Hospitality Operations: Types of Food Production Systems, Food/Beverage Service Methods, Menu Engineering Matrix, and Sustainable Menu Planning

Hospitality Operations
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ......................................................................................................................................3
Discuss different types of food production system..........................................................................3
Explain about several kinds of Food/ Beverage Service methods in restaurants. ..........................6
Describe Menu Engineering matrix to increase restaurant profitability..........................................8
Examine sustainable menu planning consideration to be competitive in market..........................10
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................13
Books & Journal:...........................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
The hospitality industry is being a major part of country which boost up the economy level.
It is type of business in which services are provided by hotels, restaurants, cafe to customers
according to their needs and requirements. Hospitality operations are defined as process of hotels
& procedures through which they carry out their activities & functions (Bae, 2017). Competition in
this industry has increased at higher scale & new strategies & applications are adapted by
restaurants, cafe to survive in market. This report comprises of type of food production systems,
food service approaches, Menu engineering matrix and sustainable menu planning.
MAIN BODY
Discuss different types of food production system
In a restaurants or hotels, food is majorly focused by consumers, guests when they visit.
Food production system is defined as process or way through which food is being processed from
cutting of crops by farmer to its final consumption & distribution to consumers. It is important to
focus on types of food productions system so that it is easy to provide food in proper manner. It
depend upon particular restaurant to adapt which type of food production system relying in their
needs or demands. In reference with Alfredo's Italian restaurant, they also use several kinds of
systems & are mentioned below-
Harvesting- It is being considered as first aspect of food production in which it refers to a
procedure of crop cutting and then converting them for final output or consumption. This is first
process from where food is being processed (Barron, 2017). In relevance with given Italian
restaurant, they need to be aware about crops like what is most important crop for them which they
are required to be acquired. It is essential to focus on crops requirement so that decisions in further
process are made accordingly. Moreover, harvesting is being carried out of crops such as wheat,
vegetables etc. Appropriate networks to farmers is also needed when focusing on concept of
harvesting.

Broiling- This is another kind of food production system in which it refers to making or
preparing of food by giving them direct heat. This is used at both traditional and modern food
processing. With change period of time, most of restaurants are using this concept tom keep their
modern & traditions both at consistent level which attracts consumers. Further, in context of given
restaurants they can also use it for making foods or dishes such as sushi, Italian dishes, beef, meats
etc. This process of making food gives a high level of taste to dish which satisfies the customers in
proper manner (Gaviglio, 2018).
Broiling
Fermentation- In this, it is procedure in which conversion of crop done into liquid form. It
also an effective way of preparing foods or beverages like soup, drinks etc. In relation with
Alfredo's Italian restaurants, they can use this so that alcohol, drinks for starters can be provide to