Rita Price has over 15 years of experience in food and beverage management. She enjoys meeting new people and providing great experiences for customers. She has strong skills in operations management, staff hiring and training, sales, budgeting, and community engagement. Her background also includes experience as a General Manager and Bar Manager at restaurants in California, where she oversaw all areas of operations and coordinated events.

1. Strengths
Experience
September 2001
to
Current
RITAMPRICE
M: 831-869-9090
ritaprice624@gmail.com
Food & beverage management is in my DNA, and I take great pride in what we serve and the team who makes it
happen. I enjoy meeting new people and providing experiences they will want to share with other. Multitasking,
juggling priorities under pressure setting, setting and meeting goals is my comfort zone. And having fun along the
way. My professional background and history has provided me with the tools necessary for increasing profits,
making great community relationships, development, and staffing.
Strong HR skills; hiring, training and Banquet operations and off-site catering
retaining expert
Proven sales record Multi-operation hospitality management
Food cost control and analysis specialist HACCP certified
Menu development skills Speaks functional Spanish
Dedicated to staying current with Reliable and committed
restaurant culture including Farm to Fork Focused on procuring strong guest
and Field to Bottle relationships
Hula's Island Grill Santa Cruz, CA
General Manager
Managed all areas of restaurant operations including 4M annual budget
Coordinated all off premise events including catering, weddings, corporate and charity
Traveled to support opening 4 new locations in Santa Cruz, Phoenix, Chicago and Scottsdale
Managed a staff of 60 plus employees
Managed all P & L's and performed all accounting and payroll duties through QuickBooks
Formally presented month end figures to all partners
Controlled the overall cash flow on a daily basis to meet the weekly expenditures
Responsible for training and safety programs
Specialized in training and motivating new staff regarding their work and responsibilities
Promoting business through social interaction in community events and social media
Implemented new training materials, hired and trained teams for three new Hula's restaurants
through out the country
Customer relations, vendor relations and inventory control
Who am I?

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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co Monterey, CA
Bar Manager
 Established bar guidelines to be followed throughout service.
 Ensured safe bar environment as per the required health standards.
 Directed and coordinated staff to ensure proper functioning of operations, supervised staff
regarding drinks and proper combinations to maintain service standards
 Selected as a bar trainer to travel and train new bar managers for new opening restaurants
over a four year period.
 Conducted bar training sessions for newly inducted staff, teaching proper bar services.
Purchasing, vendor relations
 Committed to learning the stories behind the products I sell
o Partnered with Monterey Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program
o Sourced weekly specials from Farmers Markets
o Traveled to Barbados and Puerto Rico to receive further
education on rum
o Traveled to Asia for education on the entire coffee production
process
o I use local products when available
o Use the scratch kitchen concept
 Full barrel of Mount Gay Black Barrel rum bottled just for Hula's with original Hula's label
 Featured in many articles, radio programs, ads
 Averaged food costs at 30% by effectively improving inventory procedures and reducing spoilage
levels
 Averaged Bar costs at 19% by effectively training and creating a solid cocktail list
Westover Prep School Middlebury, CT, USA
High School Diploma: General
Graduated top 6 percent of my class
M.P.C. Monterey, CA, USA
General
February 1998
May 2003
Accomplishments
Education