Design of Thai-Halal Food Operational Uniforms From Batik Fabric

Abstract

The objectives of this project were to design and make Thai-Halal food operational uniforms from batik fabric and to study satisfaction with the uniforms. A questionnaire is used as a research instrument to collect data from 50 persons receiving services from Halal Kitchen restaurant, Faculty of Home Economics Technology (South Phranakorn Campus), Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep. Accidental sampling is employed and data analysis is presented with percentage and means. The study results indicated that most evaluators were Buddhist women, followed by Muslim women. They were between 25-34 years of age and work as private company employees. Their salary was higher than 25,000 baht. Overall the design of 3 Thai-Halal food operational uniforms from batik fabric found a high level of satisfaction. Considered the pattern of uniforms, it was found that receptionist uniform and waiter - waitress uniform had a high level of satisfaction with equal means in all aspects. In relation to the design and function of both uniforms, the mean was 4.42 and 4.45 respectively. For chef uniforms, satisfaction level was high; the mean was 4.26 for the design and 4.39 for function respectively.