CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
One of the most important industries in Nigeria is the food industry. The food industry consists of everything from food processing plants to fast food and it affects nearly every living person. That is why it is so critical that the products of this industry should be at their highest quality, free of bacteria and ensure that the consumer will not face any detrimental consequences. Total Quality Management (TQM) plays a big role in promoting these results.
Total Quality Management seems to be a confusing term for the layperson. TQM is a philosophy advocated by Dr. Edward Deming, an international quality management expert. It was widely accepted by Japan from 1950 onwards. Since then many organizations around the world have adopted TQM or similar organisational processing methodologies. There have been many successes but also many reported failures. Success of the system depends on the total commitment of the people to quality from top to bottom within the organization. TQM implementation is based on team work and the philosophy of continuous improvement.

Statistics need to be used extensively to analyse and reduce the variation in the process.
In Nigeria today, we have different fast food joints springing up everyday, we have the likes of Mr. Biggs, Sweet sensation, chicken liken, chicken republic, finiki, tasty fried chicken, tantalizers as the front runners of the industry. Basically there is a greater need for us to examine, the extent to which these firms are satisfying the masses in this present state of our nation where laws and orders are neglected, so many food canteens are out there without a regulatory body to examine what they give to people, this issue is so sensitive in our society based on the fact that it has a direct effect on people’s health. There is an old proverb that says “Health is wealth”, that’s the more reason why