
Critical Issue: Temperature Maintenance
• The operator assumes performance is equal
among brands, but its not!
• So what does quality system design, air-flow
and controls mean for them?
Food Cost: product shelf life negatively
effected by improper temps. ex. Milk: Below
41°F up to 7-days, over 45°F, 3-4 days at
best
No good method to track loss due to improper
holding temps (as premature & over shelf life
waste typically grouped together), but both are
costing the operator
Think of how much food is stored in the avg.
reach-in refrigerator? $100’s? $1,000’s?
If as little as $25 of food a week is prematurely
wasted, the operator is losing approx. $1,300 a
year. Imagine if its more than $25?
Quality performance provides for both safer
food & maximized shelf life, reducing food cost
Approx. Deterioration Rate
of Fresh Produce
Storage Temp Rate of Det.
68°F 8 to 10
50°F 4 to 5
41°F 3
37°F 2
32°F 1.25
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