NEED TOMORROW, SATURDAY 12/6/14 BY 6 PM PST
Highlighted questions need to be 150 words or more.. all others only need to be 50 words or more..
- What are some of the things you need to take into consideration when designing a menu? Explain how these can influence the design and items on the menu.
- When you are designing a menu you also need to make sure that the overall cost is within range and the overall mix is something the kitchen can handle. Why are these also important factors to also consider?
- Another factor to think about is positioning on the menu how do you want to sell the food and beverages, on one menu, separately, with pictures, without…What are the advantages and disadvantages to some of these aspects of menu engineering?
- Research some new trends in menu selections such as Healthy options, Fresh to Market etc? How have these affected menu selections and design?
- Through science and medicine we have learned that many health related illnesses can be tied directly to diet which is why there is such an emphasis on how we eat. With this being said, how can we as restaurateurs balance this trendand what people want?
- Another trend that is coming forward is Organic, How has that changed the face of restaurants?
- Class, have you heard of HIPPA? What is this acronym mean and how is it related?
- Class, what are some of the proactive security measures that companies can do today to keep this from happening?
- Would you use a company that has been hacked in the past?
- If you did not feel safe would stay at a place, even for free?
- In my personal opinion I would continue to do business with a company that has been hacked, just not immediately. I do not feel a company should lose clientele because over their network being hacked. It might sound crazy but sometimes some people outsmart the smartest people who creates the networks. Does anyone else feel the same way?
- Summarize the importance of network security in the hospitality industry. Identify risks associated with Internet-based transactions.
NEED SUNDAY 12/7/14 BY 7PM PST
Assignment 1:
Resources: Week One CheckPoint and Ch. 5 of Introduction to Foodservice (attached)
Choose one of your three restaurants from Week One and two from the list below.
•Applebee’s
•Baja Fresh® Mexican Grill
•The Cheesecake Factory
•Subway® Restaurant
•California Pizza Kitchen
•Ruby Tuesdays
•P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
•Houston’s
•Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Evaluate each menu from the three restaurants on food characteristics and combinations.
Write a 200- to 300-word response with these questions in mind: What do you like about the menu and why? What would you change and why? What would you order and why?
Assignment 2:
Resource: p. 176 of Ch. 5 of Introduction to Foodservice (attached)
Plan a week-long menu for one of the following:
•Fast Casual
•Fast Food
•Buffet
•School
•Hospital
•Festival
Indicate if your menu is a selective, semi-selective, nonselective, static, single-use, or cycle menu.
Use the form on p. 176 of the text to evaluate your menu.
Assignment 3:
Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following questions:
•What are the risks associated with Internet-based transactions in the hospitality industry?
•What policies might a company adopt for staff that works with Internet-based transactions?
•What are the risks for a hotel with a poor security policy?
APA FORMAT
Assignment 4:
Research and cite an article from the University Library or Internet that focuses on network security.
Write a 350- to 700-word, APA-formatted paper that addresses the following:
•Summarize the network security issues the article addresses.
•How could these network security issues relate to the hospitality industry?
•Does the article list any abuses of secured information?
•What do you think are some techniques a hospitality company could use to increase their network security?
•What do you think the consequences and impacts of a poor security policy or security plan have on a company?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.