Foodservice Management Fundamentals focuses on the tools necessary for managing foodservice operations in today’s aggressive business environment. Reynolds & McClusky show readers how to position, manage, and leverage a successful food service operation—commercial and non-commercial--in a variety of venues. Using a menu-driven approach, the book will be full of management tools, best practices, and techniques. Reynolds brings a hospitality and business background while McClusky brings experience and expertise in nutrition & dietetics.

The food service industry is one of the most promising industries which has been present for a long time. As the industry is constantly growing day by day with the increase in demand, so is the competition. To be able to tackle competition in this industry, every food and beverage business needs to follow the basic guidelines and also be able to provide something unique. This book includes all the factors that need to be kept in mind to run a business in this industry. It is never just the food that makes a food business successful but all the other factors that are involved, which include quality of the food, sanitation, and hygiene, and even human resource management. The organizational structure and design also play an important role in the smooth working of a food service business.

This is today's most comprehensive, current, and practical overview of foodservice operations and the business principles needed to manage them successfully. The book covers all core topics, including food safety, organizational design, human resources, performance improvement, finance, equipment, design, layout, and marketing.

Provides a fresh, innovative approach to foodservice management Divided into four parts, this book combines the perspectives of two seasoned professionals, one an expert in business and hospitality and the other an authority in diet and nutrition. Study Guide to Accompany Foodservice Management Fundamentals is a great supplement to the comprehensive book focusing on the tools necessary for managing foodservice operations in today's aggressive business environment. Dennis Reynolds and Kathleen McClusky show readers how to position, manage, and leverage a successful food service operation?both commercial and non-commercial?in a variety of venues. Using a menu-driven approach, the book offers readers helpful management tools, best practices, and techniques.

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.