Quantity : Food Production, Planning, and Management

ISBN-13: 9780471333470 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 512 str.

John B. Knight; Lendal Henry Kotschevar; Lendal Henry Kotschevar

Opis

Quantity food production is the preparation of large amounts of food in a commercial operation. Planning and management are needed to deal with the organizational issues involved with preparing and serving large quantities of food and operating a foodservice establishment. These issues include nutrition, equipment, service, purchasing, profitability, and property.

Spis treści

QUANTITY FOOD PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT.

Raising the Standard.

Understanding Trends in Nutrition and Health.

Producing a Menu.

Implementing Equipment.

Controls.

Service and Dining Etiquette.

Human Resources.

Products and Profits.

Property and Promotion.

QUANTITY FOOD PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT.

Cooking Principles, Methods, and Trends.

Sanitation and Safety.

Pantry Products.

Stocks, Soups, and Sauces.

Fruits, Vegetables, and Cereals.

Meats, Poultry, and Seafood.

Bakeshop Production.

Dairy Products and Eggs.

Appendices.

Index.

O autorze

JOHN B. KNIGHT, EdD, is Director of Hospitality Management at Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne.

LENDAL H. KOTSCHEVAR, PhD, LD, is Professor Emeritus, Florida International University.

Blurb

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.