Guidance

Defence catering manual: catering management: guidance (JSP 456 part 2, volume 1)

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Part of: Defence catering manual (JSP 456) and Joint Service Publication (JSP)
• Published: 4 August 2011
• Last updated: 2 October 2017, see all updates

Regulations, instructions and guidance on catering management for those working in armed forces catering.

Documents

Catering management: guidance (updated October 2017)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 PDF, 182KB

Catering services management and administration (updated October 2017)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 1 PDF, 333KB

Sources of food supply (updated October 2017)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 2 PDF, 132KB

Nutrition and healthy eating (updated December 2016)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 4 PDF, 176KB

Menu planning (updated October 2017)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 5 PDF, 301KB

Food service management (updated May 2016)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 6 PDF, 156KB

Mess management

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 7 PDF, 92KB, 14 pages

Operational catering (updated December 2016)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 8 PDF, 127KB

Equipment, infrastructure, clothing and defence accommodation stores (updated May 2016)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 9 PDF, 21.7KB

Contract catering (non-CRL)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 10 PDF, 64.1KB, 8 pages

Catering competitions (updated May 2016)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 11 PDF, 28.4KB

Catering and information systems (updated November 2016)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 12 PDF, 33.1KB

Royal Navy catering management (updated October 2017)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2 Volume 1, Chapter 13 PDF, 456KB

Details

The Defence catering manual, Joint Service Publication (JSP) 456, provides regulations, instructions and guidance for all those working in catering for the UK armed forces.

Volume 1 covers aspects of catering management.

Chapter 3, ‘Deliveries, receipts and storage of food’, has been removed as it is no longer current.

Document information

Published: 4 August 2011

Updated: 2 October 2017

+ full page history

1. 2 October 2017 Added updated versions of Catering services management and administration (JSP 456 part 2, volume 1, chapter 1), Sources of food supply (JSP 456 part 2 volume 1, chapter 2), Menu planning (JSP 456 part 2 volume 1, chapter 5), Royal Navy catering management (JSP 456 part 2 volume 1, chapter 13), and Catering management: guidance.
2. 18 July 2017 Added updated JSP 456 volume 1, chapter 13 guidance.
3. 30 June 2017 Updated guidance and chapter 13.
4. 25 April 2017 Added updated Guidance and Menu planning
5. 8 December 2016 Updated Part 2 Volume 1 prelims, chapter 4 and 8
6. 2 November 2016 Updated Chapter 12.
7. 23 September 2016 Added updated part 2 guidance, chapters 3, 5 and 13
8. 24 May 2016 Added updated Chapters 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 to 13.
9. 3 March 2016 Added updated Part 2 Guidance and Chapters 1 and 13.
10. 22 January 2016 Addd updated guidance and chapters 1, 2, 3 and 11.
11. 22 January 2016 Added updated Chapter 6.
12. 4 November 2015 Added updated Chapter 8.
13. 27 October 2015 Added updated Chapter 13.
14. 18 September 2015 Added Amendment 2 for Prelims, Chapters 1, 5, 8, 13.
15. 11 June 2015 Added updated versions of Prelims, Chapter 1, 5, 8, 9. 12 and 13.
16. 17 February 2015 Corrected in email address in Part 2: Guidance.
17. 17 December 2014 Added new version of Volume 1 catering management documents.
18. 15 October 2014 Added updated chapters for Vol 1.
19. 4 August 2011 First published.

From: Ministry of Defence

Part of: Defence catering manual (JSP 456) Joint Service Publication (JSP)