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Case 6.  Service & Equipment Layout

 

 Client

  • Limited Service, Food Court

  • New Prototype

  • Non-Traditional Venue

 

Issues

  • Customer flow interfered with service lines

  • Customer service times very slow

  • Equipment package too big, too expensive, not fit to work load

 

 Approach

  • Conducted time and motion studies of limited service food courts

  • Created customer flow chart of foodservice experience

  • Model customer demand in sales dollars and menu items

  • Create 5 limited service concepts to meet consumer demand levels

  • Design food court customer flow and service systems

  • Design a 5-concept limited service food court layout

  • Design the production work flow

  • Design the Service and Production Equipment Layout

  • Specify equipment models

  • Create all proforma and budgets for equipment, labor and management.

 

 Results

  • Food court build-out costs were reduced by $250,00 per unit

  • Food court design improved sales per square foot by 17%

  • Customers thrilled with new design

  • New design rolled-out into 12-15 units

  • National trade press lauded the food court design as best-in-class

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service & Equipment Layout QSR Food Court

 

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