This book comprehensively addresses the sources of allergenic contaminants in foods, their fate during processing, and the specific measures that need to be taken to minimize their occurrence in foods. The book provides up-to-date information on the nine major allergens (as well as other emerging allergens) and practical guidelines on how these allergens can be identified and controlled during production and processing. Starting with an introduction to food allergens, the book follows with sections on food allergen management during production and processing, guidelines for the processing of specific allergen-free foods, techniques for hypo-allergenization and allergen detection, and allergen-free certification.

The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management covers all of the relevant issues in the field of hospitality management from both a sectoral level:* Lodging* Restaurants* Clubs* Time-share* ConventionsAs well as a functional one: * Accounting & finance* Marketing* Human resources* Information technology* Facilities management Its u

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links these three crucial areas of tourism - impacts, planning and management.Tourism impacts are multi-faceted and therefore are difficult to plan for and manage. This title looks at all the key players involved - be they tourists, host communities or industry members - and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism impacts successfully.Now in a third edition, this bestselling text has been fully revised to include: New material on: terrorism, sustainability, climate change, sex tourism, heritage touris

The book explores emotional interactions, innovative approaches and applications, organizational behavior, financial performance, tourism management and marketing strategies in the services sector. The authors make suggestions for management strategies and applications providing benefits for all parties.

This book examines critical service-management concepts that have direct application in the retail industry. Case examples from around the world show how to gain customer loyalty, achieve market leadership, and ensure profitability in the retail sector.

International Cases in Tourism Management includes:* Profiles of individual companies* Case studies on destination management and marketing* Material on different management functions in tourism, such as marketing and human resource management* Case studies of particular types of tourism, such as ecotourism and cultural tourismThe case studies are supplemented by exercises and questions, which ensure that for students and tutors alike the book is the ideal accompanim

Stakeholder Management - today's buzzword - is difficult to translate into practice even for the experienced manager. Following 'How to achieve excellence in Stakeholder Management', which included case studies from reputable companies, the present volume goes beyond explaining theoretical constructs. Success stories from a wide range of sectors and regions are analyzed in depth in order to illustrate how Stakeholder Management can be tailored to each unique situation. The reader will get concrete answers and ideas about planning and implementing successful stakeholder management in the area o

Part of the Contemporary Review Series. Contemporary Tourism Reviews will provide you with critical, state-of-the-art surveys of all of the major areas of tourism study to people who are coming to a topic for the first time. Written by leading thinkers and academics in the field they provide flexible, current and topical information as an instant download.