Food and Beverage Management

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 five main sectors - fast food and popular catering, hotels and quality restaurants and functional, industrial, and welfare catering. New to this edition are case studies covering the latest industry developments, and coverage of contemporary environmental concerns, such as sourcing, sustainability and responsible farming. It is illustrated in full colour and contains end-of-chapter summaries and revision questions to test your knowledge as you progress. Written by 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. . Updated and refreshed chapters covering the latest developments in the field . New topical case studies, such as the growth of chain coffee shops in bookstores and the slow food movement, offering real world industry context . A more user friendly layout, with the text packed with useful features like activities and key points boxes

Business & Money

Davis, Bernard

Lockwood, Andrew

Alcott, Peter

Pantelidis, Ioannis

Industries

Routledge

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 five main sectors – fast food and popular catering, hotels and quality restaurants and functional, industrial, and welfare catering. New to this edition are: <ul>
<li>Case studies covering the latest industry developments within a wide range of businesses from the UK, the USA and worldwide to help you understand how these ideas work in practice</li> <li>Coverage of contemporary environmental concerns, such as sourcing, sustainability and responsible farming. Issues of how to maintain financial control of a business, handling staff and how to market your operation before discussing ways in which you can deliver quality to the customer</li> <li>It looks at some of the trends affecting the food and beverage industry covering consumers, the environment, ethical concerns as well as developments in technology </li> <li>Updated companion website including case studies, multiple choice questions, PowerPoint slides, revision notes, true or false questions, short answer questions at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780080966700/</li>
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It is illustrated in full colour and contains end-of-chapter summaries and revision questions to test the readers' knowledge as they progress. Written by 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.

Davis Jr, Bernard

Food and Beverage Management 4e provides a complete introduction to this vital area of hospitality management. Now in its fourth edition, this best-selling text has been completely revised and restructured to reflect current practice and teaching and includes updated information on all areas, especially technology, operations and staffing issues. Each chapter has a user friendly structure including aims, exercises and further study hints. Food and Beverage Management 4e is the introductory bible for people entering food and beverage management studies or practice. * What is quality and how to manage it * Getting started in the restaurant business * Menu planning * Food and beverage operations and control * Staffing issues including recruitment and turnover * Marketing including public relations and merchandising * Trends and development including franchising and environmental issues * Real-life cases from industry leaders, including practical examples and illustrations to clearly explain the critical points raised * Fully revised and updated with new material relating to food and beverage management operations and technology * Support from online lecturer material with PowerPoint slides, solutions to exercises, extra case studies and web links

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

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: <ul>
<li>New chapter: Classifying food and drink service operations.</li> <li>New international case studies throughout covering the latest industry developments within a wide range of businesses.</li> <li>Enhanced coverage of financial aspects, including forecasting and menu pricing with respective examples of costings.</li> <li>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. </li> <li>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. </li> </ul>
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.

Pantelidis, Ioannis S.

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Food and Beverage Management

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Food and Beverage Management

Food and Beverage Management