Stop Buffet Drift Before Guests Notice
Use control-point thinking to intervene in buffet service before drift becomes a guest-visible failure.
The situation A lunch buffet is 18 minutes into service. The room is calm, but the vegetarian entree is sharing a utensil with a sauce, rice is nearly empty, and backup pans are unlabeled. The visible line is not the full system; control-point drift is already starting. HACCP in live service Control the highest-risk drift first A buffet lead should sequence interventions by risk, not by whatever looks most embarrassing from the doorway. Reflex Chase the emptiest pan The line stays credible because the risky drift stops first. Prioritize the control point with the highest consequence, then recover flow and…
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