Exam 6: Food and Beverage

Food service available at NHL hockey games is part of the commercial food service sector.

The typical style of food service found in schools and institutions is the ________________.

Menu items created by chefs for a particular restaurant are called _________________.

A specialty restaurant is one that ___________________.

Large grocery stores now sell take-out foods so they can compete with fast-food restaurants.

One of the newest trends in the food service industry is ___________________.

Independent ownership of a restaurant can be risky because ______________________.

Food grown without the use of chemicals or foreign substances is called _______________.

Restaurants fall under various forms of ownership. a)Identify the three different styles of ownership structure. b)Explain core strengths and weaknesses in each model. c)Provide examples of each found within your region.

The latest trends in the food and beverage sector emerge from two distinct areas: our changing lifestyles and new legislation. a)What is the definition of a trend as it relates to the food and beverage sector? b)Briefly summarize three trends that have arisen in food service based on our changing lifestyles. c)Which of these trends do you feel has had the greatest impact on restaurateurs? Justify your choice. d)Briefly summarize two pieces of legislation from your province that you feel have had the greatest impact on the food service industry. e)Which piece of legislation do you feel most restricts your right to do business? Justify your answer.

Bistros are the newest trend in fast food and serve haute cuisine.

A menu is considered to be the major marketing tool for a restaurant.

As the consumer's knowledge of beverages increases, the percentage of beverage sales on an average restaurant bill continues to rise.

Marketing of tourism products can be a challenge based on the unique characteristics of the tourism product/service.In the last chapter, you explored the unique characteristics-i.e., what makes the tourism product unique.Now you have been hired by a local business to advertise and promote its chain of restaurants. a)Identify three unique characteristics of tourism products. b)Relate these characteristics to the restaurant sector. c)Describe how you would counteract and overcome some of these challenges.

Once new restaurants have been in operation for five years, they have a 60% chance of survival.

Extreme Pita, Tim Hortons, and McDonald's are examples of __________________.

Fast-food restaurants are located in clusters along roads or highways, providing travellers with more choice and increasing the probability that they will stop at one of the restaurants.

"Tasting menus," a fixed price meal in which a chef prepares small samples of his or her most creative and exotic menu items, is considered ____________________.

Georges Auguste Escoffier was the creator of today's modern kitchen design and layout.

Although no-smoking legislation is growing across Canada, not all provinces have banned smoking in public areas.