The eighth edition of Planning and Control for Food and Beverage Operations continues an emphasis on practical activities that managers in food service operations of all sizes can use to plan and control their operations. The primary topics of this book food and beverage products, labor, and revenue are carefully analyzed, and the best strategies for their management in commercial and noncommercial food service operations are provided. This book is meant to be read and used. Students in formal educational programs and trainees in hospitality operations may read the book from cover to cover as part of formal or informal professional development and career training activities. Others, such as managers and supervisors on the front lines, can turn to this book for how-to-do-it help with problem-solving tasks on the job."

Teach your students the most up-to-date control processes used to reduce costs in food and beverage operations worldwide. In this edition, descriptions of most manually-based control procedures have been replaced with examples using technology. The book explores how planning and control functions can help operations work more efficiently, compete for market share, and provide value to guests. Each chapter also includes many Web-based referenced to illustrate the concepts discussed in the book.

This book propses systematic approaches to the design, planning and control of food and beverage operations and recognises the need to manage operations as operating systems.

A textbook for the students of hotel management. Coverage includes food and beverage service, food and beverage operations, cost control and food and beverage management. The book is divided into 19 chapters beginning with development of catering industry in India before further exploring the potential of the Indian catering industry.

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.