• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.124-129
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to investigate if the three selected constructs that constitutes physical environments, service quality, and importance of menu affect college student satisfaction and the number of visit to coffee shop, respectively. Frequency, reliability, factor, and multiple regression analysis were employed for the study. Most of the created variables related to physical environments, service quality, and importance of menu were found to be significant relationships with overall satisfaction and the number of visit to coffee shop. Limitations of the study and assignments for future research were discussed.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.260-274
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• 2007

This research explores the intension of repeatable guests through on the wedding facilities, employees' service ability, and banquet menu. First, wedding facilities include transportation, parking lots, subsidiary facilities, reception desks, Paebaek Rooms, and waiting rooms for brides. Secondly, according to the analysis for service quality of hotel wedding feasts, respondence and sympathy were not be fully considered while good effects showed through materiality, reliability and conviction. Thirdly, hotels will be expected to have re-visiting guests when the guests have good experience on the hotel facilities and satisfying menu. Alternatively, menu would have a negative result if there's not satisfying service. Employees should be aware of the list of menu and can be able to offer a suggestion. In other words, a banquet has to be prepared not only with fresh or seasoned ingredients but with good service to make the guests revisit. Therefore, we should be aware of what our guests want and how to prepare for their satisfaction.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.183-190
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• 2004

This study was designed to identify how customers considered menu selection attributes on menu choice, and so the instrument for measuring that question was developed and menu selection behavior types were analyzed by customers' characteristics. Cronbach's alpha to assess the internal reliability of the developed scales was 0.8361, which indicated to be highly reliable. Construct validity was assessed by principal components factor analysis with a Varimax rotation to identify underlying dimensions of menu selection and then four factors explaining 55.618% of the total variance were found. These factors were labeled as 'quality of meals', 'attractiveness of meals', 'healthfulness of meals' and 'variety of meals', respectively. As a result of analysis on menu selection factors, 'quality of meals'(3.82 out of 5) was the highest consideration followed by 'variety of meals'(3.51), 'healthfulness of meals'(3.49) and 'attractiveness of meals'(3.34), so that menu marketing approaches in the perspective of quality of meals would do lead customers' selection rates, customer satisfaction and then sales highly. Frequent visitor selected menu indifferently but customers who were interested in food and menu highly, who perceived meals' quality highly, and who were satisfied with overall foodservice did with concern. On the basis of these results of study for the target of food court-style B ＆ I foodservice operation, which was introduced as an ideal model in future foodservice market by the concept of 'customer's selection right', the following study related with customers' meal patterns and perception of foodservice by menu selection attributes would be able to predict the chances for success of food court-style foodservice operations.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.545-555
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• 2009

School foodservice customers are likely to be tired of repeated cycle menus and their satisfaction for meals offered in school is inclined to be low. The menu variety is an important factor in increasing customer satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate customer perspectives for applying rice based bread menus in order to add menu variety and promote using rice processed products in school foodservice. The questionnaire was distributed to 760 parent samples in elementary schools and 520 student samples in middle/high schools and a total of 665 and 387 usable data were collected, respectively. Food habits such as preference for cooking method, menu preference, food allergy and nutritional perspectives for menu and customer perception for rice based bread like quality, reliability, price, and purchasing convenience were investigated using 7 Likert scale. Also expected menu types applying rice based bread and offering frequency of rice bread menu were examined. Preference level for bread-based meals were moderate and students' preferences were slightly higher than parents. Menu types applying rice bread expected by middle/high school students were western food (49.4%), spaghetti (28.4%), set menu (13.7%), noodle (17.6%), Korean food (11.1%), Chinese food (10.9%) and porridge (4.5%). The most occupied rate was once in a week for expected offering frequency. Most respondents perceived that rice bread was more nutritive and qualitative than the wheat based one.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.922-931
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• 2015

To investigate and analyze the influence of trust on consumer satisfaction in rice cake cafe menus using domestically grown food ingredients, this study divided selection attributes of rice cake cafe menus into safety, nutrition, ethicality and marketability through an exploratory factor analysis and analyzed reliability and correlation among these variables. As a result, these four factors were adopted as selection factors, and the results of the correlation analysis among the variables showed that the four factors were statistically correlated with trust and customer satisfaction. The result of validity and reliability testing on consumer trust showed that the menus were reliable and trustworthy as they had been made using domestically grown agricultural products. Analysis of how cafe selection attributes affect trust showed that the these variables had a significantly positive influence on trust in the order of safety, marketability, nutrition, and ethicality. The influence of the selection attributes on customer satisfaction was statistically significant, and the independent variables had a significantly positive influence on trust in the order of marketability, ethicality, safety, and nutrition. In verifying the mediation effect of trust on customer satisfaction, the four factors of rice cake cafe selection attributes had statistically significant mediation effects.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.49-63
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to investigate how menu management effect on job efficiency at a hotel restaurant. Target standardization amount is needed to set for effective menu management to give quality menu toward customers to do that bring effective job efficiency. The survey is conducted to employees who are working at hotel restaurant. To verify the hypotheses, set this study up frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, and linear regression analysis. The collected questionnaires were analyzed through statistical package SPSS WIN 12.0. Moreover, adjusting regression analysis using multiplying matrix was carried to obtain the results of effectiveness. The results show that menu management is required to apply the target amount of standardization in order to increase the job efficiency. At a menu planning phase, managers are expected to compose menu after having full consultation with employees. During the process, the target standardization amount can play a key role to improve job efficiency. Conclusively, to get effective customer service performance, it is necessary to set the target amount standardization if you are considering a trend and taste of customers who should be kept being adjusted or supplemented in line with a trend.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.92-103
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• 2010

This study aims at analyzing what influences the menu quality of Italian restaurants in major five star hotels in Seoul have on satisfaction and revisit intention. The survey was conducted from 20st June to 26th June, 2009. The statistical data of the analysis were completed using the SPSS 12.0 program, and frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, multiple regression analysis were conducted. The results of this study were as follows. First, the most significant factor in selecting Italian restaurants was found foods taste, and the factor analysis with 45 variables of the menu quality of the Italian restaurants came up with menu factor, foods quality factor, and menu service factor. Second, among the menu quality of the Italian restaurants, menu contents and menu services were found to have a significant effect on satisfaction. Third, satisfaction was found to have a significantly positive effect on revisit intention. Fourth, menu contents were identified to have a significantly positive on revisit intention while food quality and menu services didn't have a positive one. Thus more studies should be focused on a variety of menu quality regarding Italian restaurants in the future. Based on these results, there must be continuous supervision over the menu of Italian restaurants.

• Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.170-178
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• 2005

The purposes of this study were 1) to analyze the effect of the information quality of standard menu system of ERP on the user’s satisfaction 2) to analyze the effect of the information quality of standard menu system of ERP on the user’s performance. The questionnaires were distributed to 260 end users(dietitians, foodservice management managers) in charge of managing the institutional foodservice such as the office(government agencies, factories), schools(universities, middle and high school) and hospitals which were managed by contract foodservice management company “C” in Seoul and Kyunggi. The surveys were performed from July 26 to July 30, 2004. Two hundred and fifty questionnaires were responded(response rate : 96.2%). The statistical analysis was conducted by using SPSS Win(11.5). And the descriptive analysis, factor analysis, reliability test, pearson correlation and simple regression analysis were performed. The results showed that the information quality of standard menu system of ERP have a significant positive effect on the user’s satisfaction(p<0.001) and user’s performance(p<0.001). When constructing standard menu system on ERP in the contract foodservice management company, the information quality of standard menu system of ERP should be guaranteed in order to satisfy the end-user and to improve the user’s performance.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.29-41
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• 2015

This study investigated effects of importance factors of hotel banquet buffet menus on customer satisfaction and loyalty. SPSS 18.0 was used to conduct various analyses, namely frequency, factor, reliability and regression. The findings are as follows. First, importance factors of hotel banquet buffet menu had a positive influence on customer satisfaction. Second, customer satisfaction with a hotel banquet menu had a positive influence on customer loyalty. Third, importance factors of hotel banquet buffet menu had a positive influence upon customer loyalty. Importance factors of the hotel banquet buffet menu should have customer satisfaction and loyalty. Findings also suggest that the effect of fresh food material upon health should be considered rather than buffet menu creativity and/or quantity to make use of the menu for various generations and to develop hotel banquet buffets.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.506-517
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• 2009

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of 6 Sigma on menu management, work commitment and quality in the culinary division of hotels and family restaurants. In addition, this study sought to identify the effects of menu management, work commitment and quality performance on customer satisfaction. Furthermore the relationship between menu management and culinary quality was evaluated here. The subjects evaluated in this study were employees of culinary division of hotels and family restaurants that implemented or were about to adopt the 6 Sigma program. A total of 385 questionnaires were analyzed using factor analysis, a reliability test, and covariance structural analysis. The results revealed that the 6 Sigma program influenced menu management, work commitment and culinary quality. Moreover, menu management, work commitment and culinary quality performance were found to impact customer satisfaction and culinary quality performance. Based on these findings, culinary divisions of hotels and family restaurants should incorporate the 6 Sigma program as soon as possible. To implement this program, faultless data for the 6 Sigma program should be collected using sufficient preparation procedures. After the data were collected, a task force team should be developed, experts should be cultivated and employees should be trained as necessary. Finally, the current level of product and services should be measured and reported to all employees in the culinary division and a challenge spirit should be brought with understanding for the reason for implementation of the 6 Sigma program. In implementing the 6 Sigma program, the leadership of the top manager and the head of the culinary division is very important.