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The following menu items will be The following menu items will be
prepared the day before this made on the day of the event:
event: ● Mulled Apple Juice
● Butternut Squash Soup ● Turkey and Stuffing Bake
● Mashed Potatoes ● Green Bean Casserole
● Pumpkin Pie ● Dinner Rolls (packaged)
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Safety, Sanitation, and Maintenance Issues
● Accident prevention
○ All cooks will be proficient in using all kitchen equipment
■ In a study done on occupational injuries, of all preparation
injuries reported, 86.7% were due to failure to use kitchen
machines and tools correctly.23
○ All cooks will be aware of proper cooking temperatures and
equipment temperatures
■ In the same study, of all cooking process
injuries, 73.3% were due to high cooking
temperature burns.23
Image: http://wahospitality.org/blog/how-hospitality-gets-hurt/
Safety, Sanitization and Maintenance Issues
● Maintenance
○ The food pantry team, a week prior to the event, will
check the condition of all the equipment that will be
used to prepare and serve the food at the event to
assure there will be no maintenance issues while
preparing and serving the food
Labor
● The meal will be produced using a combination of paid and volunteer staff
● The project will be overseen by a Project Manager from Greater Harvest
● A paid Foodservice Manager will supervise 3 paid cooks
○ Paid kitchen staff will be responsible for procuring, preparing and baking the
menu items
○ Paid staff will work 8 hours on the day before the event and 12 hours on the
day of the event
● A Volunteer Manager will supervise 18 volunteers
○ Volunteers will set up, plate food, serve, clear and run the dishroom
○ Volunteer Manager and volunteer dishroom staff will work 8 hours on the
day before the event and 12 hours on the day of the event
○ All other volunteers will work 12 hours on the day of the event
Labor
● The organization of the staff is represented by:
Financials Description Cost
Food $478.66
Beverage $37.64
Total Cost of Food and Beverage for 100
people $516.30
Labor Expenses
Food Service Manager (1) $555.00
Cook Staff (3) $720.00
Invitations $99.00
Direct Operating Expenses (supplies) $131.58
● The Project Manager and the Volunteer Manager are full-time Greater Harvest Food
Pantry salaried employees, therefore are not included in this particular events
budget.
● All food and beverage items and supplies were priced at Aldi’s, Food Town, HEB,
Sam’s Club and Kroger.
Image: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/sour-cream-mashed-potatoes-recipe-1943792
2. Davis C. Food pantries, local groups step up to provide Thanksgiving foods. KXAN Austin News website. http://kxan.com/2017/11/20/food-pantries-local-groups-step-up-to-provide-thanksgiving-foods/.
Updated November 20, 2017. Accessed November 26, 2017.
3. Daponte BE. Private versus public relief: use of food pantries versus food stamps among poor households. J Nutr Educ. 2000; 32(2):72-83. doi:10.1016/S0022-3182(00)70523-1.
4. San Antonio Food Bank. About us. San Antonio Food Bank website. https://safoodbank.org/about-us/who-we-serve/. Accessed November 27, 2017.
5. Ghiselli R, Almanza RD, Ozaki MS. Foodservice design: trends, space allocation, and factors that influence kitchen size. J Foodservice Sys. 1998; 10:89-105.
6. Clark JA. Design considerations for commercial kitchen ventilation. ASHRAE Journal. 2012; 54(2):54-62.
7. Butternut squash soup for 100. Cooking for a Crowd. http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/quantity/butternut-squash-soup.htm. Accessed November 22, 2017.
8. Turkey and stuffing bake. Betty Crocker website. https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/turkey-and-stuffing-bake/069ec4ba-bbc9-4b93-a0c4-231b559c30a1. Accessed November 22, 2017.
9. Kid-friendly easy homemade mac and cheese recipe. Living Well Mom website. https://livingwellmom.com/2012/05/easy-kid-friendly-macaroni-n-cheese-recipe/. Published May 31, 2012. Accessed
November 22, 2017.
10. Make ahead party mashed potatoes. Cooking for a Crowd website. http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/quantity/make-ahead-mashed-potatoes.htm. Accessed November 22, 2017.
11. Pfarr E. Green bean casserole I. Allrecipes website. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/13660/green-bean-casserole-i/print/?recipeType=Recipe&servings=6&isMetric=false. Accessed November 22, 2017.
12. Adam. No fail, homemade pumpkin pie recipe. Inspired Taste website. http://www.inspiredtaste.net/24962/pumpkin-pie-recipe/. Updated October 28, 2017. Accessed November 22, 2017.
13. Lewis E. Mulled apple juice. BBC Goodfood website. ttps://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13370/mulled-apple-juice. Accessed November 22, 2017.
References:
14. Aldi. https://www.aldi.us. Accessed November 16, 2017.
19. About Sysco. The Sysco Website. http://www.sysco.com/about-sysco.html. Accessed November 18, 2017.
21. National Restaurant Association. ServSafe Manager. 6th ed. Chicago, IL: National Restaurant Association Solutions; 2014.
22. Jeong BY. Cooking processes and occupational accidents in commercial restaurant kitchens. Safety Science. 2015;80:87-93. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2015.07.014.
23. Finch C, Daniel E. Food safety knowledge and behavior of emergency food relief organization workers: effects of food safety training intervention. J Environ Health. 2005; 67(9):30-34.
24. Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services - May 2016 OES Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_624200.htm#21-0000. Updated March 31, 2017. Accessed November 21, 2017.
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