1. The Food and Beverage Industry

2. Types of Foodservice Businesses
Commercial Foodservice
Consists of food and beverage businesses that compete for customers. Organized into 4 categories:
1. Quick-Service Restaurants
Fast-Food Restaurants
Cafeterias
Buffets
Carryout Restaurants

3. Types of Foodservice Businesses
2. Full-Service Restaurants
Fine-Dining Restaurants
Casual Dining Restaurants
3. Catering
Involves feeding a large number of people at one time
4. Hotel and Club Foodservice
Hotels
Country clubs, city clubs, yacht clubs, beach clubs, etc.

4. Institutional Foodservice
Institutional Foodservice: consists of food- service provided to customers in an institution.
An institution is a place such as a school, Hospital, the military, or prison.
A. School Foodservice
B. Health Care Foodservice:
hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
C. Foodservice Within a Consumer Business
Recreation: sports arenas, zoos, movie theatres
Retail: bookstores, grocery stores, gas stations

5. Assignment
List as many restaurant jobs and responsibilities as you can

6. Restaurant Concepts
The whole idea of the restaurant or the restaurant chain: 8VY
Theme: a specific idea around which something is organized. For example, senior prom theme.
Ambiance: the feeling or mood associated with a particular place.

7. Questions
1. What is the difference between a commercial food service and an institutional foodservice?
2. Define a quick service restaurant and give an example of each type
3. Explain how a full service restaurant is different from a quick service
4. Describe and give an example of 4 types of full service restaurants
5. What is the purpose of institutional foodservice?
6. Give an example of each of the 3 types of institutional foodservice.