Planning Foodservice Facilities And Equipment Skillbook

This comprehensive book has become a standard for designing and equipping a foodservice facility. Focuses on the role of the computer in foodservice planning and discusses the efficiencies technology can create. Includes one of the most comprehensive sections on equipment. Emphasizes the need for industrial engineering technologies in planning a start-up facility and successfully choosing and arranging equipment for optimum results. For anyone involved in restaurant, food service and hospitality management and planning.

Most products are manufactured at one location, sold at a second place, and consumed or used at still a third location-not so with the foodservice industry. Today's hotels, restaurants, and institutional food operations accommodate the entire process in a single location. In addition, foodservice professionals face the challenge of serving a perishable product to an ever-changing multitude of people. That is what makes this industry so complex, and the need for highly specialized equipment and dedicated, hardworking people so essential. Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities offers owners, managers, and other decision makers in foodservice operations an extensive reference manual for the entire foodservice process-from the development of a new food idea or concept, through the processes of planning, financing, design, and construction, to the final inspection that occurs just prior to the opening of the establishment. Packed with valuable drawings, photographs, and charts, this essential foodservice guide takes you through decision-making processes concerning menu development, marketing, management, money, and methods of execution. You will find the advice you need to make your establishment a success and keep it successful. Renowned foodservice professional John C. Birchfield thoroughly covers: scope and complexity of the foodservice project concept developments for hotels, restaurants, and institutions feasibility studies the role of each member of the foodservice planning team chronology of events involved in planning a foodservice project layout of efficient foodservice areas A standard format for writing specifications will give you a clearer understanding when reading and interpreting contracts. This instructive tool also offers a general description of the primary spaces of a foodservice facility and how those spaces work in harmony with other areas to achieve a higher level of efficiency. You will gain insight into the uses of each major piece of equipment, advice on how to determine the proper size and capacity to fit a particular food operation, and even recommendations for energy-efficient foodservice equipment. Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities is the single sourcebook you need to make your foodservice establishment a successful one.

The foodservice industry gets more competitive every day. As a result, initial planning is extremely important and has become a key factor in determining the success or failure of an operation. This fully updated edition of the best-selling text on foodservice facilities planning shows students how to create a facility that blends the most efficient work environment with an ambience that will attract more customers. Students will find all-new information on how to- cost-effectively design an operation properly select and efficiently maintain equipment successfully plan and accurately evaluate foodservice layouts plan fast-food facilities and bakeshops cut costs through more efficient energy planning. Equipped with this comprehensive book, students will develop expertise in all aspects of foodservice facilities planning, from prospectus to finished facility. The author provides sample layouts of award-winning floor plans from which effective designs can be modeled. Students will also find practical exercises that help prepare them for common problems that may arise while planning their own operation. They will also learn how to organize data to begin planning, how to develop feasibility studies, how to fully equip and operate their own facility, and most important, how to make their facility achieve maximum productivity and profits. Whether you are a student just learning the business, a foodservice planner, consultant, or decision maker in the industry, this practical reference book can make you an indispensable member of the foodservice facility planning team. An ideal classroom tool for students interested in careers in the foodservice industry, Foodservice Facilities Planning can also offer firm guidance to veteran foodservice planners, consultants, and decision makers.

A complete guide for the entire facility designprocess?--revised and updated In today's fast-moving business climate, the foodserviceprofessional will likely be involved in several facility designprojects over his or her career. Design and Layout ofFoodservice Facilities, Third Edition provides a comprehensivereference for every step of the process, from getting the initialconcept right to the planning, analysis, design, permitting, andconstruction--in short, everything needed to get to opening day ofthe new establishment! Packed with valuable drawings, photographs,and charts, this essential guide covers the nuts-and-boltsdecisions that make the difference in an effective, efficientfoodservice operation, including equipment selection, workflows,and legal compliance. This Third Edition features: Expanded focus on the front of the house/dining room area Updated and revised equipment chapter with new images of thelatest equipment New pedagogical features incorporated throughout the text,including key terms, review questions, and questions fordiscussion Additional blueprints highlighting design trends Revised appendices that include Web references for additionalinformation Expanded and updated glossary Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities, ThirdEdition is an invaluable resource for students of foodservicemanagement as well as professionals involved in foodservice designprojects.

Abstract: Full production requirements for operating food establishments and the mechanisms for utilizing fully or partially prepared foods are important components in food service planning. Specific attention is given to planning the characteristics and space allocations for the layout of the food service facility; to the functions of principal areas of the facility (e.g., food processing, food serving, management areas); to utility and environmental factors; and to the selection of the varied types of equipment for the food service facility. The material is intended for architects, educators, equipment producers, food facility planners/consultants, actively engaged in the study or planning of food facility layouts, and dietitians and food managers responsible for operating food service facilities. (wz).