70% of restaurants offer no formal training. 62% of employees say lack of training would make them leave.
No training
TalentLMS State of Training in F&B, 2019
Your next career move, five minutes at a time
Real restaurant scenarios you work through on a tight schedule. Every lesson you finish lands on your MAJC Trading Card. Proof your work counts, and it travels with you.
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Inspired by conversations with industry leaders
The curriculum draws on 100s of hours of interviews with chefs and operators we admire. The lessons are ours. The perspective is theirs.
- Tyler Florence Chef and Restaurateur
- Maneet Chauhan Chef and Iron Chef
- Andrew Zimmern Chef and James Beard winner
- Matt Jennings Chef and MAJC co-founder
- Sarah King Chief People Officer, Darden
- Erika Bongort Chef and Cheese Professional
The lessons your team needs, in their pocket anytime.
Why hospitality training fails and what Academy fixes
Common gaps operators name in every conversation. Each maps to a course on MAJC.
Workers motivated by career growth in hospitality fell from 22% to 18% in a single year.
No career path
Toast Restaurant Employee Insights, 2025
"Staff was reduced to tears. Management treated us like we were disposable."
No mentorship
BuzzFeed, 2021. Bartender verbatim
Below sommelier and Certified Food Protection Manager, hospitality has almost no portable, industry-wide credentials for hourly workers.
No certification
NRA and AHLA workforce data
Quick-service restaurant workers are 5× more likely to quit over miscommunications with management in their first 90 days.
Bad fit
HourWork QSR exit surveys, 2021
86% of operators offer fewer than 10 hours of training per year. The lowest of any service industry.
No time
NRA, 2025
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Seven screens. Real choices. One short lesson. No slides.
- Scenarios over slides
- Instant feedback: learn by failing safely
- XP + streaks, built like the apps you already open
- MAJC certifications that travel with you
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Purpose-built courses
Short interactive lessons. Completions land on your MAJC Trading Card.
- Service +80 XP Managing Guest Complaints 15 min
Managing Guest Complaints
De-escalation steps, manager handoffs, and what to document before the guest leaves.
+80 XP Service - Service +60 XP Greeting Guests 12 min
Greeting Guests
Reading the door, opening lines that land, and the first impression that shapes the whole table.
+60 XP Service - Service +120 XP Handling Intoxicated Customers 20 min
Handling Intoxicated Customers
How to spot escalation, cut off without conflict, and document for liability protection.
+120 XP Service - Bar +100 XP Alcohol Service Laws and ID Verification 18 min
Alcohol Service Laws and ID Verification
Federal and state rules every bartender and server needs to know cold.
+100 XP Bar - Service +70 XP FOH Communication 101 14 min
FOH Communication 101
Shift notes, 86 boards, and incident logs. How to keep the team aligned.
+70 XP Service - Kitchen +90 XP Temperature Control for Food Safety 16 min
Temperature Control for Food Safety
Cold-hold, hot-hold, the danger zone, and what the inspector actually checks for.
+90 XP Kitchen
Your training = credentials that travel
Every course you finish adds a MAJC certification to your MAJC Trading Card. Switch venues, change cities, or roles, and your badges follow you.
Managing Guest Complaints
Greeting Guests
Handling Intoxicated Customers
Alcohol Service Laws
FOH Communication 101
Temperature Control
Train on a break. Keep the credential.
Short lessons you finish on a break. Completions land on your MAJC Trading Card.