1088	 Menu Planning by Computer	 A computer code has been developed which plans menus by finding minimum cost combinations of menu items such that the daily dietary gastronomic and production requirements can be satisfied for a sequence of days. A fast special integer programming algorithm is described which approximates the theoretical solution to the problem. If necessary any menu can be changed on-line and then post-optimized. Up to percent saving on food cost is possible. A FORTRAN program for the IBM is available on request. A considerable amount of data processing must precede the implementation of the system.
