This 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.

Build essential skills in Food and Beverage Service with this brand new textbook, written specially for the new Level 2 Technical Certificate and endorsed by City & Guilds. Get to grips with the new Level 2 Technical Certificate, with learning objectives linked to the new qualification. Enhance your understanding with definitions of key terms. Check your knowledge with 'Test Your Learning' short-answer questions. Put your learning into context with practical, service-based 'In Practice' activities.

Americans spend more than 600 billion a year eating out. Busy consumers don't have the time or inclination to cook — they want tasty, nutritious meals without dishes to wash. More and more singles, working parents and seniors are demanding greater convenience and are turning to restaurants to fill that need. There's plenty of room for more food businesses, but for a successful startup you need more than just good recipes. You also need to know about planning, capitalization, inventory control, and payroll management.

Jeff Broadhurst joined Eat'n Park Hospitality Group as Director of Business Development for Parkhurst Dining Services in 1996, following a 5 year career with Federated Investors in their Chicago and Kentucky markets. In 2002, he was promoted to President of Parkhurst Dining Services, and in 2006, took over the responsibilities of President of Eat'n Park Restaurants. In 2008, Jeff became President and CEO of Eat'n Park Hospitality Group.

"Take a tasty adventure to the largest, busiest, and most extreme kitchens on the planet. From Australia's biggest pub, to an aircraft serving over 50,000 meals per day to Sea World in Orlando, Florida with a kitchen staff of over 1200 people, you'll see some of the biggest commercial kitchens in the world producing delicious dishes for hungry patrons"-- Container.

This book is the only up-to-date book of its kind that will provide an introduction to franchising, its pros and cons, and other aspects pertinent to restaurant franchises. It is the only guide to franchising written exclusively for food service professionals and is an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to break into one of today's most dynamic service industries.Since the late 1800s, when the idea was first conceived, the restaurant franchise has become a worldwide phenomenon. Opportunities abound for restaurateurs and food service professionals with the know-how to dive into and stay