Hosp 110
Hosp 110
Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the course students will be expected to be able to:
Course Contents:
1. Introducing Food and Beverage Management: Introduction to the origins of food
service. Differentiate between commercial and noncommercial foodservice
operations as well as identifying the different types of foodservice facilities.
2. Organization of F&B operations: introduction and clarification on people, career
paths, and organizational structures within F&B operations.
3. Fundamentals of Management: What is management? Managerial responsibilities
and relationships and its importance to the industry.
4. F&B Marketing: marketing practices specific to the industry such as analysis of
competition, feasibility study, market research and the marketing plan.
5. The Meal Experience: in understanding the philosophy of F&B management one
has to first clarify and understand the elements that make up the meal experience,
whether positive or negative.
6. Managing Quality in F&B operations: Looks at the four basic concepts and
outlooks of quality and methods
7. Food Menus and Beverage lists: identifies menu types, pricing styles menu
schedules. Elaborates on menu planning and design, and illustrates the basics of
menu evaluation
8. F&B Production/Cost control: Preparing for production in terms of purchasing,
receiving, storing and issuing. Standard product costs and simple pricing strategies.
9. Food and Beverage Production methods: identifies the various food production
principles and the preparation methods of various food groups.
10. Food and Beverage Service Methods: types and methods of service
11. An overall view of F&B control: Developing standard recipes adjusting standard
recipes
12. Sanitation and Safety: Issues and practices for sanitation and concepts of safety.
Also a look at managements role in both these issues
Assessment Methods
Students’ PowerPoint presentations, assignments, exercises , Midterm exam, Final exam
Required Textbooks/Readings:
Recommended Textbooks/Reading:
Authors Title Publisher Year ISBN
LATTIN, G. W The Lodging The Educational 2005 978-0-86612-
and Foodservice Institute of the 270-2
Industry. 6th ed. American Hotel
and Motel
Association.