A study was performed on the consumption of prepackaged meals (Dosirak) sold by food service providers through Importance-Satisfaction Analysis (ISA) to determine the factors that consumers seek in quality Dosirak. According to the analysis, food service providers need to concentrate on food freshness and temperature while maintaining food taste. As for food packaging, consumers were found to prefer microwaveable plastic containers the most (29.3%). Nonetheless, they found that packaging needed improvements in securing food content during transportation and in food labeling, especially for expiration dates. The study also investigated which factors, including menu selection and advertising, affected the sales of food service provider Dosirak the most. The most important factor was determined to be price. Regarding menu selection, the quality of food seasoning and ingredients, daily specials and the variety of combination sets were found to be important. Availability of delivery (3.83/5.00), advance ordering (3.82/5.00) and discounts (3.75/5.00) were important factors in advertising. The conclusions of the study point to a consumer base that recognizes the ease and benefits of Dosirak but desires high quality food items at low cost. To expand the consumer base, food service providers must continually develop new menu items that satisfy consumer tastes and trends, maintain sanitary conditions and improve food labelling.

Sanitary management practices from 8 packaged meals (Dosirak) manufacturing establishments were surveyd during production and distribution and their microbiological quality of dosirak items marketed in CVS were analyzed. Correlation coefficients were calculated to deternine significant relationships between sanitary management practices and microbiological quality of packaged meals. The results of self evaluation on sanitary management practices indicated 'doing practice well' in personnel and equipment sanitation management but time-temperature control management were practiced satisfactorily only about 55% as compared with the managerial standard guidelines. Significant relationships between the status of actual sanitary management practices and microbiological quality of Dosirak items were not found, but general status of microbiological quality of Dosirak items revealed positive relationship with the size of operational structure and the status of time-temperature control management practices.

34 packaged meal (Dosirak) manufacturing establishments were assessed in terms of working environment, production and transportation practices. Questionnaires and facility check-lists were developed. Most establishments were small in business, and production personnel as well as production facilities were insufficient compared with production capacity of establishments. Mean production capacity for packaged meals in terms of optimum and maximum levels were 6,500 and 15,166 meals in large sized establishments; 2,662 and 8,301 in medium; and 2,112, and 4,733 in small respectively. Those figures indicate potentially hazardous practices in production especially in small and medium sized establishments. Most meals were produced to order. Transportation facility and kitchen space were assessed as insufficient.

국내 도시락 공장을 조사 분석하여 대량생산에 적합토록 그 문제점을 보완 개선했다. 특히 식품위생법과 건축법상의 공장허가 사항을 고려해서 3가지 면적별로 모델 도시락 공장을 설계하였다. 작업장은 하나의 개방공간에 배치된 기기류를 오염지역, 준청결지역, 청결지역으로 나누어 작업중의 2차오염 문제를 배제시켰고, 기기류는 밥급속냉각기, 냉장고 겸 냉각기를 설치하여 위생안전성을 부여했으며, 청결실에 멸균(집진)기를 설치하여 완제품의 초기 미생물 농도를 줄이고 2차오염 요인을 제거함으로써 위생적인 도시락 생산유통이 가능한 도시락 생산공장을 설계하였다.

서울시와 경인지역을 중심으로 도시락 생산업체 16개사를 선정하여 방문 조사한 기기류 보유 현황은 다음과 같다. 1. 조리기기는 주로 레인지, 튀김기, 국솥, 밥솥을 사용하고 있었다. 2. 전처리기기는 푸드 캇타, 푸드 슬라이서와 야채 탈피기, 야채 캇타를 주로 이용하고 있었다. 3. 냉동 냉장고는 16개사에서 모두 보유하고 있었으나 냉장고의 용량을 늘려야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 4. 살균기로 자외선 살균기를 주로 사용하고 있었으나 살균시의 능력이 부족하고 살균기의 용량이 처리량에 비해 적었다. 5. 싱크 작업대는 16개사에서 모두 보유하고 있었으나, 싱크 작업대를 품목별로 구분하여 사용할 필요가 있었다. 6. 식품을 보온하거나 가온하는 기기류는 보유율이 대체로 낮았다. 7. 스팀발생용 에너지는 가스를 많이 사용하고 있었다. 8. 운반기는 평운반기, 키친 웨건을 주로 이용하고 있었다. 9. 포장기는 ???N 포장기가 주종을 이루고 있었으며 자동포장기, 집진기, 에어커텐 등의 기기류는 보완되어야 한다고 판단되었다.