Educational Film " Behind the Scenes at the Supermarket " Grocery Store Food 93464 (1958)

Synopsis

This color educational film is about the way a supermarket is run and the various jobs within it. The store featured is Mayfair and this is copyright is 1958. Title card: Behind the Scenes at the Supermarket (:07-:27). Exterior of a Mayfair Supermarket in the morning. The manager brings his son to the store before it's open. They enter and start walking through the aisles. The manager puts on a white jacket, smiles at his son. The first thing the manager does is open the read door to the loading area behind the store. A truck backs up to it to deliver food. A man unloads vegetables/fruit. At the back of the market, this supply is cleaned. Lettuce is sprayed with water. Cartons of goods go down a conveyor belt onto a moving belt that brings them to the second floor storage area. Storage area has lots of boxes and food (:28-3:29). Frozen food is stored in a frozen food locker. Big pieces of meat are taken off hooks. Meat is pushed into a cold refrigerator. Meat Dept. manager shows the son what meat will be cut today. Hunks of meat are cut. Meat is then sent to be packaged. The meat is placed in cellophane (3:30-5:45). Each package of meat is weighed and then priced. Wrapped meat is ready for a refrigerated display case. A chute carries cans and paper goods down to the main floor to be opened and displayed. A price is stamped onto each can. The manager looks at some sale signs being made by a sign maker (5:46-7:41). The manager's secretary is met by the manager. A bookkeeper…

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10 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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