Synopsis
Food and beverage service industries are a distinctive business that is in vogue in today's fast moving world. Food and Beverage Service by R. Singaravelavan covers the various distinct features that are necessary for a student of hotel management to understand the fundamentals of the food and beverage industry. Right from administering the food department to the concepts of effective customer management, this book is a complete comprehensive guide to the domain of the food and beverage industry. One of the unique features of Food and Beverage Service is the illustrated chapters by the means of various pictures, graphs, quick notes, plans, and exercises that makes this book easy to use and very appealing. This book is inclusive of forty eight chapters, separated into six parts. The contents of this book discuss the various aspects of the food and beverage industry including diverse topics like an introduction to the industry, styles of food and various food services, various equipment used in the industry, knowing how and planning what to include in the menus, add-ons for selected dishes, terms related to cookery, procedures for varied services, how to accept orders and how to make bills, how to deal in accordance with situations, bar management, and food safety in relevance to environmental features. Food and Beverage Service is intact with nouveau descriptions from the practitioner's point of view and syllabus that is generally prescribed for the students of hotel management. It will also be helpful to the experts of this industry to carry out certificate courses related to the food and beverage industry. About the Author
R. Singaravelavan is a head professor of the SNR Sons College, Coimbatore, in the department of Catering Science and Hotel Management. With an experience of more than thirty years in the industry of food and beverage services, Professor R. Singaravelavan has been a part of various esteemed hotels like the Hotel Taj Mahal Intercontinental, Mumbai. Apart from this, he is also the chairperson and part of the board of members in the discipline of catering science and hotel management studies in universities like Bharathiar University and Periyar University.
