CASE STUDY IN FOODSERVICE FORCASTING

~45 percent of patients order fried chicken from their menu. There are 280 patients in the hospital today. 210 patients are eating solid food. 18 patients are on liquid only diets. 52 patients are NPO, and receive nothing to eat. Out of the 210 patients eating solid foods, 125 are on specialty diets: heart healthy, low fat, low salt or diabetic. ................
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