Food And Beverages Committee

CONVENOR
Prof. Renu Mann(App.Sc)
MEMBERS
Mamata Jain(IT)

Overview

The canteen is considered to be one of the main pillars of any institution. Only running a canteen for the students is not enough. There are many students in an institution who reside in hostels and depend upon the canteen food for their daily afternoon meal. Therefore it is very essential to maintain the quality of food being served and at the same time also to have a check on the hygiene of the canteen and its surroundings. VIT ensures the quality of the food being served in the college canteen and also maintaining the upkeep of the same by establishing the Food and Beverages Committee whose main agenda is to supervise the efficient functioning of the college canteen.

Goals

The Institute is committed to the provision of nutritious, high-quality and hygienic food to its members and constantly strives to identify avenues for improvement in its food services. The Food and Beverages committee is constituted to ensure that there is access to wholesome food on the campus and that the cafeteria and kitchen premises conform to high standards of cleanliness. It shall regularly monitor matters related to pricing, variety and meal plans and address issues and concerns from the college community regarding the food services.

Scope

The following are the scopes that the committee aims to acomplish in every academic year:

• Ensure that our food courts serve good quality, hygienic food
• Organize periodic meetings and visits with Consultants and other cafeterias and implement innovative ideas
• Coordinate with the canteen to arrange for reasonably priced packed lunch
• Monitor menu, provide inputs on a variety of cuisines
• Coordinate periodic training programs for Serving Staff on hygiene, kitchen maintenance, uniforms
• Promote renting of premises and culinary arrangements for parties/functions
• Look into the provision of Vending Machines, crockery, adequate seating arrangements, LCD TV’s in Food Courts
• Organize theme-based Food Festivals (Japanese, Traditional Cuisine, Mango-based etc.)
• Ensure adequacy of safe drinking water and periodic maintenance of water coolers in the Institute
• Encourage regular feedback and consider suggestions for improvement
• Get Sponsorship deals (Pepsi, Dominos etc.)

Activities

• Seminar on Table Etiquettes
• Seminar on Balanced Nutrition and Diet