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Dream Kitchens Designing, Retrofitting and Outfitting Your Best Cafeteria Kitchen. Michael Rosenberger, MBA Director of Food & Nutrition Services Irving Independent School District. Why Serving Lines Stop. Serving Area Early/late class arrival Students can’t decide Staff not ready
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Dream Kitchens Designing, Retrofitting and Outfitting Your Best Cafeteria Kitchen Michael Rosenberger, MBA Director of Food & Nutrition Services Irving Independent School District
Why ServingLines Stop Serving Area • Early/late class arrival • Students can’t decide • Staff not ready • Run out of food • Run out of milk Cashiering Area • Use cash • No ID • Incomplete meals • Alternate meals • Misc. issues
Kitchen Design Principles • Solve “running out” issue • Flow of food & work • Rapid cooking technologies/near JIT “oven to serve” • Minimize hot/cold food holding • Staff focus at the critical areas/times • Open kitchen design • Maximize customer flow • Cost/operating efficiencies
EquipmentSpecifics Transformative Technologies • Combi ovens • Pressure cooker braising pans • Induction cook tops • On-demand hot water dispensers • Video menu boards
Value-added kitchen renovations 28% 30% 33% 37% 35% 37%
Labor Savings fromDesign Efficiency $21,743.75
Labor Savings from Design Efficiency $29,837.50
TIME • Average lunch schedules reduced by 15 minutes (elementary schools) • Average lunch schedules reduced by 10 minutes (middle schools)
Dream Kitchens Designing, Retrofitting and Outfitting Your Best Cafeteria Kitchen Michael Rosenberger, MBA Director of Food & Nutrition Services Irving Independent School District