Courtesy: School of Hospitality and Catering Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through…

Courtesy : School of Hospitality and Catering White Paper A fast-food restaurant, also known as a quick-service restaurant (QSR) within the industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast-food cuisine and has minimal table…

Courtesy : School of Hospitality and Catering White Paper College cafeteria The main dining hall of Pensacola Christian College In American English, a college cafeteria is a cafeteria intended for college students. In…

Courtesy : School of Hospitality and Catering White Paper History Childs Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1908 Perhaps the first self-service restaurant (not necessarily a cafeteria) in the U.S. was the…

Courtesy : School of Hospitality and Catering White Paper A cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen outside the U.S., is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or…

Courtesy : School of Hospitality and Catering White Paper The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, theme parks, travel and tourism. It includes hotels, tourism agencies, restaurants and bars. # ISO…