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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 Chapter Five Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations 107 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. |