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المستخلص
The hospitality industry is considered one of the most
fastest growing industries in the modern world economy. The
principal meaning of hospitality focuses on a host who receives,
welcomes and caters to meet the needs of people who are
temporarily away from their homes. The requirements of a guest
in these circumstances have traditionally been food, beverages and
lodgings or shelter. Many would add some form of incidental
entertainment.
The shortage of labor and rising costs have brought about a
move from the traditional craft approach to catering to a far more
highly skilled and organized industry, cook-freeze catering is one
system where food production can be centralized and divorced
from consumption, and which allows the full and economic use of
staff and equipment, thus improving productivity and efficiency
and at the some time still offering good quality meals.
The term precooked frozen foods refers to those foods
which are subjected to preparation and cooking then they are
quickly cooled and frozen in order to pressure their quality.
Cook-freeze is a specialized food production and
distribution system that allows caterers to take advantage of the
longer life through blast freezing at -18 to -20oC (0o to – 32oF) and
stored at that temperature until required for resale or consumption
for up to 3-6 months. The ability to freeze cooked dishes and
prepared foods, allows a caterer to make more productive use of
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kitchen staff. It also enables economies to be introduced into the
staffing of dining rooms and restaurants.
In the European countries and U.S. the cook freeze catering
is extensively used. Such catering system in developing countries
is still a new product category. In Egypt during the last few years,
a slight increase in the use of such foods could be noticed,
however, it is still in its early infancy as a type of food production.
The present work was designed towards focusing the light
on the application of the cook-freeze system to the hospitality
industry in the remote areas.