This document outlines the important steps for food purchasing, including determining purchasing needs, knowing the market, establishing specifications, designing purchase procedures, receiving and checking materials, and evaluating purchasing tasks. Purchase specifications should be used to establish buying standards, inform suppliers of requirements, and provide details to receiving clerks. Key forms used in food purchasing are also mentioned. The overall objectives are to maintain adequate supplies, minimize investments, run a smooth operation, and maximize quality.

1. FOOD PURCHASE
Submitted by
Sowmiya Gunasekaran
II - M.Sc (N&D)

2. • Purchasing is the second important step for a
complete operation. Once the planning of menu is
over, we concentrate on purchasing so that the
following steps to be verified for an effective
operation.

3. • To balance the food cost.
• Verification of stock for required purchasing.
• Availability of raw material.
• Availability of supplier.
• On time supply.

4. OBJECTIVES
• Maintain adequate supplies.
• Minimise investments.
• To run a smooth operation.
• Maximise quality.

6. IMPORTANT STEPS FOR FOOD PURCHASING
• Determine purchasing need.
• Know the market.
• Establish and use specifications.
• Design the purchase procedure.
• Receive and check materials.
• Evaluate the purchasing task.

7. PURCHASE SPECIFICATION FOR FOOD
• Purchase specification should be used whenever
possible in purchasing. It is a concise description of
the quality, size and weight required for a particular
item.

8. OBJECTIVES
• It establish a buying standard of a commodity.
• It informs the supplier in writing precisely what is
required.
• It provides detail information of the goods to the
receiving clerk and storekeeper.

10. FORMS USED IN FOOD PURCHASE