Download or read book West & Wood's Introduction to Foodservice written by June Payne-Palacio and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the basic principles of foodservice management, which can be applied to all types of foodservice organizations. Reflects the impact of current social, economic, technological and political factors on foodservice operations. The book is divided into four major parts: part 1 gives a chronological review of the history of foodservice organizations and describes types of current foodservice operations; part 2 contains a chapter on food safety and a function-by-function description of a foodservice operation; part 3 focuses on the maintenance and design of the operational facilities; and part 4 covers the design and management of organizations, contains a comprehensive chapter on human resource management, and includes chapters on professional qualities such as administrative leadership and skills, including work improvement, financial management, and marketing. New to this edition is a chapter on food safety, which emphasizes the responsibility of the food service manager in assuring safe food and offers specific, practical guidelines on how to design a facility-specific HACCP system; and a chapter on facilities management, which addresses energy and water conservation and provides guidance on solid waste management. The chapter on designing and managing the organization has been revised to include current theory and practical applications of quality management, including Total Quality Management and Performance Improvement.