Dietary management, also known as “foodservice management”, is the practice of providing nutritional options for individuals and groups with

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concerns through supervision of

foodservice The foodservice (US English) or catering (British and Commonwealth English) industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, grocery stores, school and hospital cafet ...

s. Practitioners in dietary management, known as dietary managers, work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, restaurants, school and college cafeterias, correctional facilities, and other foodservice settings, usually implementing meal plans established by a

dietitian A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of ...

nutritionist A nutritionist is a person who advises others on matters of food and Human nutrition, nutrition and their impacts on health. Some people specialize in particular areas, such as sports nutrition, public health, or animal nutrition, among other disci ...

. They are responsible for supervising the work of other nutrition personnel such as cooks and dietary aides.

Training and regulation of dietary managers

The professional requirements of dietary managers vary across countries and employment settings, but usually include some formal (postsecondary) education and/or on-the-job experience in

nutrition Nutrition is the biochemistry, biochemical and physiology, physiological process by which an organism uses food and water to support its life. The intake of these substances provides organisms with nutrients (divided into Macronutrient, macro- ...

care and therapy, management of foodservice operations, human resource management, and sanitation and

food safety Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, food processing, preparation, and food storage, storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a simi ...

. Dietary management is not usually subject to professional regulation, although voluntary certification is preferred by many employers. In Canada, dietary managers with recognized training in areas such as diet therapy, menu planning, food safety and food production may become members of the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management. In Australia, food service managers with recognized training in areas such as diet therapy
menu planning
food safety and food production may become members of the Institute of Hospitality in HealthCare (IHHC) or the Food Service Association of Australia (FSA). In the United States, dietary managers with a composite of education and experience may take a certification exam offered by the Dietary Managers Association (DMA), known as the ''Dietary Manager Credentialing Exam''. Eligibility requirements to take the exam include a DMA-approved diploma in nutrition, foodservice management, culinary arts, hotel-restaurant management, institutional foodservice management, or military dietary manager training. Training may have been taken at a designated school or through

distance learning Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance; today, it usually involves online ...

.University of South Dakota
Online and distance education: Dietary Managers Training Program.
/ref> Passing the exam allows use of the title “Certified Dietary Manager” or “Certified Food Protection Professional”.

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External links

Canadian Society of Nutrition Management
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Dietary Managers Association
(United States)

Training and regulation of dietary managers

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