Quality /Project Management
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Food Safety
Grab Bag Pt. 1
Product Acquisition and Flow Pt. 1
Grab Bag Pt. 2
100

These are the four steps in PDCA

What is Plan, Do, Check, and Act?

100

In this approach, the quantities of ingredients in the original recipe are multiplied by a conversion factor

What is the factor method?

100

Fish, sprouts, and sliced melons are examples of these

What are TCS (temperature control for safety) foods?

100

This is the physical, economical, political, and sociocultural context in which each consumer interacts with foods systems - we often refer to it as the built environment

What is the food environment?

100

Food service managements need to satisfy the needs of customers while juggling these 

What are regulations?

100

The resources and activities directed at satisfying the needs and wants of customers are referred to by this term

What is a marketing concept?

200

This is what TQM stands for

What is Total Quality Management?

200

This is the usable portion of food

What is the edible portion? 

200

You can remember which conditions support microbial pathogen growth by using this acronym

Bonus points for knowing what it stands for 

What is FAT-TOM?


Food, Acidity, Temperature, Time, Oxygen, and Moisture

200

This kind of thermometer can’t be used in a commercial kitchen

What is a pop-up thermometer? 

200

Vendors with reliable service and competitive pricing are best suited for this type of buying

What is open-market buying?

200

This tactic in hospital settings can increase patient satisfaction and maybe even lead to better nutritional outcomes

What is a room service model?

300

This is what SWOT stands for

What are Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?
300

This is a planned menu that rotates at certain intervals, anywhere from a few days to several weeks.

What is a cycle menu?

300

Live electrical fires are associated with this class of fire

What is C?

300

Frozen chicken and frozen soup would have similar standards under this regulation

What is HACCP?

300

These are established to determine what a food product must contain to be called by a certain name.

What are standards of identity?

300

This is a central production kitchen or food factory with centralized food purchasing and delivery to offsite facilities for final preparation 

What is a commissary? 

400


The image below depicts an approach used in project implementation called this. 

What is a Gantt chart? 

400

This is the percentage of food still available after processing 

What is yield?

400

Cold held foods can be kept above 40 degrees Fahrenheit for this long before they need to be thrown out

What is 2 hours?

400

This is the long way to say FIFO (not FAFO)

What is First In, First Out?

400

This is the process of securing the right product at the right time that meets the standards for quality, quantity, and price for a facility.

What is procurement?

400

This determines the kitchen equipment, storage requirements, and prep time

What is the menu?

500

The goal of this process is to use the correct concept/tool/technique to improve quality, cost, and delivery in a waste-free environment

What is Lean?

500

Also known as a house menu, this type of menu doesn’t allow selections in any category, but could offer a write-in request.

What is a nonselective menu?

500

Adulterated food is regulated by this agency

What is the FDA?

500

This is a food service preparation method where foods are prepared on the premises, then chilled or frozen and stored for use at a later time. 

What is ready-prepared?

500

This describes the journey of the food processing and distribution system, starting with the grower and ending at the final consumer.

What are market channels?

500

Food is transported to the service unit first, then meals are assembled using a wide variety of methods in this model of service.

What is decentralized?

600

This is a highly disciplined approach to performance improvement that helps organizations focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services.

What is Six Sigma?

600

This is the weight of food before trimming

What is as purchased? 

600

Nausea, itchy rashes, swollen faces, and diarrhea are all potential signs of this. 

What is an allergic reaction?

600

Meals are assembled on trays in a central location in this model of service. 

What is centralized?

600

These may be provided by vendors as support equipment or service programs with the purchase of food products.

What are value-added services?

600

Product, Price, Place, and Promotion are all examples of this

What is the marketing matrix?

700

This is a management process and set of disciplines that are coordinated to ensure that the company consistently meets or exceeds quality standards as set by customers and other stakeholders.

What is TQM?

700

This is a menu planned for a certain day or event, like a holiday or special occasion.

What is a single-use menu?

700

Between a medical bracelet, watch, and a plain bang ring, a food handler can wear this during food preparation

What is a plain band ring? 

700

Ordinary combustibles like wood, paper, and cloth belong to this class of fire

What is Class A?

700

This is an acronym about how food should be handled to emphasize freshness and reduce the likelihood of food expiring before it is used.

What is FIFO?

700

This can’t be used in food preparation and storage  areas, even if it’s changed frequently

What is carpet?

800

This cyclical method includes devising a plan for improvement, implementing the plan, collecting and analyzing data to determine whether the plan worked, and taking action to standardize or improve the process. Bonus points if you know the full name. 

What is PDCA

800

Recipes become this after they’ve been tested and adapted to meet the requirements of a particular foodservice organization.

What is standardized?

800

Food should be stored this many inches from the floor, at least

What is 6?

800

This is the maximum number of calories per serving that an item can be to be considered low-calorie

What is 40? 

800

This is a purchasing technique that allows groups to achieve lower prices and potentially better service arrangements.

What is cooperative purchasing?

800

Sammi loves this exclusive cheese from the dairy store

What is Nuworld?

900

This is a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement through small, incremental changes.

What is Kaizen?

900

This can help us determine what to order or forecast future needs for the menu

What is a popularity index? 

900

This is the maximum mgs per serving allowed to be labeled very low sodium

What is 35? 

900

Creating this can help with over-serving and save money 

What is a standardized recipe? 

900

In this process, foodservice operations inspect products and take legal ownership and physical possession of the items ordered.

What is a receiving process?

900

When we think about the what, how, and why of a business, we may be referring to this

What is the Golden Circle?

1000

This is a revised version of the PDCA cycle found in Six Sigma that is designed for improving existing processes.

Extra points if you know what it stands for! 

What is DMAIC? 


Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control

1000

This is what we should do with the steak on the menu (there are two possible answers - extra points for getting both!)

What is decrease the portion sizes or increase the price?

1000

A Class B fire extinguisher should be kept here

Where is near the stove/range?

1000

We found 14 of these around the classroom

What are pinecones?

1000

This is a measure of the number of times inventory is used or sold during a specified time frame (examples - a month or a year) 

What is an inventory turnover ratio?

1000

The most perfect leaf came from this tree

What is a birch?

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