Ventilation is one of the most critical aspects of any commercial foodservice business. It impacts utility costs. It leads to how much an operation spends on makeup air. There are governmental regulations involved. And ventilation even has an impact on staff safety and satisfaction.
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If you're John Belushi in the movie Animal House, you're likely piling plate after plate onto your cafeteria tray, only to throw out half of it away when you drop your tray on the conveyor belt after you're done. The reality is tray service can be quite costly for many reasons, and moving away from it will require more than just ditching the trays. But before we get into how to adapt tray-less cafeteria service, it's first important to understand why it can be beneficial from both financial and logistical standpoints.
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How a commercial kitchen is organized will have a great impact on how efficient it is, how safe it is, and even how profitable it can be. From micro-levels like mise en place where ingredients are organized to better execute service to organizing on bigger scales like storing cleaning solvents in a supply closet, where things are located and how they're organized will have an impact.
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