Snack service model for a comprehensive school

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to construct and describe a snack service model for a comprehensive school.Design methodology approach - Empirical data were collected from the school officials and the pupils by using a focus group method in two comprehensive schools. Moreover, the food servic...

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Published in:Nutrition and food science 2009-03, Vol.39 (2), p.151-159
Main Authors: Tikkanen, Irma, Honkanen, Salla, Salmela, Sanna-Pauliina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
child nutrition
comprehensive school
Councils
Diet
Elementary schools
Finland
Food service
Fruit juices
Gardens & gardening
Interest groups
Meals
Modelling
Nutrition research
Pupils
school children
school food service
Schools
snack foods
snacks
Students
Vegetable oils
Vending machines
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to construct and describe a snack service model for a comprehensive school.Design methodology approach - Empirical data were collected from the school officials and the pupils by using a focus group method in two comprehensive schools. Moreover, the food service managers of Espoo and Vantaa cities' catering services were theme interviewed. Consequently, a description of the snack service models was conducted and a snack service model for a comprehensive school was constructed.Findings - A constructed model for serving snacks consists of eight elements: snack products; service process; customers; pricing; procurement of snacks; nutrition recommendations; in-house control and interest groups.Research limitations implications - The constructed snack service model can be utilized as a standard model when serving snacks in a comprehensive school.Originality value - The constructed model may act as a reference model for the school catering organisations and the school officials when decisions related to snacks serving are made.
ISSN:0034-6659
1758-6917
DOI:10.1108/00346650910943253