Purchasing for Chefs

Andrew Hale Feinstein is Dean and James A. Collins Distinguished Chair at the Collins College of Hospitality Management at California Sate Polytechnic University, Pomona. John M. Stefanelli is a Professor in the Food and Beverage Management Department at William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

• Preface. 1 Menu Planning.What Kind of Stuff Should I Sell?2 Product Quality.What Kind of Stuff Should I Buy?3 Food Vendors.Who Should I Buy This Stuff From?4 Purchase Orders.How Much Stuff Should I Buy?5 Purchase Prices.How Do I Get the Best Deal?6 Ordering Process.How Do I Actually Buy This Stuff?7 Inventory Control.How Do I Keep Track of All This Stuff?Resources.Purchasing Terminology.Index.