About Us
Food Service Safety
During times such as these, food safety is of the most critical importance. Become food handler or food protection manager certified today.
Alcohol Service Safety
Ensure your guests are served properly, and keep yourself, your business, your staff, and, most importantly the public safe by earning your alcohol safety certification.
Five Stars Food Safety Team
Emmanuel Chounard
Hello. I am Emmanuel Chounard, owner of Five Stars Food Safety. I am a dual-role certified instructor and registered exam proctor of the American National Standards Institute accredited curriculums of the ServSafe® Food Handler & Food Protection Manager Certification following all ServSafe® & up-to-date FDA guidelines. I also instruct the nationally accredited curriculum of ServSafe® Alcohol. I have earned the ServSafe® Allergen certification, and both the Sexual Harassment Prevention in Restauarants & Understanding Unconscious Bias in Restaurants, Manager Editions. I earned Culinary Arts I & II Certificates and Business Education from Lake Land College. Most recently, I earned the American Red Cross Adult, Child, and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED Certification. I am an experienced educator, entrepreneur, and consultant with a demonstrated history of success in the retail, restaurant, transportation, nightlife, and hospitality industries. I am skilled in marketing strategy, social media marketing/advertising/promoting, online marketing/advertising/promoting, events & entertainment planning, networking, team building, sales, digital media, and brand building. I am a master practitioner of the AIDA sales method. I possess strong communication skills with dedicated emphasis on listening to understand. I am always open & eager to learn in order to win together.
May you be blessed with liberality, goodwill, graciousness, cheer, luxury, and above all, safety.
Certifications
- Culinary Arts I, Lakeland College, July 31, 2017
- Culinary Arts II, Lake Land College, May 17, 2018
- Food Protection Manager #15939820, ServSafe®, December 29, 2017 Exp. December 29, 2022
- Certified ServSafe® Instructor #15172194
- Registered ServSafe® Examination Proctor #5485894, March 6, 2019, Renewed February 16, 2022 Exp. February 16, 2025
- BASSET Card Off-Premise #5A-1130762, On-Premise #5A-0088394, State of Illinois Liquor Control Commission, June 5, 2019, Exp. June 5, 2022 (Renewal coming soon)
- ServSafe® Alcohol Advanced ID Card #17958559, June 17, 2019 Exp. June 17, 2022 (Renewal coming soon)
- Approved ServSafe® Alcohol Instructor #3942494, June 17, 2019 Exp. June 17, 2022 (Renewal coming soon)
- ServSafe® Allergens #4480396, May 7, 2020 Exp. May 7, 2023
- ServSafe® Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention In Restaurants, Manager Edition #4220871, January 8, 2020
- ServSafe® Workplace Understanding Unconscious Bias in Restaurants, Manager Edition, #4553101, May 21, 2020
- Adult, Child, and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED #00PDD9J, Red Cross®, November 3, 2021 Exp. November 3, 2024
- National Restaurant Association Faculty Member, Member #1164148, Mar. 5, 2022, Exp. Dec. 31, 2022
- Illinois Restaurant Association Faculty Member, Invoice #300009537 Mar. 5, 2022 Exp. Mar. 5, 2023