Impact Study: Essential Skills and Food Sanitation and Hygiene Training

Profile of the Participating Food Operations

The interview sample represents both private and public operations that are members of ARFA and are located in urban and rural centres across Alberta. Consultants conducted interviews in Brooks, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Jasper, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Slave Lake, and Sundre. The map to the right displays the geographic location of the participating establishments.

Participating establishments

Eleven food service operations selected for the case studies contributed to the research results. An effort was made to get representation from a broad spectrum of different types of food establishments, locations and sizes. The type of operation and the size are displayed below.

Type of Operation	Staff population
Ethnic, family, take-out	3
Casual, pub	8
Canadian cuisine, fine dining	25
Restaurant, Lounge, Pub, Room Service	50
Food preparation and distribution - public	52
Casual, family	60
Food court	85
Casual, pub, family	100
Fast Food - special events concession service	300 volunteers for fundraisers
Mini-chain, family	15
Chain, casual	20