Types of Foodservice

What is Foodservice?
• A food and beverage business prepares,
packages, serves, and sells or provides food
for people to eat.
• These are also referred to as foodservice.
• Foodservice can be large or small.
• They can be found in hotels, cruise ships,
schools, hospitals, airlines, trains, and even
employee cafeterias.
 Fast Food Operations

• Food is already prepared and displayed in a

food counter and is ready to be served.
Payment should be done through the cashier.
Service is made faster and waiting time is
reduced when all menu items are ready for
service . Therefore . A food is prepared for
inventory rather than to order.
Example
 Counter Operations
• This is the traditional snack bar plan . Patrons
approach is counter where they give their order to
an attendant . Who then assembles the items , fills
the order and receives payment . This service is very
common among food chains like Jollibee, and
McDonalds among others . This type of service is
ideal for diners who go for fast service because they
have very limited time we to eat their meals.
Example
 Window Service
• In this type of service , customers
queue up the windows or service
station where an attendant takes the
order , assembles and bags the items
, and collects the money. In the
Philippines it resembles the take
home counter
Example
 Cafeteria
The foods in this type of service are pre packed
and displayed in a counter. Customers line up
to assemble their own orders in their
respective trays . Hot items are prepared for
inventory trhough a window . In some
countries , food isa arranged for pick up by
the customers simply identify their order .
Payment will be settled through the cashier
who is usually positioned at the end of the
counter.
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 Any Questions?
• Identify the types of food service of each
pictures.
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