Exam 7: Restaurants

The founders of classical cuisine are: • Bill Marriott and Howard Johnson • Ray Kroc and Kemmons Wilson • Marie-Antoine Careme and Auguste Escoffier • Bobby Flay and Mario Batali

The average person in our society spends about what percent of their food dollar away from home? • 25% • 50% • 33% • 40%

List five classifications of restaurants and briefly describe each.

List five trends in the restaurant industry and discuss what e mean to you and how they affect the business.

A restaurant that offers a good selection of menu items, with 15 or more being cooked to order and made from scratch could be categorized as a: • fine dining restaurant • quick service restaurant • fusion restaurant • family style restaurant

Co-branding at stores and non-traditional locations including highway plazas and shopping centers is a concept currently being used by __________ restaurants to raise flat sales figures.

Compare and contrast independent and chain restaurants

Chicken is likely to remain a popular menu item for all of the following reasons except: • it is difficult to obtain • it is relatively inexpensive to produce • it is adaptable to various presentations • it is perceived to be healthier

North America gained much of its culinary legacy from France the two main events responsible for this were the __________ and Thomas Jefferson.

All of the following are typical quick service restaurant offerings except: • Hamburgers • Sandwiches • Sushi • Pizza

Longhorn, Outback, Ryan's and Chart House are examples of: • steak houses • celebrity owned restaurants • quick service restaurants • fusion restaurants

The leader of the quick service market with worldwide sales in the billions is: • KFC • Pizza Hut • McDonald's • Burger King

Auguste Escoffier is known for many things including reducing the number of sauces used in the kitchen to __________ mother sauces.

The restaurant industry employs over: • 5 million people • 10 million people • 12 million people • 20 million people

The most popular meal eaten away from home is __________ .

Monthly payments to the franchisor based on a percent of sales are known as __________ .

Define franchising and list three drawbacks of franchising.

Richard Melman is the founder and chairman of : • Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. • Levy Restaurants • Darden Restaurants • Morrissey Hospitality Group

A popular way for young entrepreneurs to enter the restaurant business is through a: • independent concept • apprenticeship • sandwich restaurant • food truck

Chain restaurants can be owned by ________, ________, or ________.