Food Supply Chain Approaches and Stakeholders

Food Service
Management

INTRODUCTION
Food safety is one of the biggest issue need to be considered by each and every food
organisation operating its business function at the competitive marketplace. With the help of
ensuring all the elements of food safety organisation will be able to create awareness among
individuals. It is said that food safety is a major element which assist in attracting large number
of customers. In the present report, Pret a manger is chosen as the base company which is an
international sandwich shop located in UK. It is a restaurant founded in the year 1983 currently
have 450 shops in 9 countries across the world. This report includes different topics which
includes various kinds of approaches associated with supply chain. In addition to this, detail
discussion about the principles of sourcing and procurement process. Apart from this, an analysis
is going to be conducted on various management practices which will assist in performing
business functions in an appropriate manner.
TASK 1
P1 Identify different range of food supply chain approaches along with highlighting key
stakeholders in the process.
Food supply chain defines as the process which mainly used to identifies how food
products from the farms end up in the table of consumers. It is very essential for the owner and
manager of restaurant that they need to maintain the quality and standards of the food items
offered by them to their consumers in an effective manner. It has also been analysed that
managers need to provide food products to their user within stipulated time period as it will assist
them in order to create value among customer. With the assistance of this, it has been identified
that there are ample number of approaches which is related with food supply chain which are
discussed as follows:
Pop up Food Services- There are various restaurant where pop up generally happened
for a limited time period at an unpredicted place where individuals show their talent. They are
the one who shows there talent in front of people come at the restaurant. It is considered as one
of the most effective and appropriate approach used by owners of restaurant where they provide
a platform to individuals so that they show their talent to large number of people. In reference to
Pret a Manger, chef of the restaurant make live food items in front of people so that they can
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