Quantity Food Production Planning And Management

Featuring 50 photographs and new chapter review questions, case studies, vocabulary terms, and references, Quantity Food Production, Planning, and Management, Third Edition is an indispensable resource.

A major revision of a classic text-how to be an effective foodservice manager. When it comes to handling the demands of the foodservice industry, there is no single approach. Quantity Food Production, Planning, and Management goes beyond the mere teaching of technical skills to address the multitude of situations and challenges facing operators today. Now in a new edition, this classic hospitality management text continues to set the standard for planning production, executing culinary technique, and understanding food and beverage management. Chapters are logically organized, and each one discusses a separate element of successful hospitality operations management. With 80 percent of the material revised to address current trends, the Third Edition features new sections on: * Employee productivity * Total Quality Management * Innovative cooking methods and trends * Cultural diversity * Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) * Industry growth * Career opportunities Featuring 50 photographs and new chapter review questions, case studies, vocabulary terms, and references, Quantity Food Production, Planning, and Management, Third Edition is an indispensable resource.

This workbook/manual gives readers the opportunity to learn Quantity Food Production and Service by confronting problem narratives. In researching each problem, readers search for underlying principles and concepts regarding the production and service of food in large organizations. By completing worksheets, consulting reference materials, and participating in discussions, they learn the important foodservice principles which guide dietitians' and foodservice managers' practice in terms of food safety, menu planning, purchasing and inventory control, controlling production, delivery and service systems, and the financial impact of management decisions. Food Safety. Facility Maintenance. The Menu. Purchasing, Receiving, and Inventory Control. Food Production Methods. Managing Food Production. Meal Service. Financial Management and Cost Control. For those in Quantity Food Production and Service, Food Management, or Food Production Management.

Production planning in fresh food industries is a challenging task. Although modern Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems could provide significant support, APS implementation numbers in these industries remain low. Therefore, based on an in-depth analysis of three sample fresh food industries (dairy, fresh and processed meat), the author evaluates what APS systems should offer in order to effectively support production planning and how the leading systems currently handle the most distinguishing characteristic of fresh food industries, the short product shelf life. Starting from the identified weaknesses, customized software solutions for each of the sample industries are proposed that allow to optimize the production of fresh foods with respect to shelf life. The book thereby offers valuable insights not only to researchers but also to software providers of APS systems and professionals from fresh food industries.

Textbook on cookery methodology and technical aspects of the provision of meals in hotels and restaurants, with particular reference to the management of large-scale production of victuals in the food industry in the USA - covers kitchen equipment, food storage, menu planning, cost control, etc., and includes a glossary of cookery terms. Bibliography pp. 607 to 615.