The association contributes to the promotion of professional junior staff and the supply of the regional labour market with qualified specialists and junior executives. It promotes cooperation in apprenticeship training, mainly among small and medium-sized enterprises. To achieve this goal, the trainees are to complete their training in various gastronomic establishments according to the rotation principle. In order to maintain a high standard of training, the company is changed every 6-12 months. This is intended to create a high degree of diversity. The association is the training community. It works according to the guidelines of the Handbook for Training Associations of the German-speaking Swiss Conference of Vocational Training Offices or according to the duty manual for the association's management, which is to be issued by the association. It organizes the exchange of experience among members and their professional pedagogical further training. The association works closely with vocational training institutions, the city and canton of Zurich, as well as the hospitality industry associations.