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ServSafe®

We provide Georgia's food service industry with food safety training using the National and Georgia Restaurant Associations ServSafe® Manager program. We hold the ServSafe® Manager course and test quarterly and proctor additional exams by request. We can also provide ServSafe® Food Handler training.

The ServSafe® Manager workshops include the latest textbook, exam session, light refreshments, and 1 day of instruction.  We will break for lunch at around noon.


ServSafe Manager TrainingServSafe Manager Training with workshop dates for 2024:Jan 23rd, March 15th, May 23rd, August 20th, and December 3rd. Price: $150.00 per person; retests $70.00. Class times: 8:30 am – 6 pm (one day); snacks available but lunch is not provided.

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