Fresh Produce Inspection Points

• Store

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

Merchandising / Ordering

• Does the department have all the ad items?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the order guide properly filled out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the survey item orders noted in the order guide and highlighted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all ad items highlighted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a cooler inventory being done immediately prior to writing a produce order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the produce order being written on the sales floor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the department merchandised to the planograms?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Also to the ad script sent by Merchandising?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the department appear to be culled by 8 A.M., full and fresh by 10:00 A.M.?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Displays

• Are bluffs in the R.P.C’s on the refrigerated case and in the four tier black racks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the rack in the refrigerated case laid flat and in the top notch of the case?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the 6” RPC’s placed in the case on the racks lengthwise, from back to front, with the handles out? (Exception being under 3-tier salad set-using 4” widthwise for pack out)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the RPC’s in the base of the case covered with the black super grip?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the RPC spillover displays bluffed with a foam bluff inserted into the RPC?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If required are the pyramid risers being used to bluff bin display product?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Department Signage

• Does everything have a price tag (Hanging price tags dangling from fencing on the refrigerated case and the four tier black racks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Price tag Clips on the salad section being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7x11 stem signs positioned in the back and center of the black bins with risers “fronts of the bins facing the customer” ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7x11 stem signs in the back middle of the black bins that are not using risers signs facing customers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ad items signed on the display bins signed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the advertised items displayed in the refrigerated case signed appropriately and with violator tags?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are shipper bin displays (potatoes, watermelon etc.) signed with stem signs placed in the middle of the bin under the pallet facing the customer?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If waterfall displays are used from the euro tables are they signed with Flex Stem Sign holder on top of the euro tables, uniform height and squared facing the customer?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sales Floor Sanitation

• Look down the cold air returns (does it appear that the inside of the case has been cleaned monthly as scheduled?)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check the RPC’s and foam bluffs “are they clean”? This is required to be done weekly or more if necessary as filling with fresh product.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the front of the case cleaned to the floor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the mirrors at the end of the case clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the hanging scales clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the black bins clean (tops and sides)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the euro tables and four tier black racks cleaned front and back to the wheels and the banana pads cleaned weekly (floor cleaned underneath also)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the top of the refrigerated case clean and free of dust?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is proper floor maintenance being practiced and rugs clean and free of debris?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the department free of any unsafe obstacles / hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Back Room Sanitation

• Are the tables clean and sanitized?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the sinks clean/test strips available and in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the dry storage area (potatoes, onions, etc.) clean and products dated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the backroom and cooler exterior walls, appliance lines (water etc.) and floors clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the area around the perimeter of the walls clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is everything moved three inches from the wall, traps inspected and positioned tightly against the wall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the waste containers using waste liners and covered with waste container lids?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the cooler racks, walls, doors, floors, lights (also covered with guards) and refrigeration units clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the cooler rotated and dated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is crisping evident?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Receiving

• Are the lids removed from the bananas immediately at the time of receiving with the plastic opened and the bananas air-stacked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are U-boats available at the time of receiving for the purpose of placing cooler items on them and immediately moving that product into the cooler (berries, greens, salads, etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Other Notes