Comprehensive and accessible, this book presents fundamental principles and applications that are essential for food production and food service safety. It provides basic, practical information on the daily operations in a food processing plant and reviews some of the industry's most recent developments. Formerly titled Food Plant Sanitation, this

Advantages and disadvantages of on-site and satellite food systems are presented. Additional topics include computerization in the foodservice industry and the promotion of school foodservice (e.g. marketing, merchandising, advertising). A glossary of historical terms, a series of bibliographies organized by subject, copies of federal acts relevant to school foodservice, and a subject index are included. Many informative tables, charts, and diagrams illustrate and supplement the material presented. (aj).