FSSM POST-SERVING ANALYSIS WORKSHEET
Instructions:
- Talk with your preceptor and/or one of the school managers and complete the questions below.
- Develop a tracking or tally sheet and use it to keep track of the following information for at least one week. You can also view an example of a tracking sheet on Canvas:
- The servings of each menu item received and/or produced
- The number of each menu item served
- The number of portions of each item left over
- Calculate the popularity index also known as the acceptability factor or percent served (# portions served ÷ total # customers = popularity index) for all menu items.
- Provide your preceptor with a copy of your data. Although they do not need to evaluate or grade it, they may want to know what you found out that may be useful to their program.
- Submit the following as PDF files via Canvas:
- This worksheet
- A copy of your tracking/tally sheet
Post-Serving AnalysisQuestions
- Who is in charge of forecasting the number of portions to prepare and serve?
- What calculations are used to forecast the number of portions to be prepared and served?
- What tools are used in the forecasting process (i.e. production records, service records, etc.)?
- Compare your facility’s forecasting process to the theoretical forecasting process learned in your undergraduate courses.
- From your own post-serving analysis, rank the 3most popular entrée and side items, and the 3least popular entrée and side items, based on the popularity index:
Example: Macaroni & Cheese- 93%
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3. / Three Least Popular Entrée Items
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Three Most Popular Side Items
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CRDN 1.6, 3.9, 3.10
USU FSSM POST-SERVING ANALYSIS WORKSHEETCRDN 1.6, 3.9, 3.10
USU FSSM POST-SERVING ANALYSIS WORKSHEET- What does this information tell you about the menu and some of the items being served? Would you suggest making any menu changes based on this information?
- What is one important skill you have learned from this assignment that you might use as a dietitian in a food service manager position?
CRDN 1.6, 3.9, 3.10