Food and Beverage Plan Portfolio : Types of Food and Beverage Businesses

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FOOD AND BEVERAGE PLAN PORTFOLIO
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FOOD AND BEVERAGE PLAN PORTFOLIO
Types of Food and Beverage Businesses
The Food and Beverage business is among the oldest business sector in the world. Food
is a basic need for every human being and the high demand for this necessity has attributed to the
growth of the industry. With technology advancement and innovations, new recipes are created
to give the customer an exciting experience that meets or even surpass their expectations. The
food and beverage business has been divided into different types of models with each having
unique characteristics.
There are many types of food and beverage businesses, depending on location, stars, table
settings, menus, and price.
• Fine dining
• Family dining
• Fast food
• Buffet
• Pop-outs
• Ethnic restaurants
Fine dining
Fine dining caterer premium, high-end customers with silver service, Michelin kitchen
providing the best quality of food. Most of them have dress codes. They offer excellent wines, a
la carte menu, and best-sourced ingredients. Fine dining restaurants have a formal atmosphere
and the menu is always fancier compared to the other types of restaurants.
Examples of fine dining restaurants in London:
• The Goring Dining Room
• The Ritz
• Club Gascon
• Le Gavroche
• Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
French cuisine at The Dorchester(bookatable.co.uk)

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Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester (alainducasse-dorchester.com, 2019)
Family dining
Family dining is service with enjoyable, friendly, reasonable price and casual dress code.
The picture below shows a family restaurant, specialized in Mexican and Japanese cuisine. They
offer a la carte, wines, dessert menus and take away service. They use social and traditional
media to attract new customers. Family dining restaurants usually have an inviting ambiance
style that is comfortable for the customers.
Examples of Family Dining are:
• La Casita Mexicana
• Hard Rock Café
• Herman Ze German
• Masala Zone
Fast food
Specialized in convenient and affordable food served in and take away. Most of the fast-
food restaurants are part of a restaurant franchise or chain with a controlled supply chain that
ensures that they provide standardized ingredients to all the outlets. They can offer menu, digital,
counter service and delivery.
• Emphasizes on
• Quick service
• Counter service
• Drive-thru service
• Self-service
Examples of Fast food restaurants:
• Five Guys
• Mc Donald’s
• KFC
• Burger King