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Learning Outcomes - Module 4
10.1. Evaluate business strategies that a hospitality organisation could implement to support environmental sustainability.
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7. Plan, develop and design advanced dishes and menus suitable for implementation in a commercial hospitality environment. |
LO 10.1 Evaluate business strategies that a hospitality organisation could implement to support environmental sustainability. GPO 2,7 |
Written assessment (5 credits) |
| Week 1 | Intro & Food Waste. Ex 1 |
1 FOOD WASTE Ex 2 |
The value chain Ex 3 |
Environmental and economic impacts. Ex 4 |
Food insecurity Ex 5 |
| SDL | Personal experience of food waste. | Food waste infographic | Antibiotics and chickens | Low vs high income countries | No SDL |
| Week 2 | Food waste & hospitality industry. Ex 6 |
2 INGREDIENT CHOICES Ex 7 |
Bycatch |
Environmentally unsustainable foods (cont.) Ex 9 |
Environmentally unsustainable foods (cont.) Ex 10 |
| SDL | Draft for first part of Task 1. | MPI fish stocks and recipe choices. | Pros and cons of aquaculture | Beef footprint | No SDL |
| Week 3 | Food Miles - carbon & water footprints. Ex 11 |
Seasonality of ingredients Ex 12 |
3 ENERGY AND WATER USE - Electricity Ex 13 |
Other energy sources Ex 14 |
Water — world water crises Ex 15 |
| SDL | Complete infographic. | Debate — Vegan diet is best for the environment | Application to hospitality | Application to hospitality | No SDL |
| Week 4 | Water – Restaurant water usage. Ex 16 |
4 PACKAGING, DISPOSABLES, CONSUMABLES Ex 17 |
Packaging waste. Plastic pollution. Ex 18 |
Types of food packaging Ex 19 |
Coffee Cup - case study Ex 20 |
| SDL | Water usage calculations. | Teabags | Great Pacific Garbage Patch | Video - Takeout trash | No SDL |
| Week 5 | 5 CONSUMABLES. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Ex 21 |
Two research activities - Topic 1 |
Two research activities - Topic 2 |
Advanced techniques to minimise waste — preservation. Ex 22 |
Maximising ingredients and cross-utilisation Ex 23/24 |
| SDL | Checkpoint Submission - Task 1. | Complete topic 1 | Complete topic 2 | Complete and upload the presentation | No SDL |
| Week 6 | 6 PURCHASING SYSTEMS Ex 25 |
Ingredient lists and suppliers Ex 26 |
Food and delivery receiving Ex 27 |
Stock control and food storage Ex 28 |
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| SDL | Checkpoint Submission - Task 2. | Final submission to Turnitin |
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