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Basic Information
First Choice: A Purchasing Manual for School Food Service, 2nd Ed.

Developer:    National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI)
Publication Date:    2002
Availability:   

Abstract:    Reference manual provides child nutrition professionals with a resource to guide procurement procedures. The second edition updates procurement information and integrates food safety information to assist purchaser in establishing procedures to assure receipt of a safe product. Includes steps in:

  • purchasing
  • regulations
  • market place environment
  • product movement
  • bid units
  • specifications
  • brand approval
  • obtaining prices
  • monitoring cost
  • product testing
  • receiving and storage
  • purchasing cooperatives

Detailed Information
Target Audience:    Food Service Training: School Food Service
Format:    Book / Manual
Contact Information
Cost and Availability:    Available online.
Publisher:    National Food Service Management Institute
Contact:
The University of Mississippi
Address:
6 Jeanette Phillips Drive
P.O. Drawer 188
University, MS 38677-0188
Telephone:    (800) 321-3054
Fax:    (800) 321-3061
Email:    helpdesk@nfsmi.org
Web Address:    http://www.nfsmi.org#http://www.nfsmi.org/

Keywords:
Purchasing/Procurement, Operations Training, Administrative Training, Food Safety

 
     

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