First Choice: A Purchasing Systems Manual for School Food Service, 2nd Edition

A resource to guide child nutrition professionals in their procurement procedures. This edition provides procurement information and integrates food safety information to assist the purchaser in establishing procedures to assure the receipt of a safe product as specified.

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Preliminary Pages
Title Page
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Step by Step
Chapter 2: The Regulatory Environment
Chapter 3: The Market Place Environment
Chapter 4: The Product Movement Process
Chapter 5: Allocating Time Resource to Product Categories
Chapter 6: Determining Bid Units
Chapter 7: Developing Product Specifications
Chapter 8: Brand Approval
Chapter 9: Getting Ready to Obtain Prices
Chapter 10: The Purchase System
Chapter 11: Monitoring Cost
Chapter 12: Laboratory Testing of Products
Chapter 13: Receiving and Storage
Chapter 14: Purchasing Cooperatives
Appendices
Appendix 1: Review of Potentital Distributor Vendor
Appendix 2: School District Purchasing Profile
Appendix 3: Market Area Analysis Worksheet
Appendix 4: Self Assessment of Warehouse cost
Appendix 5: Par Stocks Form
Appendix 6: Order Calendar Form
Appendix 7: Sample Procurement Plan
Appendix 8: Foods with Standards of Identity
Appendix 9: Reading a Food Label
Appendix 10: Classifying Food Products by Brand Approval Type
Appendix 11: Corporate/Cooperative Distributor Buying Groups
Appendix 12: Sample Letter for Scheduling Pre-Bid Conference
Appendix 13: Pre-Bid Conference Record Form
Appendix 14: Product Comparison Form
Appendix 15: Sample Protocol for Screening New Products or Brands
Appendix 16: Standard Contract Language
Appendix 17: Active School Purchasing Cooperatives
Appendix 18: Nutrition Label
Appendix 19: Critical Path Form
Appendix 20: Evaluating Preparation Instructions Form
Appendix 21: Internet Reference List
Appendix 22: Warehouse Receiving Temperature Report
Appendix 23: Warehouse Receiving Report
Appendix 24: Food Safety Audit of Manufacturer
References
Glossary

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