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Staging 101: How to Serve Fresh Foods Quicker

Preferred Marketing Group - December 10, 2015

The traditional definition of staging when it comes to cooking and foodservice operations is a cook or chef who works on an intern-type basis in order to learn new techniques. The term comes from the French word stagiaire, which means apprentice or trainee.

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