Handbooks are essential to having the most well trained employees possible. There are books ranging from how to open a restaurant or catering business, which covers everything from a feasibility study to setting a business plan, to a wait staff training book which covers every aspect of service for the positions of host, waiter or waitress, head waiter, captain and bus person. Handbooks can also be used to train your employees on the HACCP food safety guidelines and can be used as a reference when situations arise.

Some books, guide, or encyclopedia even come with computer CD-ROMs for extra training and references. Most of the books are written in an easy step-by-step format and come with ready to use forms.