trayline
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[edit]trayline (plural traylines)
- A system of food preparation, used in hospitals, in which trays move along an assembly line.
- '1970, American Hospital Association, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association: Volume 44:
- The trays for the test unit at first were assembled on a separate trayline within the main kitchen; however, this process consumed excessive space and time, so the operation was transferred to the regular trayline.
- 2001, Sue Grossbauer, Managing Foodservice Operations, page 58:
- These are reasons that trayline assembly is popular in healthcare, especially for acute care environments.