the national rollouts of Wings and an entirely new product line, Cold Creations.

For additional information about the “Make Training Count!” seminar please click this link. To learn about FRLA’s Tallahassee Chapter contact Ray Green, FRLA Regional Director at 850-545-5901 or via e-mail at rgreen@frla.org.

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About the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
FRLA’s mission is to ‘Protect, Educate and Promote’ Florida’s hospitality industry – which represents a $71.8 billion industry, 23% of Florida’s economy, $4.3 billion in sales tax revenue, and over one million employees, making it Florida’s largest employer. It is Florida’s premier non-profit, hospitality industry trade association. FRLA safeguards the needs of the hospitality industry, improves the business climate, promotes the highest levels of quality and safety for our patrons, provides legislative advocacy, and eases navigation of government regulation. The Association represents and serves more than 10,000 independent and household name members, suppliers, and theme parks.