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The Non-Commercial Food Service Manager's Handbook: A Complete Guide for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Military, Prisons, Schools, And Churches With Companion CD-ROM Hardcover – February 15, 2007

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  • Hardcover: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc. (February 15, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0910627819
  • ISBN-13: 978-0910627818
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 1.7 x 11.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,516,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I needed this book for a class I am taking online and it wasn't available for rent and when I found it on Amazon for a great price I ended up buying it instead! The book has a lot of great information in it and it will definitely help me in my class! It shipped really fast and looked in good condition like it stated!
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The food industry is something that is increasingly under scrutiny for new legislation whether on the type of food served, or the conditions under which it's prepared. Anyone who is taking on a management role in a non-commercial establishment such as in a nursing home, or is perhaps considering setting up their own catering business supplying food for companies will find this is THE book that will not only get their business up and running, but will do so in such a way that it should run smoothly and successfully.

The book is a comprehensive guide to the non-commercial food industry. It covers everything from the basics of what a non-commercial food service is, right through how to set up accounts, the kind of equipment you should have, how to hire employees, statutes you must adhere to, marketing and so on. Everything you could possibly need to know in order to run a non-commercial food service is right at your finger tips. Everything is set out in a logical manner so that you can either read it right through before even starting your business, or use it as a reference guide to dip into when you need to know something once you are established.

At over 600 pages, it's quite a hefty book, but the style of writing flows easily and the print is eye-friendly so that the amount of pages and sheer volume of material presented in it isn't as off-putting as it could be!

Accompanying the book is a CD that contains the forms presented in the book in a ready to use format. This makes the book not only a great reference manual for the industry, but also a hands-on guide to get either started, or better organized in your business.

There would be a lot more people with the confidence to start up their own businesses if there were more "how to" manuals like this one!
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All of us have memories of eating at a hospital or at a school and thinking, "Wow! This food tastes great!" Good food that is not served at a restaurant tends to stand out in our minds because the standard of service has become so low in most hospitals, schools and nursing homes. In reality, good or bad food is a direct result of the manager of the kitchen. They are responsible for every aspect of the meal, including the planning, the sanitation, the bills, the look of the dining room, and everything in between. The purpose of this book is to show managers that it is very possible to serve great food on any budget.

There is a fascinating history at the beginning of the book, explaining about chuck wagons and the food accommodations in old jails. It makes you realize how much better our schools, our prisons and our military personnel are fed. Interesting case studies are interspersed through out the book, giving you a real-world prospective on how certain things are handled. My first thought on reading the book was that it was going to be full of recipes and accounting. That is extremely far from the truth. This book definitely covers accountings and gives some recipe ideas, but it also goes so far as to explain how to choose the right computer and gives some reviews on some computer programs that the authors believe a manager would find helpful. There is even a trouble-shooting guide for when your baked goods do not turn out the way you expected them to!

One amazing asset to this book is the cd-rom that goes with it. It is filled with all sorts of forms, from applications for prospective personnel to cafeteria surveys. The cd-rom makes it easy to print and copy, making following through with some of the ideas ridiculously easy.
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The Non-Commercial Food Service Manager's Handbook by Douglas Robert Brown and Shri Hinkel is a solid reference source which would be indispensable to a new manager and a helpful resource to even the most seasoned veteran.

It effectively covers all the bases for this niche, with everything included from history and menu planning to quality control, labeling regulations, employees and marketing. Filled with numerous checklists and questionnaires, restaurant managers can easily tailor their plans and ideas to best suit their specific needs, whether their restaurant is part of a church, school or prison. It offers numerous reference sources, both on and offline, for further research as needed.

In so thorough a publication, it would be nice to see some information or links on the many non-commercial restaurants that also grow some of their own food onsite, benefitting their bottom line as well as the residents, workers and patrons. Other than this slight omission, it could easily be called the bible of the industry.
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Many books claim to be the end all be all when it comes to instructing managers and preparing them to lead a team in the food service industry. None of them compares to The Non-Commercial Food Service Manager's Handbook. It is a step by step guide to every part of managing any non-commercial food service industry, whether it's a church, a prison, a nursing home or even the military. I have never seen a more complete and thorough explanation of what is required of a manager. With its in-depth explanation of money management, menu planning, purchasing and inventory, food handling, safety and literally dozens of other necessary components to being an effective manager I highly recommend this book for anyone looking into management as a career.
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