trayline
nounEtymology From tray + line.
1
A system of food preparation, used in hospitals, in which trays move along an assembly line.
- The trays for the test unit at first were assembled on a separate trayline within the main kitchen; however, this process consumed excessive space and time, so the operation was transferred to the regular trayline.1970, American Hospital Association, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association: Volume 44:
- These are reasons that trayline assembly is popular in healthcare, especially for acute care environments.2001, Sue Grossbauer, Managing Foodservice Operations, page 58: