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The types of institutional food services the meals may be delivered to the customers or clients in hospital in this situation.
The institutional food services is defined as the companies that supply food to the institutions like hospitals, old age homes,universities,nursing care homes etc,The types are,
Centralized food service system
The food is preperation done in the central kitchen which result in lower costs this system takes advantages of economics of scale it will provide fresh food to the clients as it is prepared in the institutonal kitchen and it help to minimize the time for transportation.
Conventional food service syste
In this type of food service the increadients are assembeled and the food is produced in the clients onsite, and serve to the clients,
Assembly service food service system
In assebly food service system food is purchased at the middle to complete end of food processing continum,the purchased food is stored either frozen or chilled for later use and it is then portioned for the clients and distributed to the clients.
Ready prepared food service system
In this system food is produced food is produced onsite keep chilled or frozen, this food stuffs will reheat and serves to the clients.
These are the most common institutional food service system that provide the clients in the hospital meals in US