FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT EXAM
2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Define Purchasing Process - ANS -Process of acquiring products; exchange of ownership from
seller to buyer.
- ie. Securing right product for facility at right time that meets pre-established standards for
quantity, quality, and price.
What questions do you need to ask yourself before purchasing? What do you do after you buy
the food? - ANS -Ask yourself:
WHAT FOOD do I need to buy? (Review menus, recipes, forecast quantities needed, note
specifications)
HOW MUCH food do I need to buy? (Check inventory of food available against quantities
needed)
WHO do I buy the food from? (Selection of vendors, competitive bidding, etc.)
Then buy, receive, & store the food! (Maintain inventory records)
Use the food!
Process is in constant motion
If you were to assign someone in your facility the responsibility of buying/purchasing, what
skills would you look for? - ANS -Interpersonal communication
Customer focus
,Ability to make decisions
Negotiation
Analytical ability
Managing change
What is the medium through which -change in ownership from the producer to the food service
establishment? - ANS -The Market
Define Commodities. What are some examples? - ANS -Raw agricultural products used to
produce food such as meat, grain, milk
Explain Primary Market and Food System - ANS -Primary market- basic SOURCE of food supply
including growing regions and processing plants
Food System- System of growing, harvesting, processing, producing, manufacturing, packaging,
marketing, distributing, selling and consuming food.
What is a Marketing Chanel? - ANS -The food processing and distribution system, beginning with
the grower of raw food products and ending at the final consumption
ie. ( (1)production - (2)processing/manufacturing -(3)Market distribution - (4)foodservice)
Describe the "steps" of a Marketing Chanel - ANS -(1) Production = Farmers or ranchers
(2)Processing/Manufacturing = taking raw food items and transforming them in form available
for consumer
, (3)Market distribution = transfer food from producers/ processors/ manufacturers to
foodservice establishments.(ie. Middlemen- conduit between manufactures, distributor, and
consumers)
EX. Supplier, vendor, wholesalers, distributors, brokers.
(4)Foodservice
Interstate Commerce vs Intrastate Commerce - ANS -Both (government regulated) Interstate
Commerce -Financial transactions (buying and selling goods) carried on between states
Intrastate Commerce- Financial transactions carried on within state boundaries
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), is in charge of inspecting what 3 food products? - ANS -(3 ACTS)
-Meat Inspection Act
-Poultry Products Inspection Act
-Egg inspection
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an agency within the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) is in charge of what? - ANS -(2ACTS)
-Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
-Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
- Nutritional Labeling and Education
-Covers production, manufacture, and distribution of all food in interstate commerce except
meat poultry and eggs
2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Define Purchasing Process - ANS -Process of acquiring products; exchange of ownership from
seller to buyer.
- ie. Securing right product for facility at right time that meets pre-established standards for
quantity, quality, and price.
What questions do you need to ask yourself before purchasing? What do you do after you buy
the food? - ANS -Ask yourself:
WHAT FOOD do I need to buy? (Review menus, recipes, forecast quantities needed, note
specifications)
HOW MUCH food do I need to buy? (Check inventory of food available against quantities
needed)
WHO do I buy the food from? (Selection of vendors, competitive bidding, etc.)
Then buy, receive, & store the food! (Maintain inventory records)
Use the food!
Process is in constant motion
If you were to assign someone in your facility the responsibility of buying/purchasing, what
skills would you look for? - ANS -Interpersonal communication
Customer focus
,Ability to make decisions
Negotiation
Analytical ability
Managing change
What is the medium through which -change in ownership from the producer to the food service
establishment? - ANS -The Market
Define Commodities. What are some examples? - ANS -Raw agricultural products used to
produce food such as meat, grain, milk
Explain Primary Market and Food System - ANS -Primary market- basic SOURCE of food supply
including growing regions and processing plants
Food System- System of growing, harvesting, processing, producing, manufacturing, packaging,
marketing, distributing, selling and consuming food.
What is a Marketing Chanel? - ANS -The food processing and distribution system, beginning with
the grower of raw food products and ending at the final consumption
ie. ( (1)production - (2)processing/manufacturing -(3)Market distribution - (4)foodservice)
Describe the "steps" of a Marketing Chanel - ANS -(1) Production = Farmers or ranchers
(2)Processing/Manufacturing = taking raw food items and transforming them in form available
for consumer
, (3)Market distribution = transfer food from producers/ processors/ manufacturers to
foodservice establishments.(ie. Middlemen- conduit between manufactures, distributor, and
consumers)
EX. Supplier, vendor, wholesalers, distributors, brokers.
(4)Foodservice
Interstate Commerce vs Intrastate Commerce - ANS -Both (government regulated) Interstate
Commerce -Financial transactions (buying and selling goods) carried on between states
Intrastate Commerce- Financial transactions carried on within state boundaries
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), is in charge of inspecting what 3 food products? - ANS -(3 ACTS)
-Meat Inspection Act
-Poultry Products Inspection Act
-Egg inspection
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an agency within the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) is in charge of what? - ANS -(2ACTS)
-Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
-Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
- Nutritional Labeling and Education
-Covers production, manufacture, and distribution of all food in interstate commerce except
meat poultry and eggs
