Best Practices in Canteen Management and Operation

Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Organisation and administration - Miscellaneous, , course: Bachelor of Elementary Education, language: English, abstract: The researcher was motivated to develop the best practices of canteen management and operations for purposes of delivering quality service to the clientele, with improved operations of the canteen in the entire Division of Cavite. Furthermore, it is a desire of the researcher to engage more in effective operations to provide more income that would flow back the profits to the programs and projects of the school. This study is conducted in the Division of Cavite for this school year 2017-2018.The school canteen reflects the value habits of putting on healthy eating practices to the pupils and teachers alike. In addition to providing nutritious food, the canteen is important to health in promoting its role within the school. For pupils who use canteen services regularly, the food purchased there makes a significant contribution to their total daily food intake and nutrition. Nutrition is important for young growing mind and bodies. Children's nutritional status is one of the huge problems in the world at present. Obesity, a undernourished nutritional status is the common issues and concerns of learners. Schools are considered as second homes for the learners; teachers are considered as the second parents and the school canteen is considered as the second kitchen of the pupils. The school canteen serves as the service provider of the school with regard to food to be served for the learners, teachers, and school heads and even parents and school guests. Parents, teachers, school heads are working hand in hand to resolve these issues among learners. The government has launched several projects and problem to address this nutritional health problem of school children. The school canteen is one of the services provided for learners in school when it comes to food. Parents are considering what kind of food is to be served for their children at home, so, they also expect that the school canteen will do so. Parents would also like to ensure that the kinds of food their children partake in the school are safe. Parents consider also where to enroll their children so that they can be nourishing not only in mind but also in body.