Employee Training & LMS for Restaurants and Coffee Shops
Streamline employee training, policy management, and compliance tracking for your restaurant or coffee shop with Handbook’s scalable LMS. Whether you're onboarding new staff, training your team on customer service, food safety, or ensuring compliance with health regulations, Handbook helps you save time and maintain consistency across your operations.




Why Restaurants and Coffee Shops Choose Handbook for Employee Training & Policy Management
Restaurants and coffee shops require efficient and scalable training systems to keep their teams aligned, trained, and compliant. Handbook simplifies employee onboarding, policy management, and compliance tracking to ensure your team can focus on delivering great service. Whether you’re running a single location or a multi-location chain, Handbook helps you stay organized and compliant with less effort.
Key Features of Handbook’s Employee Training & LMS for Restaurants and Coffee Shops:
- Automated Onboarding & Training: Simplify the onboarding process for new hires with automated training reminders and assignments. Ensure staff quickly learn essential tasks like food safety, customer service, and health regulations.
- Customer Service Training: Create and deliver training materials focused on customer service, hospitality, and upselling techniques to enhance the guest experience at your restaurant or coffee shop.
- Food Safety & Compliance Tracking: Stay compliant with food safety regulations, health codes, and safety certifications. Handbook tracks mandatory training and certification completions, helping you avoid costly penalties.
- Seamless Payroll Integration: Sync Handbook with your payroll system to automatically assign new hires to training programs, ensuring that all staff are up-to-date on necessary policies and procedures.
- Mobile-Friendly Platform: With shift-based work in restaurants and coffee shops, Handbook’s mobile-friendly platform allows employees to complete training and access policies from anywhere, at any time—perfect for the fast-paced environment.
Feature | Handbook | 7shifts | Toast | HotSchedules |
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Ease of Use | ✔️ Simple, intuitive interface | ✔️ Easy to use for restaurant managers | ✔️ User-friendly, especially for POS integration | ✔️ Easy for restaurant managers to navigate |
Automated Onboarding & Training Assignment | ✔️ Full automation with payroll integration | ❌ Limited automation for training assignments | ❌ Manual onboarding process | ❌ Manual training assignment tracking |
Compliance Tracking & Reporting | ✔️ Real-time compliance tracking and reporting | ❌ Limited compliance tracking features | ❌ Limited compliance features | ❌ Basic compliance tracking |
Integration with Payroll & HR Systems | ✔️ Seamless integration with payroll and HR systems | ❌ No payroll integration | ✔️ Integrates with Toast POS and payroll | ❌ Limited integration with payroll systems |
Security Features | ✔️ Multi-factor authentication (MFA), secure document storage | ✔️ Security features like role-based access | ✔️ Secure employee data management | ✔️ Role-based security, encrypted data |
Ease of Document Management | ✔️ Simple document management for policies and procedures | ❌ Basic document management | ❌ Limited document management capabilities | ❌ Requires external tools for document storage |
Customer Support | ✔️ 24/7 support | ✔️ Dedicated restaurant support | ✔️ 24/7 support, including chat and phone | ✔️ Support for restaurant operations |
Benefits of Using Handbook for Employee Training & Compliance in Restaurants & Coffee Shops
Handbook’s LMS is perfectly suited for the fast-paced and compliance-heavy environment of restaurants and coffee shops. Here’s how it can help:
- Scalable & Customizable: As your restaurant or coffee shop grows, Handbook scales with you. Easily add new employees, locations, and training modules without overwhelming your HR team.
- Streamlined Training & Policy Management: Automate training reminders, policy reviews, and compliance tracking to save time and reduce administrative overhead.
- Consistency Across Locations: Ensure every employee, no matter the location, receives the same training and has access to the most current policies and procedures.
- Boost Employee Engagement: Improve employee retention and performance with on-demand training and product knowledge resources that elevate customer service and satisfaction.
Solution | Pricing Structure | Key Features | Monthly Cost (for 50 employees) |
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Handbook | $2.50/month/user (Advanced Plan) | Automated onboarding, training reminders, policy management, compliance tracking, customer service training, payroll integration | $125/month |
LearnUpon LMS | $4-$9/month/user | Cloud-based LMS, custom branded courses, employee training, integration with HR & payroll systems, reporting | $200 - $450/month |
Why Choose Handbook? Handbook offers a more affordable and efficient solution for restaurants and coffee shops looking to streamline training, compliance, and policy management. Compared to other LMS providers, it’s an all-in-one platform that’s easy to set up, use, and scale as your business grows.