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PUBLIX DELI ROI EXAM AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM
What information is on a sale sign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Shows how
much you're saving, the price of the item, ad date (lower left hand corner,
SKU)
The meat bologna recipe consists of 80% ______ and 20% _______? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ beef/pork
When slicing lunch meat and cheese, when and how would you offer a
product sample? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Upon slicing the first slice, On a
quick sheet paper palm flat
What is the definition of tare weight? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ weight of a
product's packaging/container in 100ths of a pound
What is the purpose of an "in-store" transfer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Ensures product used is being accounted for (you're paying for the product)
What is shelf life? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Time between when a product
was made and it's expiration date
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FIFO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ First In First Out; product rotation.
Dawson was observed making a sub last night without using a cutting glove
by the MiC. This is not the first time that Dawson has chosen not to wear
PPE when required. How do you handle this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ Issue a counseling statement and reviews the proper use of
PPE in the department
Kim is the opening department associate; she is stressed out because she
has several platters due in addition to her normal opening tasks. How do
you handle this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Assure Kim that you are
there to help prioritize the orders and tasks and make it happen.
The front end is backed up when you walk by on the way to get something
from the front office, what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Jump
in and help bag groceries or get carts. Whatever you can do to help.
Your department is not meeting the sales goal for the contests, how do you
handle this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Create excitement within
the department about the contest, ensure all associates are actively
participating and are enthusiastic
Sally is new and training in the kitchen with Johnny, Sally drops an entire
basket of chicken on the floor when trying to dump it on the landing table.
Customers are starting to build up on the service counter, but the chicken is
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needed for an order due in 25 minutes. How do you handle this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Ask Sally and Johnny to go work on the counter
while you fry the chicken and clean up the mess.
Your Fresh Kitchen order did not show up on today's Produce delivery even
though you are billed for it. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Call the other stores on the same route as yours and see if they received
your delivery by mistake.
The tablet that is used for Electronic Reference Materials is not working.
You need to make a platter but cannot remember how much of each
ingredient is in the recipe. How do you handle this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ Call another store and ask them to help with the recipe
PUBLIX DELI ROI EXAM AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM
What information is on a sale sign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Shows how
much you're saving, the price of the item, ad date (lower left hand corner,
SKU)
The meat bologna recipe consists of 80% ______ and 20% _______? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ beef/pork
When slicing lunch meat and cheese, when and how would you offer a
product sample? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Upon slicing the first slice, On a
quick sheet paper palm flat
What is the definition of tare weight? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ weight of a
product's packaging/container in 100ths of a pound
What is the purpose of an "in-store" transfer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Ensures product used is being accounted for (you're paying for the product)
What is shelf life? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Time between when a product
was made and it's expiration date
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FIFO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ First In First Out; product rotation.
Dawson was observed making a sub last night without using a cutting glove
by the MiC. This is not the first time that Dawson has chosen not to wear
PPE when required. How do you handle this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ Issue a counseling statement and reviews the proper use of
PPE in the department
Kim is the opening department associate; she is stressed out because she
has several platters due in addition to her normal opening tasks. How do
you handle this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Assure Kim that you are
there to help prioritize the orders and tasks and make it happen.
The front end is backed up when you walk by on the way to get something
from the front office, what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Jump
in and help bag groceries or get carts. Whatever you can do to help.
Your department is not meeting the sales goal for the contests, how do you
handle this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Create excitement within
the department about the contest, ensure all associates are actively
participating and are enthusiastic
Sally is new and training in the kitchen with Johnny, Sally drops an entire
basket of chicken on the floor when trying to dump it on the landing table.
Customers are starting to build up on the service counter, but the chicken is
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needed for an order due in 25 minutes. How do you handle this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ Ask Sally and Johnny to go work on the counter
while you fry the chicken and clean up the mess.
Your Fresh Kitchen order did not show up on today's Produce delivery even
though you are billed for it. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Call the other stores on the same route as yours and see if they received
your delivery by mistake.
The tablet that is used for Electronic Reference Materials is not working.
You need to make a platter but cannot remember how much of each
ingredient is in the recipe. How do you handle this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ Call another store and ask them to help with the recipe
