Özet:

The number of residential, one of the main stakeholders of tourism, is increasing every day. At the same time, the number of kitchen departments is increasing. The quantity and quality of the need for products used in this department is important, but it has become a subject that is closely followed by people. The need for a reliable product, the demand of people for healthy and hygienic products and services, has prepared the ground for the continuous increase in the number and variety of products. The suppliers that provide products to these also realize this situation and continuously expands their product range. In this context, the use of ready food, which is an important topic for both and consumers, is considered as an important research topic in this study. The aim of this study is to reveal the ideas of the managers of the kitchen departments of the accommodation companies located in the Marmaris destination about the preferences for the use of ready-made food. Also, the determination of the reasons for preferring ready food products and the identification of the opinions of chefs about ready food products are the sub-purpose of the study. In the study in which the quality research method was applied, a semi-configured interview technique was applied in the obtaining of data. The study resulted in the establishment of accommodation in the destination of Marmaris and the management of the kitchen departments provided time savings as reasons for the use of ready food, profit from the number of staff, the absence of qualified staff or the unavailability to the staff in the desired characteristics, economic reasons, the practicality of ready food, the long life of the rack, the supply of product diversity and the possibility of standard production. According to the results of the research, a number of recommendations have been made to the surroundings.

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