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Seafood Sales and Standards

Case Display

  • Team has been trained and are following Seafood Best Practices?

  • Is the store following weekly Merchandising notes?

  • Are the stores including all items on their core list?

  • Is there fresh kale in the case?

  • Are they using dummies or ice to create a fuller looking display?

  • Is there a barrier used to protect the skinless fillets and live shellfish?

  • Is the previously frozen product properly de-glazed? ( do not thaw completely )

Variety / Quality

  • Do they have a good variety of cooked Seafood in schematic and properly displayed

  • Do they have a good fin fish variety properly displayed in rows?

  • Do they have good variety of Raw shellfish properly displayed

  • Does all seafood on display meet Save Mart / Lucky quality Standards?

COOL Compliance

  • Are Shellfish tags on display in the seafood counter with the live shellfish?

  • Is all signage labeled with the correct information for COOL compliance?

  • Does the store have an up to date file for invoices including shell tags dating back 90 days?

Safety / Sanitation

  • Are all dividers in the case? They should be between the cooked and Raw, between fin fish and shellfish and <br>Between the shellfish & live shellfish

  • Upon entering the store is it free of Meat / seafood odor.

  • Is the front of the case / windows and floors clean and free of debris?

Organization / Display

  • Is the Grab and Go section well stocked and in code?

  • Is the Condiment section clean and well stocked?

  • Is the area behind the counter clean and free of clutter?

  • Is the seafood cooler organized and rotated?

Closing Procedures

  • Are the fillets being properly bagged and iced in lugers each night?

  • All salmon fillets should be placed on a meat tray and covered in plastic wrap

  • Is the seafood case de-iced and cleaned nightly

Seafood Shrink Management Principles

  • Department manager knows current period TL numbers and 3 month total loss performance?

  • Department is achieving 80% of target or better based on latest 3 month trend?

  • Department manager is aware of what top seafood spoils items are?

  • List top 5 spoils items based on 13 week trend: (ave weekly spoils cost, sales and percent to sales %)

  • Seafood space to sales is being adjusted as dictated by sales and weekly advertising?

  • All out of code merchandise has been pulled prior to 8:00 am?

  • Meat/seafood scan audits being performed twice weekly minimal by department manager (Wednesday and Monday or Fridays)?

  • Complete a scan audit of seafood department (grab and go and service case) and list results. (correct any exception immediately, notify pricing when necessary)

  • All refrigerated cases are properly maintained and temperatures under 40 degrees? (including back room coolers)

  • Department staff following cold chain best practices, no seafood to be out of refrigeration longer than 30 min/ salmon re-iced?

  • Department sanitation is being maintained properly and prep area is at acceptable temperature?

  • Spoils are being staged for review accurately scanned daily?

  • Seafood cooler organized, products dated, rotated and inventory level acceptable?

  • Department manager is listing on hand inventory prior to writing orders and using seafood order guide?

  • Manager specials being used responsibly as needed to drive sales and reduce spoils?

  • Fresh checks being used effectively with items listed for action? (7-10 days prior on pre-packaged items)

  • Invoices being checked and department manager reacting to plus outs and credits are being requested/received?

  • Observations and Suggestions from store team and merchandiser: (pack sizes, product quality on delivery, scheduling opportunities, additional space change suggestions ect.)

  • Photo documentation of observations:

Sign Off

  • Manager Signature

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