hospitality ch 8 – Flashcards
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School that participate in the National School Lunch Program are able to take advantage of
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federal funding in the amount of about $2.29 per meal per student
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Budgeting is easier with on-campus college food service because
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students have prepaid for their meals and their numbers are easier to forecast
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Managed services contractors have about ___ of the business and industry market.
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80%
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Some of the driving forces and trees with college campus foodservice are
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branded concepts, privatization, campus cards and computer use
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Inflight foodservice management operators
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plan menus, develop product specifications, and arrange purchasing contracts
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Colleges are more diverse in their food service operations
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because there are many places and occasions for food service
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In an efforts to increase cash sales and to manage profitability, managers of health care operations have become more resourceful by
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developing concepts like medical malls with retail shops, bakeries, catering, and restaurants
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A person considering a position in a high-end hospital food service setting should
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have knowledge of dietetics and nutrition
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Companies that operate their own food service operations are called
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self-operators
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Inflight foodservice refers to
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food service onboard aircraft
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Compared to commercial operations, managed service have the advantage of
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being able to predict the number of meals and portion sizes
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Sodexo, a leading food and facilities management services company in North America, deals primarily in the areas of serving
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schools, restaurants, and hospitals
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Military food service is interested in management companies mostly to
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save money and be more efficient
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Which of the following would be considered a disadvantage of using managed contract services?
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may be perceived as institutional
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The rationale behind the enactment of the National School Lunch Act of 1942 was
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if students received good meals, the military would have healthier recruits
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A popular trend in military foodservice that offers alternatives to its personnel is
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McDonald;s and Burger King franchises on military bases
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Examples of the types of service a company like Sodexo might provide include
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housekeeping, groundskeeping, and foodservice, and plant operation and management as well as facilities management
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In college campus foodservice, the daily rate refers to the amount of
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money required per day from each person to pay for the foodservice
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Responsibilities in managed services do NOT include
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building and grounds
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Commercial foodservice differs from noncommercial in that
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commercial foodservice is for profit
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Managed services labor costs range from
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the low teens to 50%
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For patients whose diets are not restricted, some hospitals have adopted a concept called
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room service menu
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Businesses use managed food services for many reasons, one of which is that
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quality and financial arrangements are better
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If foodservice expenses for one semester of 101 days amount to $695,000 for an operation with 1100 students eating, the daily rate would be
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$6.25
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Which of the following is NOT included in manages services?
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Hotel cafeterias
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The main focus and recreation segment of managed services includes
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stadiums, arenas, and parks
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In terms of managed services, feeding military personnel includes
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feeding tropps, officers in clubs, dining halls, and military hospitals
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Airlines regard inflight foodservice as
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an expense that needs to be controlled, resulting in less food served onboard
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What managed services company began by turning vending into a service?
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Aramark
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Which of the following is a major challenge in elementary and secondary school foodservice?
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balancing salability with good nutrition
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Elementary and secondary schools may participate or not in the National School Lunch Program. Participating allows the school to
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save money when federally funded
