Credit hours: TBD 3.0 CEUs applied for CBDM
Sponsored by: PSJAHF, Maxwell-McKenney, UNOX, Drexel Food Labs, AMK
This Meeting is free to PSJAHF members and supporters. Space is limited to the first 40 people. RSVP to Tom Cooley using the form below. If you come to Drexel using public transportation, you may catch a ride to Sparrow’s with a PSJAHF Board Member.
Locations:
- Drexel Food Lab 101 N 33rd St. Philadelphia, PA, 19104, 6th Floor.
- Sparrow’s Snacks 10 Mechanic St, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
RSVP to Tom Cooley - Thomas.Cooley2011@hotmail.com
Meeting Agenda:
8:45 – 9:00 Registration and Coffee/Tea
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and the Days Expectations
Matthew McKenney of Maxwell-McKenney Inc. and Brian Dixon, PSJAHF President
Matthew has invited us to the Drexel Food Labs for a primer on best practices for selecting foodservice equipment for a reduced carbon future.
9:15 - 10:00 Best Practices for Managing and Budgeting Capital Equipment.
Thomas Cooley, MA, RD, LDN: A Food Service Director for 35 years. Now an Instructor at Cedar Crest College and Co-Author of the textbook Foodservice Operations and Management from Jones & Bartlett Learning. Tom will take you through the Capital Budget Process including research, RFP’s, and purchasing.
10:00 – 10:45 Specifying Capital Equipment Using All the Tools Available. Learn from my mistakes. Erik Schunk, MBA CEC, RD, LDN. As a Chef, Dietitian, Food Service Director and Purchasing Specialist for UHS, Erik is uniquely qualified to help you get your Capital Purchases correct. Erik oversees 400+ operations, so he buys a lot of equipment.
10:45 – 11:30 Purchase Your Tech for Dough, Not for Show. Matt McKinney, using Drexel’s test kitchen, will show you which technology additions can give your operation an edge and the best Return on Investment (ROI).
11:30 – 12:00 Partnering with Service Best Practices for Regular and Preventive Maintenance. Joshua Taylor, MBA Service Director at American Kitchen Machinery & Repair. Equipment functionality is critical to a successful foodservice. Josh and his staff train at CFESA and know how to achieve and maintain peak performance.
12:00 – 12:15 Q&A
12:15 Lunch Sponsored by UNOX and PSJAHF Board Meeting
1:30 Bonus Excursion to Sparrow’s Snacks 10 Mechanic St, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Sparrow’s specializes in all natural ingredients for their products such as popcorn, fairy floss, and gluten free products like toaster pastries, mini lemon loafs, chocolate cookies and funnel cakes. Many of these items would be great additions for your retail spaces. https://www.sparrowssnacks.com/