For all dietetic and foodservice management courses covering topics such as procurement, financial management, quantity food production, human resource management, and leadership.
Harnesses a unique systems model to explain and understand foodservice management
Applicable to a wide range of courses, including food production, management, leadership, and human resource management, this Ninth Edition of Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach continues to use its unique system model as a guiding framework for understanding foodservice management. Originally developed by Dr. Allene Vaden, the foodservice systems model remains innovative and has withstood the test of time. With its detailed discussion concerning how to transform human, material, facility, and operational inputs into outputs of meals, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and financial accountability, the basic principles of the text are applicable to a wide variety of programs.
Within the text, theory and empirical research are seamlessly blended with practice and practical applications. The Ninth Edition includes updated and revised information on sustainable practices, process improvement, strategic management, leadership development, food safety, and current trends.
I. The Foodservice Systems Model
1. Systems Approach to a Foodservice Organization
2. Managing Quality
3. The Menu
II. Transformation: Functional Subsystems
4. Food Product Flow and Kitchen Design
5. Procurement
6. Food Production
7. Distribution and Service
8. Safety, Sanitation, and Maintenance
III. Transformation: Management Functions and Linking Processes
9. Management Principles
10. Leadership and Organizational Change
11. Decision Making, Communication, and Balance
12. Management of Human Resources
13. Management of Financial Resources
14. Marketing Foodservice
IV. Outputs of the System
15. Meals, Satisfaction, and Accountability