Food and beverage management
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Food and beverage management
Routledge, 2018
6th ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed.: 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This introductory textbook provides a thorough guide to the management of food and beverage outlets, from their day-to-day running through to the wider concerns of the hospitality industry. It explores the broad range of subject areas that encompass the food and beverage market and its main sectors - fast food and casual dining, hotels and quality restaurants and event, industrial and welfare catering. It also looks at some of the important trends affecting the food and beverage industry, covering consumers, the environment and ethical concerns as well as developments in technology.
New to this edition:
New chapter: Classifying food and drink service operations.
New international case studies throughout covering the latest industry developments within a wide range of businesses.
Enhanced coverage of financial aspects, including forecasting and menu pricing with respective examples of costings.
New coverage of contemporary trends, including events management, use of technology, use of social media in marketing, customer management and environmental concerns, such as sourcing, sustainability and waste management.
Updated companion website, including new case studies, PowerPoint slides, multiple choice questions, revision notes, true or false questions, short answer questions and new video and web links per chapter.
It is illustrated in full colour and contains in-chapter activities as well as end-of-chapter summaries and revision questions to test the readers' knowledge as they progress. Written by a team of authors with many years of industry practice and teaching experience, this book is the ideal guide to the subject for hospitality students and industry practitioners alike.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introducing food and beverage management
- Chapter 2: Classifying food and drink service operations
- Chapter 3: Restaurants and events - the direct market
- Chapter 4: Contract foodservice, travel and public sector catering - the indirect market
- Chapter 5: Developing the concept
- Chapter 6: The Menu
- Chapter 7: Purchasing and storage
- Chapter 8 Production and Service
- Chapter 9: Controlling the Operation
- Chapter 10: Staffing Issues
- Chapter 11 Food and beverage marketing
- Chapter 12: Managing quality in food and drink service operations
- Chapter 13 Trends and Developments
by "Nielsen BookData"