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PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Table 6.2: Space requirements for cafeteria

Exercise 1:

An industrial facility employs 600 people and they are to eat in three equal 30-
min shifts, how much space should be planned for a cafeteria with vending machines,
serving lines or a full kitchen?

Solution:

If 36/1 square tables are to be utilized, Table 4.4 indicates 12 ft is required for
2
each of the 200 employees to eat per shift. Therefore, a 2400-ft cafeteria should be
2
planned.

A serving line may serve 70 employees in the first third of each meal shift. Therefore,
2
three serving lines of 300 ft each should be planned. A total of 3300 ft2 would be required
for a food service facility using serving lines. A full kitchen will require 3300 ft2 for cafeteria
2
and serving lines plus (from Table 4.5) 2100 ft for the kitchen. Therefore, a total of 5400 ft
2
would be required for a full service food service facility. Figure 6.2 shows the example of
layout for cafeteria.

Figure 6.2: Example of layout for cafeteria.

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