Given article surveys key features for the training of food technology specialists in the skills to use information technology in their professional activity. The main objective of this work is to determine the essential components of computer- based training for specialists in the field of food technology. This research proves that it is possible to ensure the educational process of proper quality by using educational methods based on specific software products used in restaurant business

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... prises. Also, the work points out that the academic disciplines aimed at using information technologies according to the curricula have an interdisciplinary nature and specific teaching peculiarities. This work has a practical advantage in promoting the proper teaching of disciplines related to the use of information technology and in proposals developed for choosing the optimal forms for conducting both lectures and practical classes. Developing information technology and creating new software and hardware complex for the restaurant business enterprises require further study of new components and corresponding skills for working with them. There is a need for new educational and methodological works contributing to top-quality education.