Managing Food Production: Types, Principles, and Resources

Managing
food
production

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Different types of food preparation and production systems.................................................3
P2 Influences on design of a range of food preparation and production systems.......................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Key underlying principles for planning food preparation and production............................5
P4 Key methods for planning food preparation and production.................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5 Resources required to deliver a consistent, safe and timely food production operation285..6
P6 Outline processes and procedures required to ensure resources are managed effectively.....7
P7 Produce standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure food production meets business
key performance indicators (KPIs).............................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P8 Apply methods for monitoring food production and explain how to identify and deal with
variances to ensure a safe and efficient operation.......................................................................9
P9 Effects of deviations to established processes and procedure.............................................10
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Food production is define as a department in hotel or restaurant who are generally
involved in preparing food. In this process they cook and combine raw food materials and
transform into dish (Amorim and et.al., 2013). Moreover in every hotel and restaurant
management of food production is essential so that every guest get health and tasty food.
Organization taken in this report is Hazev Restaurant which is situated at Canary Wharf, London,
United Kingdom. It is famous for chargrilled meat and vegetables. They also have very attracting
interior along with turquoise glass as well as walnut wood. Topic covered in this report are
diverse type of food preparation and production system and it also define about key principle as
well as method for preparing and producing food. This will also explain about operation which
conduct to meet expectation and need of customers as well as it also include method and method
of food production.
TASK 1
P1 Different types of food preparation and production systems
In an hotel and restaurant there are various methods which they adopt in order to prepare
and produce food and drinks according to their customers demand. Selection of food preparation
and production method is also depend upon type of food or dish. The diverse type of food
preparation and production system which are adopted by Hazev Restaurant are given below:-
Food preparation system-
 Microwave Cooking: It is one of the current system of food preparation which is mostly
used in hotel and restaurant. In this food are being prepared through high frequency
electric ray (Bastian and et.al., 2013). In this system food is cocked through frictional
heat which is generate or create vibration and heat within food. In respect of Hazev
Restaurant they mainly use this system of food preparation for various reason such as
melting, boiling and preparing food fast.
 Bake and Grill: It is one of the most liked and famous method of cooking or preparing
food. In grill method food are being prepared through direct contact with heat and food
which are prepared with this process contain little bit of smoky smell and taste in it. On
the other hand in bake system food is prepared through steam such as cake, bread and so
on. In respect of respective restaurant they adopt grill system in order to prepare meat or

non veg and bake system is use to prepare food products like cake, cookies, bread and
many more.
 Frying: In this system are being prepared by using oil and most of the time it contain
high amount of fat. It in system food is deep fried into huge amount of oil until its upper
coat or fat get into golden brown colour. Frying is also divided into several type such as
shallow fry, deep fry, dry fry and sautéing. Hazev Restaurant use this system for fry
chips, fries, sauté food or vegetables and many more.
Food production system-
 Cook Chill System: It is define as food production system in which food is cooked half
and then store in refrigerator at down to 3 ̊C for approx 90 minutes. Then when they get
order thy reheat and serve to customers. In respect of respective restaurant they adopt this
method for those food product which take huge time so in this case they cook it little bit
and when they get order to fully processed food to serve it hot.
 Sous Vide: It is define as a method in which food is being produce by placing it into
plastic or glass jar which is cooked by water bath. This process generally take more time
a compare to other method (Farmery and et.al., 2014). The respective restaurant adopt
this method in order to cook bacon, chicken, asparagus and many more.
 Cook Freeze: It is define as a method in which food are cooked and then frozen it to -20
°C at a kitchen. In this food are placed up to eight weeks before it is get ready to recook
or reheat for serving and eating purpose. In respect of respective restaurant they adopt
this method for packed food products like cheese, meat and many more.
By adopting these method or system for food preparation and production Hazev
restaurant able to offer food and dishes in effective manner which make their customers happy.
P2 Influences on design of a range of food preparation and production systems
There are various factors which impact on designing of food range during food
preparation and production system. So it is essential for an organisation to conduct proper
analysis and develop activities accordingly and effectively. In respect of food production and
preparing system there are several factors which impact on their designing. In food production
and preparation system there are some particular rules which hotel and restaurants has to follow
because it will help them in fulfilling need as well as requirement of customers in effective
manner (Iizumi and et.al., 2013). In respect of Hazev Restaurant there are train their employees