Coralville startup targets fast food industry's education needs

A Coralville startup's new education solution aims to fill communication gaps in the fast food industry.

QuikServEdu officially launched on May 26. It was developed as a web-based system to provide employee training and communication quickly via the web.

"There are a lot of communication gaps within the fast food industry and we are trying to fill those gaps," President Mark Vande Haar said. The service is designed to make the most efficient use of the employee's training time, he added.

The longest lesson will be about 15 minutes, and the company is developing a system that may deliver training and communication updates via company point-of-sale systems, Haar said..

Vice President of Operations David Oliver is also president of North Liberty-based Police Law Institute and a veteran entrepreneur.

Oliver said fast food companies now use an assortment of paper manuals, videos, handwritten signs and other educational media in training systems that are very inefficient. He said QuikServEdu will allow managers to track how well employees are learning, and will reduce turnover by helping employees learn at their own pace.

The Coralville-based Panchero's restaurant chain worked with QuikServEdu in the development of the learning system.

Vande Haar said Pancheor's provided valuable input in developing the system.

The company expects to expand to more than 10 employees by the end of the year.

The longest lesson a student will receive on QuikServEdu is 15 minutes, president Mark Vande Haar said.

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