Hospitality Operations: Food Production Systems, Service Methods, Menu Engineering, Sustainable Menu Planning

Hospitality Operations
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
1. Different types of food production systems............................................................................3
2. Food and Beverage Service Methods......................................................................................5
3. Evaluate Menu Engineering matrix in order to enhance the profitability of the restaurant....6
4. Evaluation of the sustainable menu planning consideration in order to become competitive
in marketplace.............................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
A food system is the process and structure which focus on satisfying the food needs and
provides food security to the humans(population) which includes raw seeds, growing process,
harvesting, storing in warehouses, packaging, consumption and disposal of waste (Boella and
Goss-Turner, 2019). The changes in weather and climate conditions effect the food systems.
Food production is the process of preparing food where raw materials is used and ready to eat
food is produced for human consumption. The organisation chosen for this report is Alfredo's
Italian Restaurant. The company is going to open its new restaurant in United States in coming
three months and want to established its brand name in the hospitality and restaurants industry.
The topics covered in the report are different type of food production systems, knowledge about
different types of food and beverage service methods, evaluation of menu engineering matrix and
sustainable menu planning considerations in order to be competitive in the marketplace.
MAIN BODY
1. Different types of food production systems
The food production system is the process of converting the raw ingredients into the final
product that is edible food. These food products use by people for home cooking or by
hospitality and restaurant sector for further cooking process. The hospitality industry main
function is to provide appropriate services to the humans where they are mainly dealing in food
and accommodation facilities and services. They are responsible for satisfying the needs and
desires of customers by providing them luxuries services. Moreover food and beverages industry
is the most efficient and significant contribution to the hospitality sector.
The standard operating procedures has formulated the guidelines and blueprints regarding the
food act and everyone belonging to hospitality industry is obliged to consider them and function
accordingly (Chen and Lin, 2012).
Types of food production system which Alfredo's Italian Restaurant can consider and follow-
 Conventional food system- This system is based on the low cost of fossil fuels that is
with the use of chemical fertilizers the production and packaging of food take place. In
context of Alfredo's Italian restaurant this method is beneficial as it produces more food
in comparison to any other alternative system of production. The only disadvantage of
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